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BILL CLINTON TO OBAMA: 'Honor Your Commitment' On Obamacare

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"I personally believe, even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.
They are the ones who heard the promise, 'If you like what you've got, you can keep it,'"

Read more: Bill Clinton Scolds Obama On Obamacare - Business Insider


PRESIDENT CLINTON IS ANGRY
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Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Business Insider is garbage.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

So, Obama can now dictate to the insurance company that the citizen can maintain the previous policy they had with them?
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

So, Obama can now dictate to the insurance company that the citizen can maintain the previous policy they had with them?

You're right. Obama isn't going to go after Insurance companies.

This is a huge tax increase on the middle class and another massive tax break to the rich - and Obama plans to stay that course.

We have to remember, the WalMart heirs ONLY have $20 BILLION dollars each. If Obama doesn't help them out every way he can with every exemption from law and special favors he can this country is doomed.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

So, Obama can now dictate to the insurance company that the citizen can maintain the previous policy they had with them?

That's not whats being said at all. Whats being said is that insurance carriers no longer have to dump peoples existing insurance plans if they don't meet Obamacare's minimum requirements. Basically those particular people's existing plans do not have to meet Obamacares requirements.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

You're right. Obama isn't going to go after Insurance companies.

This is a huge tax increase on the middle class and another massive tax break to the rich - and Obama plans to stay that course.

We have to remember, the WalMart heirs ONLY have $20 BILLION dollars each. If Obama doesn't help them out every way he can with every exemption from law and special favors he can this country is doomed.

Other than partisanship...what does this have to do with what he asked or what this thread is about?
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

It's pretty sad when Bill Clinton gets to lecture anyone about "honor".
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

So, Obama can now dictate to the insurance company that the citizen can maintain the previous policy they had with them?

Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't he already 'dictated' through the 'grandfathering' provisions?
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Business Insider is garbage.

Bill Clinton's plan to Fix Obama's mess is Garbage. His wifes healthcare proposal failed because ( among other things ) it couldn't GUARANTEE that people would keep their plans and their doctors, people thought it was a joke.

So how did Obama address that issue ?

HE LIED. And now Clinton has the nerve to inject himself into this issue with a plan that doesn't fix Obama-Care.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

So, Obama can now dictate to the insurance company that the citizen can maintain the previous policy they had with them?

Why would he stop now ?

People lost their insurance because of the mandates in HIS signature legislation.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Doesn't this whole thing depend upon people signing up through the exchanges to fund it? If this is true wouldn't allowing people to keep their current plans undermine the funding mechanism?
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't he already 'dictated' through the 'grandfathering' provisions?

The PPACA grandfathering provision is a joke. The "grandfathered" plans must change to remove any annual/lifetime caps, cover children until age 26 and still keep the co-pay, deductible and premium rates basically unchanged from those in 2010.
 
Nice that Bill is running some cover for Hillary.

That's exactly what I thought. Ah. So this is Hillary's opening gambit to gain some sunlight between her and the President.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Doesn't this whole thing depend upon people signing up through the exchanges to fund it? If this is true wouldn't allowing people to keep their current plans undermine the funding mechanism?

BINGO!

Eventually no one will get to keep their insurance.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

What was this suppose to accomplish? Defense of the realm?

It's a blog written by names like Godzilla and SmokeyJoe. I wouldn't trust anything from it.
 
"I personally believe, even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.
They are the ones who heard the promise, 'If you like what you've got, you can keep it,'"

Read more: Bill Clinton Scolds Obama On Obamacare - Business Insider


PRESIDENT CLINTON IS ANGRY
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Yeah, I head that on CNN in my car picking up one of the grandkids. I have to agree with him, people can hem and haw around if they want, but it was a promise. But I wonder about his his motive his, he always has/had one. Could it be that he knows if Hillary wins in 2016 she will own Obamacare and he is trying to help her put some distance between what has been one heck of a screw-up roll out.

Don't get me wrong, I would welcome Bill back in a heartbeat as president. I do think we ought to do away with that 22nd Amendment.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't he already 'dictated' through the 'grandfathering' provisions?

Nope, you are correct... But there was no provision that stated that the insurance companies could not change their coverage to meet the standard of the ACA. So the good business people saw an angle to make more money, upped the coverage and no longer offered the older, existing plans.

I wrote letters to my Congressmen (two, I own homes in two districts...) and my senators last year with this same concern. There is no doubt in my mind that the Dem leadership knew it would happen. I do not understand how that question was not asked by the Repubs in a very public way. They were too busy spouting "death panel" and other hyperbole.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

And so the fact they were 100% correct doesn't matter as long as it comes from a source you don't like - way to open your mind. I'm curious now that your beloved MSNBC has aired it - do you now believe or is that a conspiracy too?


It's a blog written by names like Godzilla and SmokeyJoe. I wouldn't trust anything from it.
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

Nope, you are correct... But there was no provision that stated that the insurance companies could not change their coverage to meet the standard of the ACA. So the good business people saw an angle to make more money, upped the coverage and no longer offered the older, existing plans.

I wrote letters to my Congressmen (two, I own homes in two districts...) and my senators last year with this same concern. There is no doubt in my mind that the Dem leadership knew it would happen. I do not understand how that question was not asked by the Repubs in a very public way. They were too busy spouting "death panel" and other hyperbole.

For your interest:

http://rsc.scalise.house.gov/uploadedfiles/gop_amendments_submitted_to_hr_4872--8.31.10.pdf

Note #25 on page 25. It would appear they tried but failed...?
 
Re: Racist Bill Clinton Criticizes President Obama

For your interest:

http://rsc.scalise.house.gov/uploadedfiles/gop_amendments_submitted_to_hr_4872--8.31.10.pdf

Note #25 on page 25. It would appear they tried but failed...?

Well, a big "atta boy" to Cliff Stearns! And of course, the Speaker never brought it to committee...............

I still don't understand why a bigger deal was not made about this.... My only guess is that the GOP knew it would happen and let it go so that they could point fingers and say "you lie!!!"
 
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