Obamacare: House moves to block the IRS from enforcing the healthcare reform law
There is probably no government agency as feared and loathed by the American people on both sides of the aisle as is the Internal Revenue Service, and yet this is the agency charged with implementing and enforcing Obamacare.
In the wake of the IRS targeting scandal I believe that the American peoples’ trust in this agency is at an all time low, even those on the left who are relishing in the fact that conservatives were targeted by the IRS have to be concerned that this same could happen to them if the Republican party does not implode (which I think is going to happen) and someday do send another Republican to the White House.
In the midst of this scandal, and with the mistrust of this agency, and amid concerns about the IRS being the gestapo of the healthcare reform law Eric Cantor is preparing to introduce legislation which would bar the IRS from being the Obamacare enforcement agency.
While I do believe the IRS should be removed from this responsibility I believe there is little to no chance this will ever become law because if it does pass the House there is no way it will ever pass the Democrat controlled Senate.
Much like the numerous votes to repeal Obamacare in the House this amounts to what I believe is nothing more than feel good legislation; an attempt to make it appear as if the House is doing something about Obamacare while at the same time doing nothing to stop the law from being fully implemented.
If the House was serious about stopping Obamacare they could do so in a heartbeat simply by defunding the legislation for that is within their power, but the truth is, in my opinion, that the Republicans want Obamacare to go into effect so they can run against it in both 2014 and 2016. If they defund Obamacare it will be a non-issue in the upcoming elections and the Republicans want to ensure this legislation remains an issue because they are more interested in doing what they feel will benefit them and their political futures than they are about actually fixing this disastrous legislation.
I apologize for my negativity on this issue but at this point I trust the elitist, establishment Republicans just as much as I trust the elitist, establishment Democrats, and that is not at all. The problem in Washington is the political class and that goes for both sides of the aisle, if you want real change the answer lies with the New Federalist Party.
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Thanks again!
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What you call negativity I call realism. Without Obamacare to run against I don’t believe any Republican would have a chance at all of winning the White House back in 2016. That the Republican leadership appears ready to subject the country to Obamacare in order to run against it is all the proof I need to know that leadership needs to be replaced. Every single one of them. But the problem is, who could possibly fill those positions who wouldn’t be the exact same way? Implosion of the GOP indeed. They should just change the party name to Democrat Lite.
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Yeah, it is hard not to be negative when you see the Republicans continually selling us down the river for political power. There is no doubt in my mind the Republicans have no intention of doing anything about Obamacare before the election because they feel it is politically beneficial for them to keep it in place.
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The GOP controls the purse strings. This thing could have been defunded years ago. Both parties care not one wit about doing the right thing by us.
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De-funding the law will not stop implementation. What OB is doing is illegal there is no mechanism in the law that allows delay in implementation. HHS would have to take money from other programs in order to manage the administration portions of the law. . The tax forms still need to be printed. Individuals would still have to comply. De-funding would be the worst thing the Rep. could do. They need to call OB out and pass a law allowing for the delay of Obamacare. (repeal is the ultimate goal but this is not possible now) As part of this deal they need to get other concessions. We need to hold our Representatives’ feet to the fire. 2014 starts today. Cut the dead wood.
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The GOP can defund any agency it wishes. Any number of times we have been through it. If monies are not approved the government shuts down. What the GOP has been doing is passing continuing resolutions. We have not had a budget since obama got into office. Otherwise I agree with you.
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I agree that Obama doesn’t have the authority to delay the mandate and yet he has done it anyway. This has handed the Republicans a gift but somehow I think they will blow it.
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Agreed Bunker, this could have been a long time ago but the truth is the Republicans want to keep this on the table for political purposes.
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And we have seen how OB handled cutting funding with sequestration… No WH tours, but there is money to go to Africa!!! Cutting funding for Obamacare would give Dem. a gift on a silver platter. The crocodile tears would drown the Rep.
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Most of the Necessary Funding Is Already In Place
The vast majority of the funding needed to carry out the PPACA is classified as “mandatory” spending, meaning that the government has full legal authority in perpetuity to finance health insurance premium subsidies ($350 billion thru 2019), Medicaid/SCHIP expansion ($434 billion), small employer plan subsidies, high-risk pools, etc. This funding can only be withheld if Congress and the President enact a new law.
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Not to nitpick Chris, because you make excellent points, but my understanding is there no funding into “perpetuity”. Each budget year it is that congress that determines expenditure. There were threats to defund various wars, I don’t see the difference with this.
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Just as we listen to talk radio, read political blogs as well as rely on critical thinking and common sense to reach rational conclusions as to intended and in intended consequences the republican hierarchy seems not to. These men/women are not stupid but continue their avoidance and denial while seemingly oblivious to to our disdain for them and their decisions. Will we ever know their behind the scene motivations other than their belief in their own invincibility? Their supposed adversaries, the Democrat Party and the left, are focused and relentless and will not give up until the Republican Party is vanquished. The remaining question is what should replace the elephant as the GOP symbol , the lemming or the weasel?
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