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In reply to the discussion: HUGE: White House Delaying Key Obamacare Provision For A Year [View all]christx30
(6,241 posts)122. The cynical side of me
thinks they know this is going to be a train wreck, and they are delaying enforcement until after the midterms. The rest of me reluctantly agrees.
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I'm still waiting to see if there will be any savings--especially for those of us who already have
yurbud
Jul 2013
#103
republicans also supported the EPA, a guaranteed annual income, cap-and-trade and high tariffs
pampango
Jul 2013
#36
Of course they didn't vote for it once it had President Obama's name on it. But
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#35
It does not have Obama's name on, other than the derisive nickname, Obamacare, they gave it.
pampango
Jul 2013
#39
And Democrats voted just as mindlessly (even the Progressive Caucus) - just for it rather
pampango
Jul 2013
#50
You are not understanding my point. I am explaining why the Republicans voted against
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#51
It's like NSA spying -- people support it strictly on the basis of who's advocating it at the moment
villager
Jul 2013
#78
It is a Republican Bill it was 1st proposed to counter Hillary Care , then Rmoney implimented it in
bahrbearian
Jul 2013
#29
"this republiccan health insurance"...this is the funniest thing I have read in months here. WE OWN
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#61
I wonder how a 1 year delay will positively impact unscrupulous sleazeballs who plan to dump. . .
Journeyman
Jul 2013
#5
But, but, but... I thought Obama could not do much with just a stroke of his pen?
salib
Jul 2013
#12
Brilliant!! The President's three-dimensional chessplaying skills are getting even better!!!
RufusTFirefly
Jul 2013
#19
Well, ya see, it's like this. Obama is not emperor, but the next republican can do ANYTHING.
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#93
Excellent point. A future administration can just stop enforcing all of it. (nt)
nessa
Jul 2013
#121
But I thought the thundering success of the 2014 implementation was going to HELP Dems!
Doctor_J
Jul 2013
#141
Im honestly not sure if you are trying to be ironically insulting, or funny, or what
quakerboy
Jul 2013
#107
Well, well, well, like this clusterfuck for a clusterfuck was faster than I thought. Wait though...
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#59
I think that 2 different things are getting conflated, and they are imporant and distinct.
quakerboy
Jul 2013
#146
I wonder though if they are doing this because they are trying to counter what employers are doing
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#86
Then they need to lower the hours even more say to 8 hours a week to qualify for the coverage.
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#133
I hope that legal action can be taken to force the administration to enforce the law.
David__77
Jul 2013
#91
Maybe if businesses weren't so gung-ho on sticking their fat asses between people and healthcare
gtar100
Jul 2013
#95
So, screw workers and STILL give Repugs plenty of anti-Obamacare ammunition.
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#102