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The Chief Architect of Obamacare Argued that the Law WAS Limited to State Exchanges
Reason does a good job (un)covering some clips from 2012, which feature the Chief Architect for Obamacare, Jonathan Gruber. They come at an awkward time just as a Circuit Court judge panel ruled that Obamacare was limited to only providing subsidies in state...
Obama’s “Inversion” Crusade is Really Just Another Attack on Businesses
Obama has called "for an end to a corporate loophole that allows companies to avoid federal taxes by shifting their tax domiciles overseas in deals known as 'inversions'." Such as statement shows the utter ineptitude that Obama has for understanding a) what inversion...
The Immigration Surge Has Nothing to Do With Immigration
One month ago (in June), the topic of immigration was at 5%. Today? It's 17%. According to a Gallup poll released a few days ago, immigration has surged to the top of the list as "the Most Important U.S. Problem". This replaces "dissatisfaction with government" (16%)....
Federal Appeals Court Rules Most Obamacare Subsidies Illegal — What Next?
A federal appeals panel handed down a ruling this morning that could be problematic for Obamacare. As just reported, “A judicial panel in a 2-1 ruling said such subsidies can be granted only to those people who bought insurance in an Obamacare exchange run by an...
But Wait, There’s More! Another Round of IRS Computer Crashes Reported
First Lois Lerner's home computer crashed. Then it was seven IRS employees, many who had important positions. You can read about them here. Now, according to the Daily Caller, the IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel Thomas Kane reported in congressional testimony that...
Krauthammer’s Clarity
Charles Krauthammer's Op-Ed in the Washington Post this past week was a succinct and cogent piece of writing on the Gaza-Israeli conflict. Where many news organizations have been wont to blame Israel, Krauthammer calls it like it is. This piece was so excellent, it is...