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Take a Vacation from Obamacare and Save a Bundle

Posted on November 11, 2015 by OCTS1

You can free-ride uninsured for two months each year with little risk and no penalty. There’s no individual mandate penalty for being uninsured if it’s for less than two months.  So cancel it every year for two months, and save … Continue reading →

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Government Fails to Show Subsidies Included in Original Healthcare.gov Design

Posted on June 17, 2015 by OCTS1

In a Freedom of Information Act case currently in court, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has thus far failed to produce any records showing that the calculation and display of subsidies were any part of the original Obamacare … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Penalizes Mostly Poor People

Posted on March 19, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Great job Obamacare! Way to sock-it-to the poor! “Those penalized are mainly the kind of people the law was intended to help: low- and middle-income workers who do not have coverage on the job or are self-employed. Roughly 4 … Continue reading →

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The Citizen’s Guide to Obamacare, Gruber edition

Posted on December 3, 2014 by OCTS4

One of Obamacare’s Chief Masterminds Describes the Plan, His Presentation Captured and Rendered Onto Paper for Public Discussion OCTS original reporting Dec. 2, 2014 In a series of presentations circa 2012, Professor Jonathan Gruber traveled America promoting his creation, Obamacare, … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Architect Admits They LIED and DECEIVED to Pass Obamacare

Posted on November 12, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The University of Pennsylvania, which posted the original video on its website, has removed it.  Make no mistake: Gruber’s position is THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, putting him in very bad company, indeed. TRANSCRIPT (OCTS) “It’s just… you can’t … Continue reading →

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Help A Worker, Owe IRS a $36,500 Penalty, Each

Posted on May 28, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Your new master, the IRS, has decided there’s a penalty for trying to help your workers with their over-priced unaffordable Obamacare exchange insurance–$100 per person per day, $36,500 per year. “WASHINGTON — Many employers had thought they could shift … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Bares Its Teeth, Readies Another Attack

Posted on February 18, 2014 by OCTS1

Comment: This is beyond the pale. Even the Washington Post says it’s indefensible. The feds passing judgment on everyday business decisions? Handing the IRS another way to hound and harass people they don’t like? Authoritarians of the World, Unite! “if … Continue reading →

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State Opposition to Obamacare Growing

Posted on October 15, 2013 by OCTS3

[…] “…Oklahoma…is currently suing the federal government, claiming that awarding premium subsidies is unconstitutional in states with federally run exchanges…” […] “…South Carolina proposed to refund residents who pay a penalty for not having insurance next year, effectively canceling out … Continue reading →

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The Coming Failure of the Obamacare Subsidies

Posted on October 9, 2013 by OCTS3

[…] “…the notion that the subsidies will never stop, or that they are figuratively heroin-like in nature, is false.” “…For the healthy, the subsidies are… a month-by-month financial pain inflicting mandate forcing millions of Americans to buy a product they … Continue reading →

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Obamacare? No thanks, I’ll pay the penalty

Posted on October 3, 2013 by OCTS1

“For some folks, health insurance just isn’t a good deal. Take Jessica Birge, 29, who is studying nursing [...]” “”I don’t really want to pay a penalty, but it’s more economical for me to pay $300 a year [in fines] … Continue reading →

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