Records Set On Obama's Watch

[AmericanFirst]

he inherited a bad economy , not seen since the flood!

And of course the only possible solution to a bad economy -- make it worse. That'll show it!

Well, Bush did it, so.....

Bush didn't promise hopey changey and then do the same thing as usual. America was attacked on Bush's watch wich he had to pay for taking the fight to the enemy. Obamaturd is just a big government spending socialist.

 

[Wicked Jester]

Temporary waivers have been granted to give people time to make the necessary adjustments. It's not due to the regulations, but the time in which they had to be implemented. I am aware of no one who has a permanent waiver.

So, you think there are regulatory burdens that are keeping businesses from hiring. Such as which regulations?

IOW, you are an economic and business illiterate, although we really did not require any additional proof.

As to regulations, here's a set of what small businesses face

So, you're now blaming Obama and Obamacare for rules and laws that were in place before Obama and Obamacare? Wow, dude. That's pretty desperate.

No, dude, what's pretty desperate is the fact that you Obamabot loons just can't fathom, nor admit your boy is an abject failure, on most fronts.....The man is an economic illiterate. And his poll numbers are showing there is little confidence in his ability to lead, in his economic ability, and most importantly, the direction he is taking this country.

You can sit here and shill for the failure until the cows come home.....Clear thinking people are not buying your abject BS, at all.

 

[Meister]

And of course the only possible solution to a bad economy -- make it worse. That'll show it!

Well, Bush did it, so.....

Bush didn't promise hopey changey and then do the same thing as usual. America was attacked on Bush's watch which he had to pay for taking the fight to the enemy. Obamaturd is just a big government spending socialist.

I hope you knew sarcasm when I posted it....just sayin....

 

[boedicca]

And which policy of his do you think produced negative results?

Cap and trade

Cap and trade was passed? When did this happen?

The EPA is doing an end run around Congress' lack of approval with the "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule". This is a great example of the regulatory bureaucracy acting as a fourth (unconstitutional) branch of government.

 

[Sunshine]

Well, Bush did it, so.....

Bush didn't promise hopey changey and then do the same thing as usual. America was attacked on Bush's watch which he had to pay for taking the fight to the enemy. Obamaturd is just a big government spending socialist.

I hope you knew sarcasm when I posted it....just sayin....

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor. Satire is the highest form of humor.

I believe your post was satire, and concrete thinkers rarely understand satire.

 

[boedicca]

And Puns are the most Puntacular form of humor.

 

[freedombecki]

What a bunch of negative Nelly's

About these true facts?

1. U. S. sovereign debt downgrade: first in American history
2. Federal Spending 25% of GDP: highest since WWII
3. Budget deficit 10% of GDP: highest since WWII
4. Federal debt 67% of GDP: highest since WWII
5. Employment 58.1% population working: lowest since 1983
6. Long-term unemployment, 45.9% of total: highest since 1930s
7. Increase in nonfarm payroll employment .5% since recovery began 26 months ago: slowest job growth 26 months after a severe recession since WWII
8. Home ownership rate 59.7%: lowest since 1965
9. Taxpayers paying income tax 49%: lowest in modern era
10. Government dependency 47%, defined as the percentage of persons receiving one or more federal benefit payments: highest in American history

Sources: Standard & Poor's, Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Morgan Stanley, Joint Committee on Taxation and the U. S. Census.

Aw, Moonie, d'ya want some cheese to go with that whine?

 

[francoHFW]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

 

[Sunshine]

What a bunch of negative Nelly's

About these true facts?

1. U. S. sovereign debt downgrade: first in American history
2. Federal Spending 25% of GDP: highest since WWII
3. Budget deficit 10% of GDP: highest since WWII
4. Federal debt 67% of GDP: highest since WWII
5. Employment 58.1% population working: lowest since 1983
6. Long-term unemployment, 45.9% of total: highest since 1930s
7. Increase in nonfarm payroll employment .5% since recovery began 26 months ago: slowest job growth 26 months after a severe recession since WWII
8. Home ownership rate 59.7%: lowest since 1965
9. Taxpayers paying income tax 49%: lowest in modern era
10. Government dependency 47%, defined as the percentage of persons receiving one or more federal benefit payments: highest in American history

Sources: Standard & Poor's, Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Morgan Stanley, Joint Committee on Taxation and the U. S. Census.

