Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire departments to close

[tinydancer]

This is crazy but true.

'A public safety disaster': Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close

The Affordable Care Act forces companies with more than 50 workers to buy them all health insurance or pay hefty fines

The IRS says volunteer firefighters are 'employees,' even though the Department of Labor says they're 'volunteers'

Out of more than 1 million fire departments in the U.S., 87 per cent are staffed entirely or mostly by life-saving volunteers

Members of Congress are weighing in, but the Obama administration hasn't taken any action yet to carve out a fire-fighting exception



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Obamacare mandates are set to shutter THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments | Mail Online

 

[B. Kidd]

Volunteer Fire Dept.s' have been having a hard enough time in recent years attracting new volunteers as it is.

 

[jasonnfree]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

 

[jasonnfree]

You wingnuts haven't been this energized since romney was going to kick obama out of the white house.

 

[Unkotare]

This is crazy but true.

'A public safety disaster': Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close

"Volunteer" is not a term leftists are comfortable with, along with "charity," "private organizations," and "personal responsibility."

It's probably some 'racist' code word!

 

[BobPlumb]

When the time comes, king Obama will make a proclamation from on high that volunteer fire fighters are exempt.

 

[Mr. H.]

Farcical. Just like His Presidency. What a putz.