A new CNN poll taken after last week's Supreme Court ruling shows that 51% of the American people want all provisions in the health overhaul law repealed. Clearly the American people are not growing to like the law better, as President Obama promised they would. Instead, their opposition has hardened. The inside deals with key players from throughout the health sector were a big reason the … [Read more...] about Big Pharma, Big Purge
Grover Norquist: With a gavel bang, Obamacare is Obamatax
It’s official: Obamacare is Obamatax. The Supreme Court saved Obamacare but at the expense of exposing it as simply a massive collection of taxes - 20 taxes at least. Obamacare was supposed to reduce the cost of health insurance but it has six taxes on Americans who already have health insurance. Your insurance will cost more to pay Mr. Obama’s tax hikes. Obamacare was supposed to “bend the … [Read more...] about Grover Norquist: With a gavel bang, Obamacare is Obamatax
Eternal Vigilance for Religious Liberty
Church bells were ringing across America at noon on this Independence Day, marking the conclusion of the Fortnight for Freedom to raise awareness of the blessings of and threats to religious freedom. But our work has barely begun. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Bishop William E. Lori, and many others have explained in detail the threats to religious liberty — our first freedom — in this country and … [Read more...] about Eternal Vigilance for Religious Liberty
Joe Antos: Major changes after Supreme Court ruling
After The Supreme Court, Higher Cost and Unrealistic Timeline Will Force Major Changes The Supreme Court has spoken, but problems built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have not been resolved by the decision and may have worsened. Even accepting the law’s assumptions about how the health system should be reformed, actually putting all the pieces in place is exceptionally expensive and … [Read more...] about Joe Antos: Major changes after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling: What Does It All Mean?
Galen's Grace-Marie Turner spoke at a special Cato Institute forum just after the Supreme Court's ruling on the health overhaul law. … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling: What Does It All Mean?
Business Insider: Here Are The New Taxes You’re Going To Pay To Pay For Obamacare…
Well, Obamacare is now official, which means that a lot more people in the United States will have health insurance. And it also means a lot more people will be paying more taxes. (You didn't think Obamacare was free, did you?) Here are some of the new taxes you're going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: A 3.8% surtax on "investment income" when your adjusted gross income is more … [Read more...] about Business Insider: Here Are The New Taxes You’re Going To Pay To Pay For Obamacare…
Tom Miller: The healthcare law fight isn’t over
On Thursday, an unusual Supreme Court majority of "one" — Chief JusticeJohn G. Roberts Jr.— found that the healthcare law's individual mandate is unconstitutional under the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. But, surprise, the mandate is constitutional as a tax. This strange reasoning, not fully embraced even by the four concurring justices, handed judicial conservatives the … [Read more...] about Tom Miller: The healthcare law fight isn’t over
More Confusion to the Affordable Care Act
Statement by John Hoff, Secretary, Galen Institute The Supreme Court today has managed to add even more confusion to the Affordable Care Act. It finds that the individual mandate is not constitutionally permitted under the Commerce Clause, but that it can be upheld as an exercise of the Federal government’s taxing authority. The Act provides that individuals who are not covered by insurance … [Read more...] about More Confusion to the Affordable Care Act