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| IRS Chief Says He'd Rather Not Switch to O'Care |
| 2013-08-02 |
| "I would prefer to stay with the current policy that I'm pleased with rather than go through a change if I don't need to go through that change," said acting IRS chief Danny Werfel, during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing. That'd be the Federal insurance - they one we pay for - that he'd rather keep. "Count the head of the IRS among the growing list of folks that includes Big Labor and the law's chief architect who are deeply skeptical of the president's signature achievement and don't want any part of it," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement. "No American -- even the head of the IRS -- should be subjected to ObamaCare." And yet - implementation marches on. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., has been pushing a bill that would force federal workers into the exchanges, and out of their federal health care plans. That'd be a step in the right direction, but good luck getting it through the Senate. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #5 Ibls you are correct. But as we have seen with the federal government today, they never run out of other people money |
| Posted by: regular joe 2013-08-02 19:05 |
| #4 regular joe - Or the employer simply stops offering healthcare and pays the penalty, which is cheaper. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-08-02 12:52 |
| #3 Public sector health plans are heavily subsidized by taxpayers, and are thus richer in terms of benefits and cheaper for beneficiaries than private sector plans. For example federal plans premiums are subsidized 75% while private plans are subsidized by employers at an average of 40%. The subsidy is often higher for state, county, city and school districts. Since exchange plans will be heavily taxpayer subsidized, it will make sense for many middle class private sector employees to jump off their employer plan and latch on to the exchanges. this can be accomplished by the employer plan being declared "unaffordable," or individuals committing fraud or, more likely quitting their job. Therein lies the madness and the method of Obamacare. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2013-08-02 09:06 |
| #2 Yet another non-believer speaks out. Not good for the regime. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-02 08:07 |
| #1 Too bad. Sucks to be him, I guess. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-08-02 07:32 |