we also have to subsidize...to the tune of 75% of their premium...the GOLD plan that Obama has dictated they must choose...
you see...Congress members and their staff are subsidized...by their "employer"...75% of their premiums...something not one of us are able to get...
THIS is what people are up in arms about...it's not wanting grandma thrown over a hill...it's not wanting women to suffer...none of the moronic things that liberals have been throwing around, accusing Republicans of being heartless SOBs...
who do you think the "employer" is in this case? Government has only one way to get money to pay for all the transactions they make...TAXES...
from The Hill:
Regulations issued by the Obama administration this week would require members of Congress to buy one of the top-tier insurance plans from the ObamaCare exchanges.
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House sent guidance to members of Congress this week, based on a directive from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), that says they must choose plans from the "gold" level of insurance coverage, not "bronze" or "silver" plans. "Platinum" is the only higher level of coverage under the exchanges.
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House sent guidance to members of Congress this week, based on a directive from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), that says they must choose plans from the "gold" level of insurance coverage, not "bronze" or "silver" plans. "Platinum" is the only higher level of coverage under the exchanges.
"For plan year 2014, Members of Congress and designated congressional staff will choose from 112 options in the Gold Metal tier on the DC SHOP," CAO said in a fact sheet that was emailed to Congress.
"We all … have to go and get the gold policy. Not the bronze, not the silver, the gold policy from the exchange. That's the only one we can get," he said.
"You see, bronze and silver's only good enough for everyone else in the country. For members of Congress and members of the Senate and their staff, it's gold or nothing."
The fact sheet also says that the only way for members of Congress to get subsidies for their insurance plan is by using the Washington, D.C., health insurance exchange, or SHOP.
"All Members of Congress, including representatives of U.S. Territories, and their designated staff will be required to purchase health insurance via the DC SHOP in order to receive a Government contribution," it says. "The DC SHOP offers health plan options with in-network access to medical providers across the nation and overseas."
Harris said allowing members to be subsidized for only buying gold-level coverage is probably why many members don't want to eliminate the subsidy for Congress, something Republicans have been pushing.
"That's why this fight has been for a clean CR. No one wants to remove that exemption," he said.
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So there you have it...look beyond the smoke screens...push past the rhetoric...the truth of the matter is...
Democrats in congress are refusing to push for what they call a "clean CR"...in other words...a CR (continuing resolution) without the mandate Republicans put in to defund Obamacare until this mess is straightened out...
these elected officials...who make more money than the average middle-class American...who get more subsidies than there are flies at a city dump...these greedy, dishonest, self-serving people are lying - once again - to serve their own purpose...
Democrats are pushing for this "clean CR" because they WANT THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO PAY FOR CONGRESS' INSURANCE AS WELL AS THEIR OWN INSURANCE UNDER OBAMACARE...
I, for one, have had enough...
DR
