Examining the List of Obamacare Waivers

Now, I know I’m late to the game on this, but the recent news about more waivers being granted for Obamacare caused me to dive into it again and have a second and third look. First I was wondering about the connections some of the companies had with democrats or democrat-supporting organizations or people, but then you don’t have to research to find that out for a lot of them; it’s right there in their names: this “Union,” that “Brotherhood,” this “Guild,” etc., etc., etc.

I started noticing not who the waivers were granted to, but at the number of employees some of them listed. Aren’t these waivers granted so that the companies/organizations won’t bear an undue burden financially? If you have ZERO or 3 employees, why in the world would you need the waiver?

The HHS has broken the waivers down to separate lists. On the list for “Self-Insured Employers,” it describes the waivers thusly:

“Self-Insured Employers: Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements. This is a list of self-insured employers that have received waivers of the annual dollar limit requirements for group health plans offered to their employees.”

So let’s just take a look at a few of these shall we?

Some place called “Maverick County” has 1 enrollee. “Captain Elliot’s Party Boats” has 10 enrollees. “Big Valley Labor PRM Health Plan” has 4 enrollees. “Pacific Risk Management” has 3 enrollees. The “Town of Frisco” has 8 enrollees. It goes on and on.

The next list is for “Health Reimbursement Arrangements,” which is described as this:

“Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements. Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) are employer-funded group health plans where employees are reimbursed tax-free for qualified medical expenses up to a fixed dollar amount per year, and unused amounts may be rolled over to be used in subsequent years.”

GA Joins Arizona and Utah, and Passes One of the Nation’s Toughest Immigration Laws

Well, now we’ve gone and done it. Georgia is joining other front-running states getting serious about criminal illegal invaders coming across the Mexican border. We now join Arizona and Utah who both have their own stringent anti-illegal immigration laws on the books.

And, as expected, we got a bit of “celebrity” outrage expressed this weekend in Atlanta. Apparently Carlos Santana has his thong in a bunch over this new law, as well as Arizona’s. He was at the Braves-Phillies game, and used this opportunity to admonish us both, saying “The people of Arizona, and the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.” Of course this event was baseball’s annual Civil Rights game, so that explains Carlos’ attendance, I guess. But we should be ashamed of ourselves why, Carlos? For trying to enforce the laws that the Federal government won’t? Do we not have the right to try and protect our own State here in Georgia, Carlos?

Here’s the breakdown of the new legislation and the dates the provisions of Georgia House Bill 87 will take effect, from the AJC:

Beginning July 1st of this year:

• Local and state police will be empowered to arrest illegal immigrants and take them to state and federal jails.
• People who use fake identification to get a job in Georgia could face up to 15 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
• People who — while committing another crime — knowingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants or encourage them to come to Georgia could face penalties. First-time offenders would face imprisonment for up to 12 months and up to $1,000 in fines.
• A seven-member Immigration Enforcement Review Board will be established to investigate complaints about local and state government officials not enforcing state immigration-related laws.

After Hosting Controversial Rapper at White House, Obama Then Outdoes Himself – He Skips ‘National Police Week’ in D.C.

One side of me thinks I should be stunned, but then the other side smacks me, shouts “WAKE UP” and reminds me of just who Obama is – a person who is ambivalent about this nation’s exceptionalism, the greatness of her warriors, and the honor, intelligence and patriotism of her citizens.

From Police Magazine:

President Obama skipped the events of National Police Week in D.C. this week, instead hosting a controversial rapper at the White House who has praised a convicted cop killer.

On Wednesday, the White House hosted a poetry night with a performance from Common, author of the work, “A song for Assata,” in dedication to Black Panther Assata Shakur, who was convicted for the 1973 slaying of New Jersey Trooper Werner Foerster.

Earlier in the week, Fraternal Order of Police National President Chuck Canterbury sent a letter expressing his “profound disappointment” with the invitation and followed it up with a phone call reminding Mr. Obama’s staff that National Police Week is “a time to honor law-enforcement officers for their service and sacrifice.”

Obama did not attend the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s candlelight vigil Friday evening. He also skipped the Peace Officer’s Memorial Service on Sunday on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. President George W. Bush attended the Peace Officer’s Memorial every year except one.

When will Americans, especially the left, stop apologizing for this embarassment to this great nation? As a former law enforcement officer myself, this is one bridge too far for me.

Apparently ‘Food Stamps’ and ‘Detroit’ are Racist Terms, According to David Gregory & E.J. Dionne (VIDEO)

On Meet the Press this weekend, David Gregory interviewed Newt Gingrich about his presidential run. One of the things he tried to pin on him was that he was racist because he said Obama has presided over an economy where 47% of Americans are on food stamps, and that the ultime run would be about paycheck vs. foodstamps.

Then if that wasn’t enough, E.J. Dionne in the panel discussion went one further – Newt said we need to follow the economic policies of Texas, not Detroit. We all know what a miserable failure Detroit has been, do we not? Well, apparently to E.J. Dionne, Detroit is code-word for “Motown,” which OBVIOUSLY makes Newt even more racist.

Now I’m no huge fan of Newt, but folks, this is just a preview of coming attractions. ALL those who oppose Obama’s policies or positions are going to be called “raaaaacists” for it. Let’s hope this outs those in the race-pimp industry for who they are – demagogues for Obama.

And if you really consider what both Gregory and Dionne said, they just outed THEMSELVES as racists. Really, David? “Food Stamps” automatically means “black people” to you? And E.J., “Detroit” automatically means “Motown” to you, which also somehow signifies “black people” to you? You guys are really dumber than you look. You should think about your words before they come out of your pie holes.