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Obamacare Wrecking Ball Takes Aim at Corporate America
Smoke and Change ^ | 4/1/10 | Smoke and Change

Posted on 04/01/2010 7:03:30 AM PDT by pb929

The list of US companies announcing charges against earnings to cover the costs of Obamacare continues to grow. New arrivals include Boeing, Goodrich, Lockheed Martin, Ingersoll-Rand, ITW and Xcel Energy. Will Congressman Waxman haul the CEOs of all of these companies before his committee for an in-depth examination as well? When the dust settles Mr. Waxman is likely to be a very busy man considering many of the S&P 500 companies will probably announce some sort of charge related to Obamacare. Total announcements so far add up to more than $1.7 billion.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: earnings; healthcare; obamacare
Higher cost to company = fewer jobs

or

Higher cost to company = higher cost to consumer

or both

1 posted on 04/01/2010 7:03:30 AM PDT by pb929
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To: pb929

Waxman is going to have to hold these hearings in a domed football stadim to accomdate all the CEOs he will have to subpoena in.


2 posted on 04/01/2010 7:05:11 AM PDT by circlecity
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Turning CEO’s into Birthers. They have deep pockets and plenty of lawyers


3 posted on 04/01/2010 7:09:15 AM PDT by troy McClure
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To: pb929

yeah, yeah, bla, blah,...

but the REAL concern on America’s minds right now is
“WHO was voted off American Idol last night?!!!”

The majority of Americans “fiddle while America burns.”


4 posted on 04/01/2010 7:12:07 AM PDT by a real Sheila (3-21-10 The first shot of the 2nd American Revolution!)
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To: a real Sheila

Maybe we could get the CEOs on Idol and make Waxman a judge and kill two birds with one stone.


5 posted on 04/01/2010 7:15:53 AM PDT by pb929
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To: circlecity

Not a “Football” stadium. A Soccer stadium is more suitable for show trials.


6 posted on 04/01/2010 7:30:54 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: pb929
Higher cost to company = fewer jobs

Please tell this to Obama and Jim Clyburn. I honestly think they are not evil, but clueless.

7 posted on 04/01/2010 8:16:58 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: pb929
Higher cost to company = fewer jobs

Please tell this to Obama and Jim Clyburn. I honestly think they are not evil, but clueless.

8 posted on 04/01/2010 9:57:42 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Maybe not if you keep hungry and broke you have more control over them?.


9 posted on 04/01/2010 10:39:50 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: massgopguy
Not a “Football” stadium. A Soccer stadium is more suitable for show trials.

Waxman copying Taliban's old habits?


10 posted on 04/01/2010 10:45:15 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (We are definitely in the Fourth Turning crisis phase.)
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