Obama Announces Insured Can Keep Health Plans For One Year:

Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago to Politics
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I knew this was coming. It will be wonderful cover for the Democrats running for re-election. Politics drive everything... common sense nothing...

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  • Posted by BambiB 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Unhappily, the majority of voters are MORONS. (Proof: They elected and re-elected Obama... with women going for Obama 20% more often than did men.)

    If the Republicans are to make their point, they need to start loudly proclaiming that the Demoncrats FORCED A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO ***PREVENT*** DELAY OF OBAMACARE, and now that it looks as if the American People might hold them accountable for their lies, incompetence and callous authoritarianism in 2014, the Demoncrats are only trying to avoid political accountability for their actions while doing NOTHING to help the People (who will face exactly the same situation in another year).
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  • Posted by BambiB 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That's absurd!
    There is only ONE reason why Obama wants to delay the impact of Obamacare for a year - to help the Demoncrats in the 2014 election. AFTER the election, they'll be just as obstinate and dictatorial as they are now.
    No. If Obamacare is going to stay, then let the axe fall now. Let people SCREAM in pain. Let them see who is raping them. And let them vote those manipulators out of office.
    I say better to have people suffer NOW, and react in 2014, than to wait until AFTER the election, have them suffer and have no recourse for two more years.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hello flanap,
    You have been with us for quite a while now and I am beginning to re-evaluate my impression of your input. You are definitely adding more value to our exchanges of late.
    Thank you,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    In the Constitution and the DoI, "general welfare" refers to the well being of the States, not of the individual citizenry.

    The Founding Fathers recognized that the United States is an association of sovereign republics.
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  • Posted by barwick11 11 years, 5 months ago
    Do you think we can throw a health care line into the movie? hehe... So hilarious watching these idiots do exactly what Ayn Rand said they would, forcing (essentially) companies to provide service, etc.
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  • Posted by flanap 11 years, 5 months ago
    Rush Limbaugh seems to make sense yesterday when he stated that the headline of this article is resounding by its assumption that President Obama has dictatorial powers to change the law at will. However, he may be missing something.

    Perhaps this is in the area of the regulations which is beyond the reach of Congress. If you look at the mechanics of this, the reason policies are canceled is because the law requires policies to have certain benefits and meet certain standards. Those standards may be within the President's purview to change unilaterally, which, in effect, gives him de facto dictatorial rights over the "enactment" of legislation. I don't know if this is the case.

    All that being said, remember, that intentions and feelings matter much more than results and outcomes...welcome to the U.S. government.

    Folks just need to prepare for things to get worse and don't waste time on bickering over could'a, would'a, should'a.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah, but the insurance companies will have to start sending out the notices before the election.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They are only making it right for a year. Nobody should fall for that. Accept the offer then throw these marxist bums out.
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  • Posted by dpesec 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm not sure about that. The notices started to come out AFTER November 5, I suspect by the time the regs are written and out it will be January so it will be right after the election. Talk about a "Greeting Card".
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The problem is that many of these policies have been cancelled already. Its hard to go backwards. One thing is sure--this is a huge mess.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes. I agree. It is the right thing to do. People should not have to lose their insurance, "period". It just feels like it is another political maneuver that is by design. I'm doubtful about the feasibility of making it right for those who have already lost... I hope people see through this and do something more permanent, or we will be right back here one year from now. :(
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hope so. It seems they are reacting to it.

    I fear it may have a mollifying effect long enough to keep the train wreck in motion till after the election.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 11 years, 5 months ago
    It’s fine. I don’t want people to needlessly lose their health insurance. We should support any temporary patching that keeps people on their private plans, no matter where the help comes from. But...I hope everyone understands now how betrayed I feel because Obama ran on a no-mandate platform. Forget "You can keep your doctor; you can keep your plan”. He said there would be no-mandate to buy health insurance for individuals over and over again on the campaign stump in 2007. He said the exchanges would be so great that everyone would just leave their insurance and go running for Obamacare. I’m the one being forced by fraud and inducement to get a plan or pay a penalty. The only way to send a clear message to the President that his law was overreach is to boycott the exchanges. I might not even pay the fine. This bill needs to be repealed in 2014. We can do it.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They may be underestimating the anger out there. Most people that were for Obamacare didn't realize they would be affected. Curious to see the response to this new band-aid.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Many will fall for it... Amateurs are in charge, and much of the laity are disengaged. What we see playing out, resembles another USSR five year plan.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He must think it a sound plan... I think not. It can only serve as temporary cover for those in trouble politically...
    He is not constitutionally empowered to change or write the laws, only enforce them, but that doesn't register with most... Sad.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 5 months ago
    So now the Ins. Companies have to cancel the cancellations they sent out? Isn't that a major headache for the Ins. Co. to undo? How can he keep changing the law's implementation time? We are not marionettes!
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 5 months ago
    I hope people don't fall for this. One year is meaningless. I can't imagine insurance companies going thru the paperwork just so they can cancel these plans again in 12 months.
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  • Posted by $ johnrobert2 11 years, 5 months ago
    Until it sinks in that it will expire as soon as they are re-elected. Which most won't care and sink back into their tv-land apathy.
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