traderdave wrote:It really is a toss-up as to who is the bigger embarrassment as Governor of New Jersey - McGreevey or Christie:

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/0 ... side-down/


What a #$!&@ pandering scumbag.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:way to make me download a pdf file, dick

pacino wrote:Obama doesnt like Maureen Dowd

if there's one thing i dont want to read it's that Alexrod book, but at least I learned Obama disliked Maureen Dowd. So Obama's good people.

Levy was under the impression that if the case prevailed, someone would surely fix the insurance situation, probably at the local level. "I think [Virginia's Democratic Gov.] Terry McAuliffe wants to expand Medicaid," she remarked. She didn't know that the Medicaid expansion was part of Obamacare, or that the same forces backing her lawsuit have opposed this expansion in her state. She was also unaware that there is no Plan B in the works to rescue the people who could lose their insurance if her case is successful.

Still, she's no fan of Obamacare. She claimed it gives the government control over Americans' medical treatment and that the law has spurred the IRS to expand. And she said she doesn't like the idea of young people subsidizing her insurance. Levy contended that Obamacare had caused many Americans to lose their insurance and for premiums to rise.

In fact, the percentage of uninsured Americans has fallen from 18 percent to 13.4 percent since the law took effect last year. And Obamacare has made health care more affordable than ever before. This especially holds true for Levy. She told me she faced monthly health care premiums of $1,500, which she attributed to health woes that have included two craniotomies and two hip replacements. "I've had some holes drilled in my head," she quipped. Levy hasn't checked out the plans she qualifies for under Obamacare, but a October 2013 affidavit filed by the government in King v. Burwell indicates that at that time she could have purchased a low-cost bronze plan on the federal exchange for $148 a month. Given this, it's unclear how Obamacare has caused her any real harm.

According to legal filings in his case, he's married and a smoker. When the lawsuit was filed in September 2013, King's projected 2014 income was $39,000, entitling him to a premium subsidy for health insurance that would allow him to purchase a bronze plan for $275 a month—a price that would be lower if he didn't smoke. (The ACA allows insurance companies to charge smokers up to 50 percent more for premiums.) Without the subsidy, the same plan would cost $648 a month. King wouldn't say whether he's currently covered, but he was adamant that he would never utilize Obamacare, no matter what.

But King isn't compelled to use Obamacare. Because the cost of his subsidized premium would be more than 8 percent of his income, he should qualify for a hardship exemption. Obamacare doesn't require him to buy insurance or force him to pay a penalty if he decides to forgo it. So as with Levy, it's not clear what real harm he is seeking to remedy.

I asked King what he got out of the case. He replied that the only benefit he would receive from the case was the satisfaction of smashing Obamacare, which he believes bilks hardworking taxpayers to support welfare recipients. He said he doesn't care if millions of Americans lose their health coverage, because "they're probably not paying for it anyway."

Bucky wrote:link?

drsmooth wrote:Dems gonna have a Brotherly Love-fest for their '16 convention