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Obamacare Exchanges’ Brutal Collapse

Comment: The ordinary, healthy people Obamacare exchanges need to work aren’t buying.  “Exchanges” that were sold as spurring competition, lowering costs, and helping Americans in general connect with better, more affordable insurance, are instead already collapsing into a giant new … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK: 2015 Obamacare Premiums Are 6-9% Higher

Comment: Thanks to Obamacare, people who actually pay for their insurance are paying a lot more.  Obamacare’s proponents said they were going to ‘bend the cost-curve’.  They forgot to mention they’re bending it up. (Suggested double-think slogan: “Here are the … Continue reading

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ObamaCaid’s Bait-and-Switch Coming Home to Roost

Comment: Barack Hussein Pelosi Gruber’s cynicism on full display: having tied millions onto this Obamacare IED–sold on lies and temporary subsidies–now Obamacare pulls the pin and runs away from them. It’s simply cruel. “Just as millions of people are gaining … Continue reading

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The Citizen’s Guide to Obamacare, Gruber edition

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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Architect Gruber Told Them ACA Would Cause Big Rate Hikes

Comment: Politifact’s 2013 Lie-of-the-Year ? Even worse than we thought. Prof. Gruber’s models–the same models used by the Obama administration–always projected big rate hikes, and that people would lose their plans. Also, don’t miss the stunning fact that premium increases … Continue reading

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Obamacare, Proudly Bending the Cost Curve (Up)

Comment: We were told we needed Obamacare because insurance companies charged too much and made too much money. Obamacare, then, promptly pays those insurance companies more. It all makes sense to Alice in ObamacareLand: “We’re making insurance affordable by paying … Continue reading

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Obamacare: Let’s Spend More on Healthcare!

Comment: Hey Bros and Bro-esses, Obamacare makes it easy for everyone to pay outrageous hospital fees! What better way to save money on healthcare? How better to say “chop yer gnarly prices, dude!” than to stuff those hospitals’ mouths with gold from…you guessed … Continue reading

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Obamacare’s IRS: Did You Get a Raise? Gimme Some.

Comment: They’re called ‘clawbacks’ for a reason. Commentators disagree as to whether they will really occur. If clawbacks do occur, you will see the iron teeth of Obamacare in all their glory. If not, then the cost estimates will be … Continue reading

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Obamacare Premiums

Comment: This PolitiFact Lie-of-the-Year prize-winning Administration is trying to hide the real cost of Obamacare policies from the public with illegal bribes to insurance companies, to keep Obamcare premiums artificially low. “The Obama administration has quietly adjusted key provisions of … Continue reading

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Obamacare Signups: Eighty Percent Moochers

Comment: Obamacare divides America into moochers and losers. Subsidies are for moochers. If you’re not getting one you’re a loser, paying for those who aren’t. Question: if it’s “affordable,” why do eighty percent need subsidies? “Monday is the deadline to … Continue reading

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