Aw, Moonie, d'ya want some cheese to go with that whine?

Mooney and I go way back. He NEVER whines. He just farts in your face!

 

[SFC Ollie]

It's all Bush's fault!!

Right, Obamabots?

No one denies those issues are all true. The difference is liberals don't blame Obama for all of them and conservatives do.

Problem is that Liberals don't blame Obama for anything.

 

[Moonglow]

Things will get better,just takes time. I am not worried about it. It wouldn't help if I did.

 

[Meister]

Cap and trade

Cap and trade was passed? When did this happen?

The EPA is doing an end run around Congress' lack of approval with the "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule". This is a great example of the regulatory bureaucracy acting as a fourth (unconstitutional) branch of government.

Which would fall under Obama's policies. Something that I'mstupid can't wrap his mind around.

 

[Moonglow]

It's all Bush's fault!!

Right, Obamabots?

No one denies those issues are all true. The difference is liberals don't blame Obama for all of them and conservatives do.

Problem is that Liberals don't blame Obama for anything.

Whooaaa there pardner, that's not true. Stop riding ur high horse.

 

[Meister]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

It doesn't mean that business owners aren't adjusting their businesses because of "cap and tax" and obamacare. The EPA is doing a pretty good job without any bill passed at all.

 

[Moonglow]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

It doesn't mean that business owners aren't adjusting their businesses because of "cap and tax" and obamacare. The EPA is doing a pretty good job without any bill passed at all.

cap and trade never passed from being a bill.

 

[boedicca]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

What an ignoramus. Here are the parts of ObamaCare that are already in effect:

Effective at enactment

The Food and Drug Administration is now authorized to approve generic versions of biologic drugs and grant biologics manufacturers 12 years of exclusive use before generics can be developed.[37]
The Medicaid drug rebate for brand name drugs is increased to 23.1% (except the rebate for clotting factors and drugs approved exclusively for pediatric use increases to 17.1%), and the rebate is extended to Medicaid managed care plans; the Medicaid rebate for non-innovator, multiple source drugs is increased to 13% of average manufacturer price.[37]
A non-profit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is established, independent from government, to undertake comparative effectiveness research.[37] This is charged with examining the "relative health outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and appropriateness" of different medical treatments by evaluating existing studies and conducting its own. Its 19-member board is to include patients, doctors, hospitals, drug makers, device manufacturers, insurers, payers, government officials and health experts. It will not have the power to mandate or even endorse coverage rules or reimbursement for any particular treatment. Medicare may take the Institute’s research into account when deciding what procedures it will cover, so long as the new research is not the sole justification and the agency allows for public input.[38] The bill forbids the Institute to develop or employ "a dollars per quality adjusted life year" (or similar measure that discounts the value of a life because of an individual’s disability) as a threshold to establish what type of health care is cost effective or recommended. This makes it different from the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Creation of task forces on Preventive Services and Community Preventive Services to develop, update, and disseminate evidenced-based recommendations on the use of clinical and community prevention services.[37]
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is reauthorized and amended.[37]

[edit] Effective June 21, 2010

Adults with pre-existing conditions became eligible to join a temporary high-risk pool, which will be superseded by the health care exchange in 2014.[21][39] To qualify for coverage, applicants must have a pre-existing health condition and have been uninsured for at least the past six months.[40] There is no age requirement.[40] The new program sets premiums as if for a standard population and not for a population with a higher health risk. Allows premiums to vary by age (4:1), geographic area, and family composition. Limit out-of-pocket spending to $5,950 for individuals and $11,900 for families, excluding premiums.[40][41][42]

[edit] Effective July 1, 2010

The President established, within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a council to be known as the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council to help begin to develop a National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. The Surgeon General shall serve as the Chairperson of the new Council.[43][44]
A 10% tax on indoor tanning took effect.

