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Title: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: umair127 on August 19, 2014, 02:26:16 PM Nearly 90% of the 30 million uninsured will not pay the penalty required by the law because of expanding exemptions. With one of the crucial pieces of the law being the individual mandate, enforced through these penalties, this is just another crack in the hull of the sinking ship that is PPACA.
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 02:30:56 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions?
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: umair127 on August 19, 2014, 02:34:18 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: sana8410 on August 19, 2014, 02:37:48 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: umair127 on August 19, 2014, 02:49:06 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 02:52:00 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. The hardship exemption you reference can be applied for by filling out a form and providing documentation that your existing plan has been cancelled, so you're demonstrating not only that you did in fact lose coverage but also its costs. So "I don't feel like paying" still isn't a reasonable excuse. Premiums going from $100/month to $500/month? Perhaps. Premiums on cancelled plan were $100/month, you can now get covered for $90/month? I wouldn't expect that waiver to be granted. But even if it is, it just means that you qualify for catastrophic coverage which still means you're buying insurance, you're just getting a plan which is bare-bones enough to be considered viable only as a short-term stopgap measure. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: umair127 on August 19, 2014, 02:55:58 PM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption.
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 02:58:21 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Spendulus on August 19, 2014, 02:59:49 PM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. Because it's a matter of buying your vote, silly.Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: zolace on August 19, 2014, 03:33:27 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 03:34:45 PM As for the DV component of the hardship waiver, we're talking about a life event with far-reaching implications, and it is noble and keenly perceptive of the lawmakers to have included this exemption. DV incidents would be indicative of a high level of financial uncertainty, particularly when you consider the likelihood that the person making use of this hardship is financially dependent on the person who just went to jail for beating her up.
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 03:52:26 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Spendulus on August 19, 2014, 03:54:26 PM As for the DV component of the hardship waiver, we're talking about a life event with far-reaching implications, and it is noble and keenly perceptive of the lawmakers to have included this exemption. DV incidents would be indicative of a high level of financial uncertainty, particularly when you consider the likelihood that the person making use of this hardship is financially dependent on the person who just went to jail for beating her up. I'm certainly glad that our lawmakers are noble and keenly perceptive.Wait a minute.... Actually I like #8. "You had medical expenses you couldn't pay." So if you don't pay medical bills, then you don't have to pay them. Check - mate. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: umair127 on August 19, 2014, 04:04:27 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 04:13:20 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: zolace on August 19, 2014, 04:13:31 PM Isn't this possibly impacted by states who don't have medicaid/medicare expansions? It's just Medicaid that has an effect, but it's a very small piece of the total.Quote Hardship exemptions If you have any of the circumstances below that affect your ability to purchase health insurance coverage, you may qualify for a “hardship” exemption: 1. You were homeless. 2. You were evicted in the past 6 months or were facing eviction or foreclosure. 3. You received a shut-off notice from a utility company. 4. You recently experienced domestic violence. 5. You recently experienced the death of a close family member. 6. You experienced a fire, flood, or other natural or human-caused disaster that caused substantial damage to your property. 7. You filed for bankruptcy in the last 6 months. 8. You had medical expenses you couldn’t pay in the last 24 months which resulted in substantial debt. 9. You experienced unexpected increases in necessary expenses due to caring for an ill, disabled, or aging family member. 10. You expect to claim a child as a tax dependuh ent who’s been denied coverage in Medicaid and CHIP, and another person is required by court order to give medical support to the child. In this case, you do not have the pay the penalty for the child. 11. As a result of an eligibility appeals decision, you’re eligible for enrollment in a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Marketplace, lower costs on your monthly premiums, or cost-sharing reductions for a time period when you weren’t enrolled in a QHP through the Marketplace. 12. You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 13. Your individual insurance plan was cancelled and you believe other Marketplace plans are unaffordable. 14. You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance. If it is too much of a "hardship" to require people to obtain a free state provided ID card in order to vote, this "hardship" should be a cake-walk. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: noviapriani on August 19, 2014, 04:17:05 PM I wonder to what extent you and I would agree as to the positives and negatives of the PPACA. My dream ultimately is socialized medicine. In certain respects, PPACA advances toward that incrementally, but for the most part it goes in the opposite direction. Within the framework of our mixed economy, I'm not sure how much closer we could get to socialized medicine, particularly with (1) the firmly-established allowance for states to opt out of Medicaid expansion, and (2) so many ultraconservatives in leadership positions, making decisions based on their ideology rather than concern for the health of their constituents. (There are other roadblocks but that part really irks the shit out of me.)
