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UPDATE – Of Insurer Subsidies and Pole-vaulting In

Posted on October 3, 2016 by OCTS1

I start tonight with insurer subsidies, move on to some comments about the GOP, and finish up with answers to two rhetorical challenges. Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, “We’ll go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, we’ll go over … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Sicko: Obamacare is Warping the National Psyche

Posted on September 26, 2016 by OCTS1

I call tonight’s report ‘Sicko – Obamacare is Warping the National Psyche’.  Is it possible to make yourself sick in the head?  The Obamacare news this week suggests the answer is yes. Let’s start with spending.  The nation had a … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Obamacare Fairy Tales

Posted on August 29, 2016 by OCTS1

A lot of silly arguments have been made about Obamacare in recent days and that’s why I call tonight’s update ‘Obamacare Fairy Tales’. Once upon a time, the public option was a serious subject of discussion. It’s back, with a … Continue reading →

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CORRUPTION: OBAMACARE OFFICIALS CAUGHT PAYING OFF INSURERS TO REMAIN IN EXCHANGES

Posted on July 26, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: MONSTROUS government malfeasance of the highest order.  High crimes and misdemeanors, felonies, and theft, all in a desperate attempt to prop up a hideous outrage and cover up what we all always knew: Obamacare does not work. “Senior Obama administration … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Stupid Prog Tricks (cost-sharing subsidy malarkey)

Posted on July 18, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, we’ll start with some astoundingly stupid things Obamacare supporters said this week. We’ll finish up with a suggestion for the Trump campaign. I call them ‘stupid prog tricks’.  Maybe we should do a poll tonight to see which statement … Continue reading →

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5 Stunning Obamacare Failures

Posted on March 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: 1) Enrollment is about half, 2) program costs are over 50% more than ‘expected’, 3) the risk corridors are collapsing, 4) 7.5 million people prefer the penalty(!) to over-priced Obamacarp, and 5) millions of people are still uninsured. “The … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year These Big Obamcare Lies Came Home to Roost

Posted on January 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Lie #1. KEEP YOUR PLAN: Remember how you’d be able to keep your plans? That was before Obamacare made them untenable… “Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has changed all of the plans it offers through Healthcare.gov from preferred provider … Continue reading →

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Another Way Obamacare Discourages Work

Posted on July 22, 2015 by OCTS1

A woman in Tennessee reports to us she won’t work over 29 hours because then her employer would have to offer her its health plan which she does not like. If she refuses her employer’s plan, she would lose her … 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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Poll: Obamacare Hits All-Time Low

Posted on June 9, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Americans still want to help people who are truly in need–we all want that–but even the unACA Booster Club’s life-time members over at ABC and the Washington Post have had to admit that the Intolerable Act is getting even … Continue reading →

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