Finally some leadership!

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

I am not a big fan of The Obama Administration not solely because of ideological issues but more so because I feel like there's a lack of positive leadership coming from the top down. Last night as I was trolling Zite I had to tip my hat to This Administration!

The controversial provision that requires companies with more than 50 employees to provide coverage or face fines is being delayed by a year. The rule is now on hold until 2015 - after the 2014 midterm elections.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505267_162-57592103/obamacare-provision-delayed-what-does-postponement-means-for-health-care-politics/

I feel that this shows leadership more than political posturing. I think The Obama Administration made the right call here. Now employers should give back the hours they've taken from employees!

While the employer mandate was delayed with Tuesday’s announcement, the individual mandate — which requires individuals to obtain health insurance — presumably remains on schedule for 2014.

The individual mandate was challenged — and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the healthcare law was constitutional since the penalty would be collected by the IRS and amounted to a tax.

Meanwhile, the Obama administration also still plans to open up a new marketplace for government-regulated insurance plans on Oct. 1, to take effect on Jan. 1. And a sprawling set of subsidies would also remain in place.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obamacare-delay-mandate/2013/07/02/id/513110

With more and more people having to get insurance on their own, this will be a great opportunity for insurance companies to earn their business. It will also mean that people will be more involved in their health care instead of allowing a big business to make their decisions for them.

Its good to see an administration that is listening to businesses and their needs. Obama once said " I will not rest until anybody who's looking for a job can find one ". I think this decision shows him more as a man of his word than I gave him credit for originally.

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[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

wondered how long after seeing that headline somebody would post on this.
answer: not long.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

It's not like those super-secret FBI/CIA programs to kill people with sniper fire. Now that is what I call a deeply buried story!

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

I am not familiar with that particular story. Does it constitute a replacement for extraordinary rendition? The FBI does not need to resort to sniper fire. They can just question someone at home and shoot them under the pretense that the person being questioned attacked them. Sniper fire for the CIA represents a step up from exploding cigars.

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

Hey! You have what you are excited about in politics...I've got mine. This is a serious game changer in the Insurance industry.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

And I've been waiting to see what those infamous death panels are all about, but they still ain't coming... *sniff*sob*

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

“I would suggest, sir, that, again, this is an incredibly agonizing situation where someone lives and someone dies,”

- Kathleen Sebelius,

The Death Panels are benevolent!

Organ Procurement and Transplant Network's executive committee approved a one-year change that makes children younger than 12 eligible for priority on adult lung transplant lists.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Ms Sebelius should rename herself to Captain Obvious.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

"death panels" are a fact of life, whether your insurance comes privately or not. You think there aren't faceless bureaucrats at Blue Cross and Blue Shield doing cost benefit analysis on every single transplant before approving or denying it?

[yelena-r0ssini.livejournal.com]

And she rejected the first set of lungs and her diaphragm got injured in the operation to put in a second set and chances are we've essentially thrown two perfectly good sets of adult lungs in the trash.

This case is where I'm a giant asshole. And honestly, it's not that I want a kid to die. Especially not from CF. But this whole thing has been bullshit from the get-go. Transplant guidelines are what they are for a reason, and while I'm open to the possibility that maybe this revision may be ultimately beneficial - if the survival rates for under-12 recipients of adult lungs have really improved that much since the guidelines were originally written - it still sickens me the way this case has been framed in the media. There are not enough organs to go around, ever. So transplant guidelines are SUPPOSED to be based on who has the best chance of the most extended lifespan from the transplant. They are not supposed to be based on who's the cutest and most pathetic-looking and has the most media-savvy parents.

Sorry, this rant is tangential to your main post. But it's a thing that grinds my gears.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

He's totally going to get re-elected for the third term.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

HA! I saw wat U did dere.

> "obama's uphill battle"

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

In all seriousness, though, this is more a ploy to try and delay inevitable layoffs and significant benefit changes to try and save the Democrats from losing the Senate.

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

I disagree I think they did this to save jobs not political power.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

I am not a big fan of The Obama Administration not solely because of ideological issues but more so because I feel like there's a lack of positive leadership

Given that, what administration were you a big fan of?

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Does one have to be a "fan" of some administration? Pick a team and root for it no matter what, sort of?

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

I like Ike!!!

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

It's more a game of 'Who would do it better?'

This applies to burger joints and politicians. I don't want to discuss cheeseburgers with someone who hates all cheeseburgers but imagines a hypothetical burger they would like.

[comeonyouspurs.livejournal.com]

I prefer the Morales (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jul/03/bolivia-president-evo-morales-plane-video) administration. ;)

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Anything that helps big business and hurts the little guy must be good.

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

Does this hurt the little guy? I was thinking this gave them back the hours they were loosing because how the bill was written. Please explain.

10 Stories of job loss because of Obama care:

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/11/ten-stories-of-job-loss-as-consequences-of-obamacare/

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

When sweatshops close down due to upgrades in work safety regulations, it is not as bad for the employees as one might think.

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

[farmerz-agent.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot....

[policraticus.livejournal.com]

If it can't be implemented in time, if it is going to hurt the economy when it is implemented, then... why not just scrap it?

That would be leadership. This? This is just kicking the can down the road a bit.

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Never trust anyone who makes more than 5 figures a year