Mitt Romney said again during the big GOP presidential debate Wednesday that one of his first acts as president would be to "put out an executive order granting a waiver from ObamaCare to all 50 states." Former Gov. Romney's position is naïve and wrong. He can't use an executive order to wipe out two massive new federal entitlement programs, $550 billion in new and higher taxes, $575 billion in … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Can't Be Waived Away
Fourth Circuit Doesn't Rule on Obamacare's Constitutionality
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said today that Virginia has no standing to challenge Obamacare's individual mandate. In a second ruling issued at the same time, the Richmond court also said that Liberty University can't challenge the law before the mandate goes into effect in 2014. The latest rulings focused only on judicial procedure and not on the merits of the law, leaving a split … [Read more...] about Fourth Circuit Doesn't Rule on Obamacare's Constitutionality
A Hidden Jobs-Killer
In the early months of 2010, the economy was starting to show signs of life after the recession. Then Congress passed the president?s health-overhaul law.Debate over the ObamaCare law?s potential impact on hiring and the economy has been fierce from the start. The president promised it would be a boon to both; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the law would create 400,000 jobs ?almost immediately.? … [Read more...] about A Hidden Jobs-Killer
Repealing Health Care Legislation Will Create Jobs
The best thing that Congress can do to unleash jobs creation is to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law is discouraging businesses from hiring. According to a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey, 33 percent of small business owners say the law is either their greatest or second-greatest obstacle to new hiring. The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, … [Read more...] about Repealing Health Care Legislation Will Create Jobs
A Hidden Jobs-Killer
In the early months of 2010, the economy was starting to show signs of life after the recession. Then Congress passed the president’s health-overhaul law.Debate over the ObamaCare law’s potential impact on hiring and the economy has been fierce from the start. The president promised it would be a boon to both; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the law would create 400,000 jobs “almost immediately.” … [Read more...] about A Hidden Jobs-Killer
The Super Comittee Should Do Away With Obamacare’s Rationing Board
The August agreement to raise the debt ceiling puts intense focus on the new congressional super committee and its charge to cut federal spending. The 12 lawmakers on this panel will have no choice but to recommend changes in Medicare, and they should start by repealing the harmful and misguided rationing board created in the new health law.President Obama's health overhaul legislation created the … [Read more...] about The Super Comittee Should Do Away With Obamacare’s Rationing Board
Court Rules Against a Breathtakingly Expansive Mandate
The 11th Circuit decision last week was the most significant court ruling to date in the constitutional challenges to ObamaCare, and it virtually assures a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, most likely in the coming term. The 11th Circuit court was very blunt in saying that the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional but "is breathtaking in its expansive scope." "...This economic mandate … [Read more...] about Court Rules Against a Breathtakingly Expansive Mandate
‘Breathakingly Expansive’
The Eleventh Circuit decision this month was the most significant court ruling to date in the constitutional challenges to Obamacare, and it virtually assures a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, most likely in the coming term. The Eleventh Circuit court was very blunt in saying that the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional but “is breathtaking in its expansive scope.” This … [Read more...] about ‘Breathakingly Expansive’