Kamis, 10 Maret 2011

Obamacare Consumer Rights

Unions get waivers. Campaign contributors get waivers. Business owners and states get waivers. Why should consumers be left out?

Rep. Mike Rogers of MI thinks it is such a great idea he wants to give consumers the right to opt out of Obamacrap.

As of February, the Obama administration had granted a total of 1,040 one-year waivers to providers of bare-bones insurance plans, including McDonald's Corp. and at least three local branches of the Service Employees International Union.

"If the SEIU gets a waiver and McDonald's gets a waiver…shouldn't the average person who's impacted by this get a waiver too?" Mr. Rogers asked in an interview.


Why should everyone else have all the fun?

If I buy a McDonald's hamburger I should have the same rights as the person who asked me if I wanted to upsize my order.

The law already allows consumers to apply for a hardship waiver from paying the penalty if they're uninsured. To qualify, individuals must show that the cost of insurance exceeds 8% of their household income. Lower earners—households with income of up to $88,000 for a family of four—will get tax credits to offset the cost of insurance.

Good to know that $88,000 per year is considered low income.

Now if we can only get a bail out like the banks and auto companies did . . .

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