Source: Halimah Abdullah / CNN Washington – Conventional wisdom among politicos on both sides of the aisle is that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s continued quest to repeal Obamacare has a snowball’s chance in heck of going anywhere. So when the former vice presidential nominee and potential 2016 presidential contender told Chris Wallace on “Fox [...]
Source: Alice Hines / The Huffington Post If state governors follow through on plans to oppose the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, one substantial group of low-wage workers appears vulnerable to going without medical coverage: people who work at Walmart. The world’s largest retailer recently outlined a new policy that will exclude from health coverage newly hired employees [...]
Source: The Huffington Post America’s broken healthcare system drove one cancer patient to break the law last month. Frank J. Morrocco, 57, who had previously spent 20 years behind bars, claims that he intentionally shoplifted so that he could go back to prison and receive healthcare, the Buffalo News reports. Suffering from a rare form of [...]
Source: The Huffington Post The opinion of Papa John’s among recent casual diners dropped precipitously after CEO John Schnatter’s public comments about Obamacare, according to a new study from YouGov BrandIndex, which researches brand perception for marketing directors, brand managers and PR reps. The site conducts thousands of interviews a day, providing real-time info that shows [...]
Source: Janean Chun / The Huffington Post Don’t expect to hear more about an Obamacare surcharge from Denny’s franchisee John Metz. Denny’s chief executive John Miller privately reached out to Metz to express his “disappointment” with the Florida franchisee’s controversial statements about Obamacare, which sparked a wave of backlash for the national restaurant chain over [...]
Source: Nick Wing / The Huffington Post Americans for Prosperity, a conservative organization backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, took aim at Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Monday, accusing him of working against his state’s interests with his apparent change of heart on Obamacare. In a statement, AFP said that Scott’s recent signal that he was willing [...]
Source: Janean Chun / The Huffington Post While some business owners threaten to cut workers’ hours to avoid paying for their health care, a West Palm Beach, Fla., restaurant owner is going even further. John Metz said he will add a 5 percent surcharge to customers’ bills to offset what he said are the increased costs [...]
This week’s winner of The Biggest Damn Lie is GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. During the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney said that he is not in favor of a $5 billion tax cut. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center concluded that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would cost $4.8 trillion over ten years. Plus, Romney stated [...]
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Source: Tom Cohen / CNN Washington - House Republicans voted Wednesday to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law despite Democratic objections that the move was a waste of time. The vote amounted to political theater because the measure is sure to die in the Democratic-led Senate and the White House has made clear Obama [...]
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