Why is Congress exempt from ACA

[Arneoker]

5. They had government sponsored health insurance before ACA, the same as all Federal Employees.

And basically the same as anyone else with employer sponsored insurance. But during the Congressional deliberations over ACA Senator Grassley decided to grandstand, and dare the Democrats to force Congress and staffers to go on the exchanges, meant for those without employer sponsored insurance. The Democrats took the bait, but the understanding was that the government would still provide subsidies equivalent to what the government was chipping in to buy their employees health insurance, to buy insurance on the exchanges. But now the hypocritical jerk Tea Taxers are screaming that's "special treatment." What they are really demanding is that Congress and staffers need a cut in their health benefits (against the 27th Amendment, until after the next election, if you are talking about Congress). Now that would be fine for the many super rich who are in Congress, but for those staffers and Congresspeople who earn little outside of their salaries, we are talking about a pretty substantial cut in benefits.

Ask your Republican friends with employer sponsored health insurance to give it up, as "that would be only fair."