Amateur hour – Obama Lifts Health Mandate for Those With Canceled Plans – Bloomberg.
What part of the law is actually “law” and what part of it is made up as we go along.
From the Republican response…
“The sad reality is that when the law takes effect come Jan. 1, more Americans will be without coverage under Obamacare than one year ago,” Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican who is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in an e-mail. “Rather than more White House delays, waivers, and exemptions, the administration should provide all Americans relief from its failed law.”
The Obama administration yesterday disputed such claims saying it’s impossible for more people to lose coverage than gain coverage because of policy cancellations. Fewer than 500,000 people will lose plans starting Jan. 1 because their policies don’t meet the law’s requirements and they haven’t found new coverage, according to administration officials who briefed reporters yesterday on condition of anonymity.
Liars. Colorado alone has documented 250,000 people losing coverage.
Thomas Hobbes said something like, “If 2 + 2 = 4 ever became politically relevant, a faction would arise to deny it.”