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: sana8410 on August 19, 2014, 04:25:15 PM I wonder to what extent you and I would agree as to the positives and negatives of the PPACA. My dream ultimately is socialized medicine. In certain respects, PPACA advances toward that incrementally, but for the most part it goes in the opposite direction. Within the framework of our mixed economy, I'm not sure how much closer we could get to socialized medicine, particularly with (1) the firmly-established allowance for states to opt out of Medicaid expansion, and (2) so many ultraconservatives in leadership positions, making decisions based on their ideology rather than concern for the health of their constituents. (There are other roadblocks but that part really irks the shit out of me.) I tend to believe in a modified single payer system similar to Canadian and British models, with whatever tweaks would be needed to make it work a little better, while allowing a robust private system for those who wish to pay a premium while getting a tax break. I find a strong private system is necessary to bring forward the advances. They don't really happen as much in a strictly government system. It would be two tiered, but life is like that. As long as the normal system is good, it should work out. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Spendulus on August 19, 2014, 08:16:13 PM I wonder to what extent you and I would agree as to the positives and negatives of the PPACA. My dream ultimately is socialized medicine. In certain respects, PPACA advances toward that incrementally, but for the most part it goes in the opposite direction. Within the framework of our mixed economy, I'm not sure how much closer we could get to socialized medicine, particularly with (1) the firmly-established allowance for states to opt out of Medicaid expansion, and (2) so many ultraconservatives in leadership positions, making decisions based on their ideology rather than concern for the health of their constituents. (There are other roadblocks but that part really irks the shit out of me.) I tend to believe in a modified single payer system similar to Canadian and British models, with whatever tweaks would be needed to make it work a little better, while allowing a robust private system for those who wish to pay a premium while getting a tax break. I find a strong private system is necessary to bring forward the advances. They don't really happen as much in a strictly government system. It would be two tiered, but life is like that. As long as the normal system is good, it should work out. Meanwhile the US runs a trillion a year deficit. You can prattle on all you want about lofty progressive expansions of government service, and of course the vision in your head is superior to whatever you are criticizing. But in the real world, any implemented plan is subjected to corrosive and corrupt influences during its implementation, so your plan, actually is no better or far worse. The deficit and the budget are what will determine outcomes. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: wasserman99 on August 19, 2014, 11:36:03 PM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Spendulus on August 20, 2014, 12:56:02 AM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Polticalization of any administrative issue or matter, whether it is war, ecological issues, drilling for oil, saving the planet, whatever, will always....100% of the time, produce sub optimal economic results by virtue of a fraction of the decision making being diverted from optimal economic results. This is very bad. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Rigon on August 23, 2014, 11:22:31 AM I am someone legit for #13. Before I would pay 150 for me and my wife catastrophic coverage. Now they want 500$ a month. The amount I make would put me into near poverty levels basically.
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: itsAj on August 24, 2014, 02:09:45 AM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Polticalization of any administrative issue or matter, whether it is war, ecological issues, drilling for oil, saving the planet, whatever, will always....100% of the time, produce sub optimal economic results by virtue of a fraction of the decision making being diverted from optimal economic results. This is very bad. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: Spendulus on August 24, 2014, 03:33:24 AM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Polticalization of any administrative issue or matter, whether it is war, ecological issues, drilling for oil, saving the planet, whatever, will always....100% of the time, produce sub optimal economic results by virtue of a fraction of the decision making being diverted from optimal economic results. This is very bad. That in turn directly means a lowering of average wealth, prosperity and well being for Americans, and likely many others around the world who are dependant on American consumers. There is no political issue which is not at the same time an economic issue. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: FloodZone on August 24, 2014, 06:36:57 AM Seems that medicine will never be ok in this country
Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: wasserman99 on August 25, 2014, 03:41:11 AM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Polticalization of any administrative issue or matter, whether it is war, ecological issues, drilling for oil, saving the planet, whatever, will always....100% of the time, produce sub optimal economic results by virtue of a fraction of the decision making being diverted from optimal economic results. This is very bad. That in turn directly means a lowering of average wealth, prosperity and well being for Americans, and likely many others around the world who are dependant on American consumers. There is no political issue which is not at the same time an economic issue. Title: Re: More ObamaCare Exemptions Post by: itsAj on August 25, 2014, 03:59:12 AM The domestic violence one is puzzling as well. No doubt, domestic violence is a serious issue and its victims deserve the utmost protection and the best help available, but I am struggling to see why that qualifies you for a federal tax exemption. It doesn't. Obama wants to look favorable towards women, and domestic violence victims tend to be women. When the GOP tries to get rid of these exemptions that should not be given in the first place, liberals will spin this as the GOP waging a war on women. Polticalization of any administrative issue or matter, whether it is war, ecological issues, drilling for oil, saving the planet, whatever, will always....100% of the time, produce sub optimal economic results by virtue of a fraction of the decision making being diverted from optimal economic results. This is very bad. That in turn directly means a lowering of average wealth, prosperity and well being for Americans, and likely many others around the world who are dependant on American consumers. There is no political issue which is not at the same time an economic issue. |