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GOP Congressman: Not ‘Unfair’ for Him to Get Tax Subsidy for Obamacare (Joe Barton, RINO-TX)
Cybercast News Service ^
| October 23, 2013 - 10:29 AM
| Susan Jones
Posted on 10/23/2013 11:21:53 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) told C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Wednesday that as a member of Congress, he’ll be forced to get his own insurance through the Obamacare exchanges, and that he thinks taxpayers should continue helping him pay his premiums.
Members of Congress, like Barton, get paid $174,000 per year, and, as Barton noted on C-SPAN, he also gets a subsidy of more than $10,800 per year to pay for his health insurance. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: joebarton; rino; subsidy; zerocare
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To: Olog-hai
OK, Joe. I’ll take that bet and raise you the following:
You disband your “Leadership PAC” and all the money you get from that to line your RINO pockets, and we’ll talk.
Until then, GFY.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:06:17 PM PDT
by
nesnah
(Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
To: Olog-hai
THIS IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING YOUR COUNTRY
Have a nice day. :)
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:31:30 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
To: SoConPubbie
Joe Barton is a Democrat Collaborator!
No, Joe is not a Democrat Collaborator. He actually sides with us conservatives the majority of time.
However, Joe Barton is the poster boy for term limits. He has been in Congress so long that he now has an "entitled" mentality. Joe has also never known how to put his brain in gear before he runs his mouth! Witness his stupid statements in this article for proof!
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:34:43 PM PDT
by
TexanByBirth
(Free Republic: where they may agree with the message, but they love to shoot the messenger!)
To: Olog-hai
I could squeak by on $15000/mo + benefits. Not a bad gig.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:40:54 PM PDT
by
lurk
To: TexanByBirth
No, Joe is not a Democrat Collaborator. He actually sides with us conservatives the majority of time.
You're right, I was wrong.
Did a little research.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:43:05 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: TexanByBirth
RINOs side with conservatives when politically expedient. That’s how they get into office in the first place, many times (e.g. Marco Rubio).
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10/23/2013 1:37:52 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
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