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| Should Trump rescind congressional exemption from ObamaCare ? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 29 2017, 04:01 PM (512 Views) | |
| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 04:01 PM Post #1 |
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Do it in honor of McCain - before he flies back to that 5 star private hospital in Phoenix.
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| BuckFan | Jul 29 2017, 04:09 PM Post #2 |
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Congress is not exempt from ACA exchange plans, that is what they have to do for their insurance http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/on-health-care-well-have-what-congress-is-having |
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| clone | Jul 29 2017, 04:15 PM Post #3 |
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Works for me.... When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, lawmakers required themselves and their staffs to buy insurance through the exchange so they would live under the same system they imposed on self-employed Americans and others who get coverage in the individual market. But the Office of Personnel Management during the Obama administration shielded Congress from the full impact, authorizing the government to pay 75 percent of the premium — up to a maximum amount — for members of Congress and their employees. "If you really want to hit them where they live and put them in the same situation their constituents are in … this is the way to do it." Critics contend those payments are illegal. The Trump administration could reverse the Obama policy, requiring lawmakers to pay the full premium. So a representative or senator with a $4,000 premium who now pays $1,000 would have to kick in an additional $3,000. Haislmaier said that such a move might give members of Congress personal incentive to act. "If you really want to hit them where they live and put them in the same situation their constituents are in … this is the way to do it," he said. "It might get Congress to appreciate the effects more." LINK |
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 04:26 PM Post #4 |
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Heavily subsidized though. |
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| clone | Jul 29 2017, 04:46 PM Post #5 |
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| Tsalagi | Jul 29 2017, 05:13 PM Post #6 |
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Esto came up with a good non-partisan idea....outstanding esto..I actually can get on board with this. |
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| jake58 | Jul 29 2017, 05:34 PM Post #7 |
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70% of premium paid by .gov... funny that wasn't mentioned |
| That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens | |
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| The Inquisitor | Jul 29 2017, 05:38 PM Post #8 |
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Sounds good to me Might remind Congress that they are only entitled to equal protection under the law, the same rights, privileges, and protections to all citizens. |
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| Tsalagi | Jul 29 2017, 05:43 PM Post #9 |
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I may cry, in agreement with esto and inquisitor...up is down, left is right, forward is backward. |
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| CautionaryTales | Jul 29 2017, 05:55 PM Post #10 |
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Yep, the ACA is a whole lot more than an eight page napkin scrawl. Who knew? |
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Have you paid your internet taxes? | |
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| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 08:52 PM Post #11 |
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That is the understatement of the year
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| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 09:04 PM Post #12 |
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Well then ...
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| clone | Jul 29 2017, 09:05 PM Post #13 |
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Esto can take some of the credit.... [twitter=realDonaldTrump/status/891334415347060736] |
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| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 09:18 PM Post #14 |
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| clone | Jul 29 2017, 09:25 PM Post #15 |
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| BuckFan | Jul 29 2017, 09:34 PM Post #16 |
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I don't have a problem with that. They still have to buy it through the exchange with the options in their exchange. The fact is that they get heatlhcare as a benefit of employment like most Americans. To take that away would be really doing a cut in pay. So subsidize it or raise their pay, either way they will get the money. |
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| Dr. B | Jul 29 2017, 09:55 PM Post #17 |
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Well done esto
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| estonianman | Jul 29 2017, 10:30 PM Post #18 |
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Can he do it via EO? That would be hilarious. |
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| Robert Stout | Jul 30 2017, 12:01 AM Post #19 |
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I have used Mayo Hospital....It is nicer and thorough.....I recommend it, although people with Obamacare or Medicaid need not apply.........
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| Dr. B | Jul 30 2017, 12:21 AM Post #20 |
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I think it would be a great way to gain leverage. It seems like everything could be done with executive order under Obama, so why not? |
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