Obama Repeals Obamacare, for Some
Since its shabby little signing ceremony, Barack Obama has directed his administration to issue waivers. Lots and lots of waivers. From an op-ed in the DC Examiner:
There are now 1,372 companies, labor unions and states that have applied for and been granted waivers from an early provision of the law that says health policies must provide at least $750,000 a year in insurance protection.
In the latest batch of waivers, one in five went to expensive restaurants, spas and other businesses in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district in San Francisco. What a coincidence!
Nearly two dozen states have either applied for or have been granted waivers from an Obamacare provision that forces health insurers operating in their states to comply with strict federal limits governing how much they can spend on administrative costs versus reimbursements for medical bills.
And now we learn that the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday issued regulations explaining that health insurers will have to justify to the federal government health insurance premium increases above 10 percent.
But the rules include an interesting exemption for Medicare supplemental insurance policies. Surprise, surprise! The top marketer of these so-called Medigap policies is AARP, which spent millions of dollars helping to get Obamacare passed.
This is the same AARP that makes upwards of $1 billion in profits from marketing Medigap policies. Clearly, if you have friends at the White House and pay your dues, you, too, can be exempt from Obamacare's rules.
There are two reasons why so many waivers have been issued. One, because the law is idiotic, enacted by a fool, written by morons. And two, because the law is a government power grab, enacted by a left wing radical, and written by crooks.
These two reasons aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
It's utterly indefensible to have issued so many waivers, and to such a, shall we say, specific set of recipients. And of course the lickspittle toadying press doesn't have what it takes to press the corrupt, cronyist administration on any of it.
But it bears repeating: Obama has already repealed Obamacare. For a special few.
If the law is too stupid or too harmful or too destructive for the Campton Place Hotel in San Francisco, or the entire state of Nevada, then it's too stupid, harmful, and destructive for you and me.
Where's our waiver?
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May '10
Re: Obama Repeals Obamacare, for Some
Rob Long:
It's utterly indefensible to have issued so many waivers....
So many? You mean any.
Where does a President derive the power to offer legal exemptions?
Come to think of it, I would appreciate it if one of Ricochet's many historians could explain how Presidents acquired the power to pardon criminals. That seems to be the first step on the road to this blatantly tyrannical practice.
May '10
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Its right there in the Constitution Aaron:
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Mar '11
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Rob Long:
There are two reasons why so many waivers have been issued. One, because the law is idiotic, enacted by a fool, written by morons. And two, because the law is a government power grab, enacted by a left wing radical, and written by crooks.
Stupid and crooked: a darn good summation. I'm using this.
May '10
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I am going to join the chorus of commenters saying: Rob, you don't sound like a RINO to me.
Feb '11
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with our resident squishy RINO, Rob Long: Tapioca pudding moderate all the way.
Feb '11
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I couldnt have said it better.
Dec '10
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Priceless rant, Rob. Just priceless! My personal favorite bit? "...because the law is idiotic, enacted by a fool, written by morons." Got an immediate Facebook share!
May '10
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Thanks. I'm embarrassed.
Considering that clause, was it inevitable that we have come to this? Is there any law a President could not apply selectively?
Yes, this is damning evidence that Obamacare is a fraud. But I'm more concerned that equality under the law is being trampled in broad daylight.
Jul '10
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Rob Long:
There are two reasons why so many waivers have been issued. One, because the law is idiotic, enacted by a fool, written by morons. And two, because the law is a government power grab, enacted by a left wing radical, and written by crooks.
Correct and... correct.
However, you forgot number three:
they had no clue what the law was until after it passed.
It's tough to know how & when to apply a law, if one doesn't know the law.
Rob Long:
If the law is too stupid or too harmful or too destructive for the Campton Place Hotel in San Francisco, or the entire state of Nevada, then it's too stupid, harmful, and destructive for you and me.
How many electoral votes do you have, Rob?
Mar '11
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I believe that the House should propose legislation that would let any organization request a waiver by stating how their circumstances are similar to one or more of the organizations that have already been granted a waiver. These submissions would be sent to the congressperson's office for concurrence and then forwarded to the appropriate authorities in the executive branch. They could call it the Obamacare Goose Gander Bill.
Apr '11
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Another example of laws that would apply to some companies but not others is the recent failed bill to take away "subsidies" (also known as tax deductions) in the oil business. If passed, this law wouldn't have affected the entire industry, just five companies.