Posted on 11/08/2014 7:54:37 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
I hope you are right but not so sure myself
It means quite a bit. With no subsides in 36 states, millions of working people in lower paying jobs would not be able to afford Obamacare and would not be eligible for Medicaid.
We can only hope that SCOTUS will rule as they should and send it back to Congress for reconsideration rather than rewriting it themselves.
I wonder if he’s gotten a new set of teeth now that he’s retired. Or, maybe his boy toy partner just prefers him as is.
Thank you for that.
That is a critical component to the question, and will certainly be used in court.
My hunch is that the Court will just blowing with the wind. Since Obamacare is now clearly unpopular, they will feel safe to rule correctly.
The commerce clause. Or the "General Welfare." Maybe "separation of church and state." A penumbra or emanation. The Pledge of Allegiance. The phone book. It's gotta be one of those.
There was a great article in Forbes about the so-called “private option” here in Arkansas that was supposed to be an innovative way to setup a state exchange. Of course, it is turning out to be a backbreaker, fiscally-speaking, for Arkansas. Thankfully, we now have a legislature firmly in the hands of Obamacare opponents and a GOP governor. Let’s get rid of this monstrosity before it eats us all.
Kate: “Barney, is that chocolate on your lips or have you been sucking ass again?”
The idea was that there would be NO Federal Exchange to go to. When the states they wouldn’t take the bait ....and the meager funding attached, the Feds got creamed with all the people who were forced to buy insurance they couldn’t afford and expected the Feds would sustain them. In other words....probably 80% of the Fed signups were subsidized. The remaining 20% would take the penalty.
If you read the law, it is specific to the section on State Exchanges.
Probably why the software was screwed up for the Fed Exchange....it didn’t exist...and was a last minute “Now what the hell do we do”?
Yup. Just like he fixed Obamacare as a tax.
Constitution...we don’t need no stinkin’ constitution!
He's not surly. He's just another intemperate self-loathing fag.
“none of this means much. even if the supremes get rid of this piece the rest stays”
No, it would instantly make insurance in 36 states too expensive for anyone to afford. The residents of those states would be livid, and their representatives would vote to repeal the entire mess.
You would then have no problem getting enough RAT votes to override a veto by O’bastard.
“My hunch is that the Court will just blowing with the wind. Since Obamacare is now clearly unpopular, they will feel safe to rule correctly.”
There is a song on youtube called “Dreamer” by Supertramp. You should give it a listen.
LOL
all that is certainly true. But even IF the supremes go our way six months or more from now I have more faith in Obama and dems finding a way to deal with this roadblock and keep it going than in pubs overturning it all together.
Correct you are: 36 x 2 = 72.
Especially for the RATS up for re-election in ‘16.
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