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Old 03-25-2015, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Originally Posted by loriinwa View Post
Yes he is.

Federal Judge Orders Investigation into Obama Administration

The judge has already taken steps to block any further advancement of Obama's amnesty after determining that he was in violation of the federal government's rule-making process.

Obama dealt series of setbacks on immigration, takes fire from all sides - Washington Times

Also Thursday, the federal judge who has temporarily halted Mr. Obama’s amnesty threatened further sanctions against the president’s attorneys, questioning whether they misled him by saying they hadn’t put any of the amnesty into action — even though they had been approving the so-called Dreamers under one part of the expanded program.
Still doesn't prove what he's doing is illegal. Judges can do pretty much whatever they want.

 
Old 03-25-2015, 05:08 PM
 
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Originally Posted by middle-aged mom View Post
I view healthcare as a human right and believe that with the exception of the seriously disabled, everyone should have skin in the game.

Embracing proven strategies to reduce healthcare costs is not socialized medicine or a government take -over of healthcare.

It would take years, endless bumps in the road and State Supreme Court and SCOTUS rulings before this plan could be implemented in some form , no different than the ACA.
Embracing proven strategies for reducing healthcare costs is a great idea. To bad that the "Affordable Care Act" does not do that. LOL.
 
Old 03-25-2015, 05:09 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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It's been clearly explained in this thread that he still have choices. Cobra or pay tax penalty. It is not illegal to not get ACA.
COBRA is ACA compliant.

If he switched to COBRA he would not get the face time, he is getting.

Well played, Mr Cruz.
 
Old 03-25-2015, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Originally Posted by Spartacus713 View Post
Embracing proven strategies for reducing healthcare costs is a great idea. To bad that the "Affordable Care Act" does not do that. LOL.
It did include the proven MD comprised Comparative- Effectiveness Panels to determine medical protocols. Then somehow the Republicans who claim to not have been given a chance to read the proposed legislation managed to find it and wasted no time declaring them death panels and did so out of a combo of ignorance and politics.

So instead, private, and often times, for profit, insurance companies continue to make business decisions that determine medical protocols.
 
Old 03-25-2015, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Why not pay cash? You assume that people without insurance cannot pay...


Really? What percent of the uninsured do you think have enough money to pay cash for an emergency surgery?
 
Old 03-25-2015, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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That's a mischaracterization of the Santorum situation. As I understand it, the fetus was infected and would not have survived under any circumstance. If they had allowed nature to take its course, the infection would have also taken his wife's life.

The "unusual" part is what followed. They took the fetus home and allowed their children to get to know their sibling. A Fox News commentator referred to it as " playing with a dead baby" . The remark brought both Santorum's to tears.
Most late term abortions are done for this very reason. Yet, the religious right are against it.

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Q: Does the Catholic Church oppose abortion if it is needed to save a woman’s life?
A: We may never perform an intrinsically evil act even to bring about a great good. For example, a just society cannot intentionally kill innocent civilians in a war, even for the praiseworthy goal of ending a conflict quickly and saving many lives. Likewise, in the context of pregnancy, a woman may not be killed in order to save the life of her child, and a child may not be killed in order to save the life of his mother.
Abortion - Marriage and Respect Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
 
Old 03-25-2015, 06:29 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Originally Posted by ahzzie View Post
Judges can do pretty much whatever they want.
Yes, sadly, that is correct.
 
Old 03-25-2015, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Originally Posted by middle-aged mom View Post
No claims. Just facts.

Goldman's employees use a proprietary on line portal to compare, contrast and enroll in one of many Goldman subsidized ACA compliant plans.

The Obamacare exchange is a public online portal used to compare, contrast and enroll in one of many ACA compliant plans.

ACA is Obamacare.

Obamacare is legislation, not insurance.

The federal/ state " Obamacare" exchanges are portals, not insurance.
Good grief! You think none of us posters have insurance through large companies that offer employer subsidized ACA compliant plans? Not the same as the public exchanges, if it were, Cruz could keep his wife's plan.

Last edited by jojajn; 03-25-2015 at 06:49 PM..
 
Old 03-25-2015, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Chesapeake Bay
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Originally Posted by jojajn View Post
Good grief! You think none of us posters have insurance through large companies that offer employer subsidized ACA compliant plans. Not the same as the public exchanges, if it were, Cruz could keep his wife's plan.
He couldn't keep her plan. Neither could she.
 
Old 03-25-2015, 07:03 PM
 
Location: Chesapeake Bay
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Originally Posted by middle-aged mom View Post
COBRA is ACA compliant.

If he switched to COBRA he would not get the face time, he is getting.

Well played, Mr Cruz.
He does get publicity out of it, perhaps not quite what he'd like though.

Obviously he looked at all options and chose ACA as the best one for him and his family.

Of course that does lead to the question that if it was his best option why is/was he trying to destroy it so that others don't have the same options as well?

Not an easy question for him to answer. It'll be asked though.
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