[edit] Effective September 23, 2010

Insurers are prohibited from imposing lifetime dollar limits on essential benefits, like hospital stays in new policies issued.[45]
Dependents (children) will be permitted to remain on their parents' insurance plan until their 26th birthday,[46] and regulations implemented under the Act include dependents that no longer live with their parents, are not a dependent on a parent’s tax return, are no longer a student, or are married.[47][48]
Insurers are prohibited from excluding pre-existing medical conditions (except in grandfathered individual health insurance plans) for children under the age of 19.[49][50]
Insurers are prohibited from charging co-payments, co-insurance, or deductibles for Level A or Level B preventive care and medical screenings on all new insurance plans.[51]
Individuals affected by the Medicare Part D coverage gap will receive a $250 rebate, and 50% of the gap will be eliminated in 2011.[52] The gap will be eliminated by 2020.
Insurers' abilities to enforce annual spending caps will be restricted, and completely prohibited by 2014.[21]
Insurers are prohibited from dropping policyholders when they get sick.[21]
Insurers are required to reveal details about administrative and executive expenditures.[21]
Insurers are required to implement an appeals process for coverage determination and claims on all new plans.[21]
Enhanced methods of fraud detection are implemented.[21]
Medicare is expanded to small, rural hospitals and facilities.[21]
Medicare patients with chronic illnesses must be monitored/evaluated on a 3 month basis for coverage of the medications for treatment of such illnesses.
Non-profit Blue Cross insurers are required to maintain a loss ratio (money spent on procedures over money incoming) of 85% or higher to take advantage of IRS tax benefits.[21]
Companies which provide early retiree benefits for individuals aged 55–64 are eligible to participate in a temporary program which reduces premium costs.[21]
A new website installed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services will provide consumer insurance information for individuals and small businesses in all states.[21]
A temporary credit program is established to encourage private investment in new therapies for disease treatment and prevention.[21]

[edit] Effective by January 1, 2011

Insurers will be required to spend 85% of large-group and 80% of small-group and individual plan premiums (with certain adjustments) on healthcare or to improve healthcare quality, or return the difference to the customer as a rebate.[53]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is responsible for developing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and overseeing the testing of innovative payment and delivery models.[54]
Flexible spending accounts, Health reimbursement accounts and health savings accounts cannot be used to pay for over-the-counter drugs, purchased without a prescription, except insulin.[55]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


And as I noted - the EPA has been making regulations to implement what is basically Cap and Trade against the will of Congress.

 

[freedombecki]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

And some cheese for your whine, too, franco 'cause Moonie's already eaten his.

 

[Moonglow]

Cap and Trade wasn't PASSED and Obamacare doesn't START until 2014. ETC ETC ETC ETC. You dupes are hilarious. Loudmouths think you know ANYTHING! LOL!! The BS goes ON AND ON! Later chumps...

And some cheese for your whine, too, franco 'cause Moonie's already eaten his.

It was Japanese sage darby cheese.

 

[DontBeStupid]

Cap and trade was passed? When did this happen?

The EPA is doing an end run around Congress' lack of approval with the "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule". This is a great example of the regulatory bureaucracy acting as a fourth (unconstitutional) branch of government.

Which would fall under Obama's policies.

Ok. Lets assume for a moment that this "end run around Congress" is EXACTLY the same as the cap and trade bill which didn't get passed. (Yes, I know they're different, but still, lets assume).

So, HOW is this "end run" adversely affecting business? You still haven't said.

You guys just refuse to discuss that ever, don't you? Your logic is "A happened. B happened. Therefore A caused B." That's the same as saying "Obamacare passed. Pittsburgh lost the Super Bowl. Therefore Obamacare caused the Steelers to lose the Super Bowl." Now, I'm sure you believe that, but it has as much connection as all these rants about Obamacare hurting business. People rant about it, but never show it.

 

[Moonglow]

The EPA suggested a proposal to reduce emissions from coal powered electric plants, but it was withdrawn.