Obamacare mandate struck down as unconstitutional!
From Forbes:
Justice Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court in Pensacola ruled today that the primary mechanism used by health reform to achieve universal insurance coverage–the individual mandate–is illegal. If his ruling stands it would void the 2,700 page, $938 billion health reform bill passed last year.
“Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.”
This isn’t the first ruling against Obamacare. Plus, over half the states are suing the federal government over the unfunded mandates in Obamacare.
Obamacare was an extremely unpopular bill that only passed with no Republicans voting for it, and bipartisan support against it.
Quick Round Up
Filed under: American History, economy, History, Our Dear Leader, Politics
Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the world.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose More Than Estimated Last Week to 454,000
“Unexpectedly” is the word used to describe this jump by those not paying attention.
Social Security now seen to run permanent deficits.
Well ahead of schedule.
Obamacare waivers skyrocket to 729 + 4 states; 4 new SEIU waiver winners
They don’t want Obamacare? They must be racists!
Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas.
“The foreclosure crisis is getting worse as high unemployment and lackluster job prospects force homeowners in an increasing number of U.S. metropolitan areas into dire financial straits.” Hmmm…didn’t they hear our Dear Leader say that we have “broken the back of the recession”? Maybe they are just afraid of the violent tone of his rhetoric.
Oh, and to wrap it up. Sage advice from Doug Powers.
“Note to those in the 18th congressional district of Texas: When a woman who once asked if NASA’s Pathfinder took pictures of where Neil Armstrong planted the flag on Mars calls you ill-informed, it’s time to hit the books.”
In other news, the government chocolate ration is being raised from 30 grams to 25 grams.
Mr. Reynolds points out the obvious
“YOU WANT A “SPUTNIK MOMENT?” HERE’S YOUR FREAKIN’ SPUTNIK MOMENT: US Budget Deficit to Pass $1.5 Trillion This Year.”
Yup, Mr. Reynolds nails it in one.
John Cox points out the illusion
Filed under: Barking Moonbats, economy, Our Dear Leader, Politics, Taxes
Yup, The spending and the taxes are real.
The Recovery? Not so much…
Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare
American for Tax Reform has a list of the multiple tax hikes hidden in Obamacare.
These include:
- Individual Mandate Excise Tax
- Employer Mandate Tax
- Surtax on Investment Income
- Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans
- Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax
- Medicine Cabinet Tax
- HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike
- Flexible Spending Account Cap – aka “Special Needs Kids Tax
- Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers
- Raise “Haircut” for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI
- Tax on Indoor Tanning Services
- Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike
- Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals
- Tax on Innovator Drug Companies
- Tax on Health Insurers
- $500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives
- Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2
- Corporate 1099-MISC Information Reporting
- “Black liquor” tax hike
- Codification of the “economic substance doctrine”
Yup, if you think Health Care is expensive now, wait until the Government makes it “free.”
I got that one right…
Back in September of 2009 I posted the following:
German voters decide to deal with their economic downturn by electing a right of center majority that plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate economic growth.
According to Bloomberg, voters rejected the plans of the “Social Democratic challenger to raise taxes on top earners.”
I’m betting that their plan will work better than our Dear Leader’s socialist fantasies.
Let’s take a look at how that actually turned out. According to the BBC:
“Germany’s economy minister Rainer Bruederle has given an upbeat assessment of his country’s recovery, including the assertion that full employment will soon be possible. He said that Germans were doing well and spending again, and that domestic consumption was strong. Data released this week showed German business confidence at a 20-year high.”
Mean while, here in the US with our Dear Leader and his democrat party running the Executive and Legislative branches of the federal government, we have had a shocking high employment rate, a lackluster recovery (and that is being generous) and continuous tax payer funded payouts to that have not been designed to spur growth, but to reward democrat supporters. We have real unemployment rate hovering around 15% and the democrat lame duck congress looking to extend unemployment benefits beyond 99 weeks. If they had actually done anything to actually boost the private sector economy, that extension wouldn’t be necessary.
All you need to know about Obamacare…
The New England Healthcare Institute – known as NEHI – is a nonprofit, independent health policy institute dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.
They are probably better educated about the details of Obamacare than the democrats in Congress who voted for it, and they don’t want any part of it!
Monday Morning Roundup
60 Minutes Admits Unemployment is Actually 17%, 22% in California.
So This Means We Get To See Obama’s College And Law School Records, Right?
Obama Cut Your Taxes, and Other Lies Frank Rich Wants You to Believe In
Debate “Moderator” Who Scolded People For Saying the Pledge of Allegiance…A Former ACORN Hacktivist
A look at the facts leading up to the current economic downturn
A couple of Key Quotes to keep in mind:
MA democrat Barney Frank: “I think it is clear that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are sufficiently secure so they are in no great danger… I don’t think we face a crisis; I don’t think that we have an impending disaster. …Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do very good work, and they are not endangering the fiscal health of this country.”
CA democrat Maxine Waters: “I have sat through nearly a dozen hearings where, frankly, we were trying to fix something that wasn’t broke. [sic] …These GSEs have more than adequate capital for the business they are in: providing affordable housing. As I mentioned, we should not be making radical or fundamental change… If there is anything to fix or improve, it is the [regulators].”
Stimulus Failure: 48 Out of 50 States Lost Jobs Since Democrats Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan
Dems Back Third Parties to Siphon Votes from GOP
Election Fraud Uncovered by Patriotic Citizens … Who Promptly Get Sued by the state democrat party!
AZ Group Accused of Massive Voter Fraud Is Offshoot of SEIU
SEIU Offshoot Mi Familia Vota Caught With 6,000 Bogus Colorado Voter Registrations
Uncle Sam Funds ACORN Poll Workers, but Tea Party Group Investigated
Obama White House takes credit for Bush-era wind farm jobs
Illinois Soldiers Wait for Ballots, Prisoners Get Hand Delivery
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He’s going to go Carter
The question of if our Dear Leader will move to the center after the election is coming up. This question has been around for a while, and IMNSHO, the answer has been clear. As I said back in January:
Obama has a choice to make now. Clinton or Carter? When Billy Jeff Clinton got his ass handed to him in the 1994 midterm elections, he ditched the far left, went centrist and saved his image and got re-elected. The man actually managed to take personal credit for signing most of the Republican’s “Contract with America” list into law, completely stealing their thunder! Jimmy “Worst President in the last 50 years” Carter on the other hand descended even farther into a far left death spiral, resulting in him getting his ass handed to him in the 1980 elections. Which way will Obama go? Personally, my take is that he’s no Bill Clinton. Barack Hussein Obama has never held a real job in his life and has never had a single executive position before becoming the head of the executive branch of the United States government. He’s been wrapped in a far left socialist cocoon his entire life. So ya, I’m betting he’s gonna go Carter big time, with the same results.
I’m sticking by that prediction. Our Dear Leader is not only going to go Carter, he’s going to exceed Carter.
Sunday Roundup
Filed under: Culture of Corruption, Our Dear Leader, Politics
Small Sample of Philly Voter Rolls Reveals Hundreds of Ineligible Names
Just a reminder: No one in Obama’s cabinet has business experience
Liberals desperate to connect Tea Party with domestic terrorism
41 Obama White House aides owe the IRS $831,000 in back taxes
Yet another example of democrat corruption
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) awarded three scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to his stepdaughter and wife’s niece between 2003 and 2005, according to records from the non-profit group.
Anti-Jewish Hatred From The Folks Who Call The Tea Party Racist
The Racist, Bigoted Right Wing Nets 30 African American Candidates in 2010