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Obama’s new healthcare dilemma
the hill ^ | 6 Apr 14 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 04/06/2014 3:36:03 AM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: EBH

Perfect.


21 posted on 04/06/2014 5:37:10 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: SkyPilot

“The issue threatens the newfound momentum Democrats have on healthcare....”

Delusion.


22 posted on 04/06/2014 6:05:23 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Gen.Blather
Destroying Medicare would be doing this country a huge favor. It is a massive, bloated entitlement program that simply cannot be sustained in a country with a demographic profile like ours.

When you see Republicans trying to "save" a monstrosity like this, you know the country isn't serious about facing these problems head-on.

23 posted on 04/06/2014 6:23:54 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: Alberta's Child

“Destroying Medicare would be doing this country a huge favor. It is a massive, bloated entitlement program that simply cannot be sustained in a country with a demographic profile like ours. “

You’re right. I was pointing out that even their proposed bill of not-cutting Medicare is the same as cutting it because of inflation. So, even if it isn’t “cut” fewer doctors will accept it. Medicare will eventually exist in name only. Our politicians are gutless.

Medicare will be like Obamacare, a very expensive but non-functional program that’s worse than not having “insurance” at all. Incidentally, Congress recently passed a bill to interdict medications coming into the country from outside “for safety” reasons. This is an effort to force those of us going insurance-commando into buying Obamacare. The article on this stated that enforcement before the 2014 elections was unlikely.


24 posted on 04/06/2014 6:40:46 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: SkyPilot
the newfound momentum Democrats have on healthcare after a late surge of ObamaCare enrollees surprised and electrified a party

How awful the media have become.


25 posted on 04/06/2014 6:52:24 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: SkyPilot
The Democratic-led Congress that passed the Affordable Care Act partially paid for it by enacting $200 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage over 10 years.

Wasn't it $500 Billion in 10 years....?

Like most of Obamacare accounting....they hired some ethnic minorities for the job....

Australian Aborigines....who count 1...2...3 ....many.

26 posted on 04/06/2014 7:25:12 AM PDT by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: ronnie raygun

They didn’t “need” those retirement assets and it isn’t fair that they saved that money in the first place./sarc


27 posted on 04/06/2014 7:27:17 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: clearcarbon
"a late surge of ObamaCare enrollees surprised and electrified ...

Electrified eh....I want to see them Shellacked...and Electroplated.....

28 posted on 04/06/2014 7:28:38 AM PDT by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: spokeshave
Mike Haridopolos: "Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future ... - PolitiFact www.politifact.com/.../mike-haridopolos-takes-health-care...‎ PolitiFact.com

Jun 9, 2011 - "Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new ... Strip aside the derisive references to Obamacare and you have an ... Or they enroll in Medicare Advantage programs (they include drug ...

Obamacare strips $500 Billion from Medicare. When you listen to the... ragingbull.com/forum/topic/945606‎ RagingBull.com

May 19, 2012 - 3 posts - ‎3 authors Obamacare strips $500 Billion from Medicare. ... For example, the plan phases out payments to the Medicare Advantage program, an optional ... More Cuts In Store For Medicare Plans -- Here Are The Options That ...

www.forbes.com/.../more-cuts-in-store-for-medicare-plans-heres-t...‎ Forbes

Jan 6, 2014 - Even after facing steep cuts under Obamacare, the Advantage plans are now ... discrepancy, cutting more than $150 billion from these plans. ... More than 1.5 million seniors were covered by about 500 of these plans in 2013. .... and to strip away our freedom of choice (eg Medicare Advantage, to buy or not ...

29 posted on 04/06/2014 7:41:31 AM PDT by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: Jim Noble

You posted a graphic with no explanation in a language most FReepers cannot read. And it’s a 2000 x 2323 pixel gif, way larger than most screens. Why?


30 posted on 04/06/2014 8:51:09 AM PDT by upchuck (Support ABLE, the Anybody But Lindsey Effort. Yes, we are the ABLE!!)
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To: upchuck

Sorry about the .gif size answer to your question “why” is that I’m a dope.

Answer to why the image - because the propaganda regime we have now is as bad as Volkischer Beobachter - not necessary that you read German to get the point.


31 posted on 04/06/2014 9:01:58 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Destroying Medicare would be doing this country a huge favor.

Imposing socialized medicine will eliminate Medicare and Medicaid real quick. Are you sure you want this?

32 posted on 04/06/2014 9:34:41 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: savedbygrace

One last thought to add to that Meeker quote and the ACA...

Consider the death panels I mentioned, but also consider the insistence on birth control and abortions...

Pretty astounding stuff when you take the time to speak with these educated type liberals, it is about elimination of the breed...


33 posted on 04/06/2014 10:21:54 AM PDT by EBH (And the head wound was healed, and Gog became man.)
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To: Mike Darancette
Dude:

Medicare and Medicaid ARE socialized medicine.

34 posted on 04/06/2014 1:39:37 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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