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Obamacare: Wasn’t it supposed to simplify things?

Posted by: Phineas on April 5, 2013 at 2:06 pm » 2 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Wasn’t Obamacare supposed to relieve us of the burden of worrying about our healthcare? With the government making our choices for us, with mandatory coverage for all, and with subsidies given to all who couldn’t afford the new plans, weren’t we all supposed to breathe a sigh a relief at how easy [...]

 

Obamacare as the gateway to state-run single-payer healthcare? Colorado is the foot in the doorway.

Posted by: Phineas on April 2, 2013 at 1:34 pm » 4 Comments

**Posted by Phineas One of the charges made by those oppose Obamacare is that it’s really a Trojan Horse for state-run single-payer system (1); that, in fact, the annoyances and fatal flaws within the PPACA –which are legion– are a feature, not a bug. The idea being that the problems will grow so great that [...]

 

Shock: Health insurers tell brokers premiums could ‘rise sharply’ next year

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2013 at 6:46 pm » 9 Comments

Via the Wall Street Journal: Health insurers are privately warning brokers that premiums for many individuals and small businesses could increase sharply next year because of the health-care overhaul law, with the nation’s biggest firm projecting that rates could more than double for some consumers buying their own plans. The projections, made in sessions with [...]

 

Senate Democrats rush to repeal tax they rushed to pass without reading, first

Posted by: Phineas on March 22, 2013 at 2:01 pm » 6 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Remember how the Democrats pushed and pushed to ram through Obamacare as fast as they could, despite huge public opposition? So fast, most didn’t even bother to read the bill before voting on it? So fast, the Senate had to use “Rube Goldberg” procedures to pass it? So fast, Nancy Pelosi said [...]

 

Obamacare: one picture is worth 20,000 pages of regulations

Posted by: Phineas on March 12, 2013 at 2:01 pm » 4 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Via Steven Hayward, this photo shows the stack of regulations released so far for Obamacare – a stack seven feet high: In his post, Hayward writes: …the effectual truth of modern American government is that Congress no longer enacts laws in the meaningful sense of the word.  Instead, they pass wish lists, [...]

 

NC Five Guys franchise holder: ObamaCare costs will be passed on to consumers

Posted by: ST on March 12, 2013 at 11:00 am » 7 Comments

Gee, what a surprise. Not. Via the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard (bolded emphasis added by me): The fight over Obamacare, so far held at the 30,000-foot level, is about to hit home. The latest impact hot off the grill: prices of burgers and hot dogs at Five Guys, the national chain that started in Washington, [...]

 

Federal Reserve: Fears over ObamaCare are causing employers to lay off workers

Posted by: ST on March 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm » 3 Comments

Duh: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released an edition of its so-called “beige book,” that said the 2010 healthcare law is being cited as a reason for layoffs and a slowdown in hiring. “Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the Affordable Care Act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire [...]

 

Chicago Tribune praises “decline in teen pregnancy”, ignores alarming STD statistics

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2013 at 10:22 am » 2 Comments

The Wednesday editorial at the Chicago Tribune was one of fluff -n- stuff on the issue of teen sex and pregnancy, and included subtle jabs at social conservatives who have warned of a cultural decline as a result of the emphasis in this country on the sexy and superficial (bolded emphasis added by me): American [...]

 

Another employer drops health insurance thanks to Obamacare

Posted by: Phineas on February 21, 2013 at 3:49 pm » 2 Comments

**Posted by Phineas And do I blame them? No. They’re being economically rational. Democrats created this mess, let them take the credit: Universal Orlando plans to stop offering medical insurance to part-time employees beginning next year, a move the resort says has been forced by the federal government’s health-care overhaul. The giant theme-park resort, which [...]

 

Feminist #FAIL: While CDC reports “morning after pill” use has nearly tripled, MSM spins

Posted by: ST on February 15, 2013 at 6:07 pm » 2 Comments

On top of the “severe STD epidemic” I wrote about yesterday that the CDC reported comes this devastating news for vagina-obsessed  ”feminists” – bolded emphasis added by me: About 1-in-9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago. [...]