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'A public safety disaster': Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close
Daily Mail ^
| Dec 09 2013
| DAVID MARTOSKO,
Posted on 12/09/2013 2:59:43 PM PST by MeshugeMikey
The Affordable Care Act forces companies with more than 50 workers to buy them all health insurance or pay hefty fines The IRS says volunteer firefighters are 'employees,' even though the Department of Labor says they're 'volunteers' Out of more than 1 million fire departments in the U.S., 87 per cent are staffed entirely or mostly by life-saving volunteers Members of Congress are weighing in, but the Obama administration hasn't taken any action yet to carve out a fire-fighting exception
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; firedepartments; firefighters; obamacare
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To: CatOwner
So I guess the admins would rather just talk about Obama destroying the country and getting away with it than to discuss what could be done to reverse course. No better than the RINOs, it seems.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:17:31 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: neodad
“If you like your fire department, you can keep it...”
HA! Good one! ; )
To: Iron Munro
Obama WILL recieve his JUST REWARDS...let us pray that this occurs VERY SOON
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:18:38 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
To: MeshugeMikey
Well we can all thank are dumb-o-crat mindless puppets for voting for something that never read, and voted for it just because they were told to by their puppet master.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:19:07 PM PST
by
chiefqc
To: neodad
If you like your house it would be a real shame if something were to happen to it.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:19:23 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: verga
Im almost certain that any volunteerism will be covered by those swell folks at Obama’s IRSS!
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:19:52 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
To: MeshugeMikey
The firefighter union has been trying to destroy volunteer departments for a long time.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:20:31 PM PST
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Hey, no problem.
Obama can just change the law by decree!
If he wants to.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:22:29 PM PST
by
BfloGuy
( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
To: A CA Guy
Not just Dims...those Republicans saying it can’t be repealed, or who won’t do ANYTHING with the low hanging fruit 0HusseinCare has given, are likely in on the take, too.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:26:50 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
To: MeshugeMikey
Wouldn’t this rule put at risk EVERY organization that uses volunteers? Shriners? Knights of Columbus? Churches?
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:27:52 PM PST
by
Twotone
(Marte Et Clypeo)
To: MeshugeMikey
We're way yonder past the movie Idiocracy at this point!!!!
To: Jack Hammer
*Obamas scorched earth destruction of the US is proceeding right on schedule.*
An atomic bomb dropped on the US would've been more merciful
To: PATRIOT1876
there doesnt seem to BE an END to the evil schemes of this gaggle of two bit tyrants.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:31:09 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
To: MeshugeMikey
“...but the Obama administration hasn’t taken any action yet to carve out a fire-fighting exception.”
The administration? Again with the marginalization of the Congress. Sorry, this crap has got to stop! As long as people are willing to allow it to continue, they have NO RIGHT to complain about the outcome.
We get the government we deserve.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:34:57 PM PST
by
PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Where is Soupy Sales when you need him?
To: MeshugeMikey
To: MeshugeMikey
We’ve got about sixty members so ACA has a bead on us.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:37:40 PM PST
by
meatloaf
To: MeshugeMikey
Government is becoming like King Midas, only instead of everything they touch becoming gold, everything they touch becomes a thousand times more complicated than it has to be.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:37:49 PM PST
by
RWB Patriot
("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
To: Jack Hammer
Obamas scorched earth destruction of the US is proceeding right on schedule. And scorched earth apparently is not just a metaphor.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:41:02 PM PST
by
Flick Lives
(Greetings from District 12!)
To: MeshugeMikey
I suppose the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and other volunteer systems will also be required to provide Obamacare.
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posted on
12/09/2013 3:42:51 PM PST
by
Venturer
(Half Staff the Flag of the US for Terrorists.)
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