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Seniors Face Return of Obamacare Tax in 2018
The clock is ticking for the return of an Obamacare tax that opponents say will hit older Americans on fixed incomes particularly hard, costing them an extra $500 per couple. “For seniors on fixed incomes, my heavens, it’s a real problem,” @60PlusAssoc says. Congress hasn’t taken action to delay or eliminate the tax before Jan….Fred Lucas -
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GOP Lawmakers Press for Investigation of FBI’s ‘Special Treatment’ of Hillary Clinton Probe
Conservatives are calling for an investigation of what they say was the FBI’s “special treatment” of Hillary Clinton ahead of the Dec. 7 testimony of FBI Director Christopher Wray before the House Judiciary Committee. “I am proud to be joined by my fellow conservatives in the House to call for an investigation into the FBI’s…Rachel del Guidice -
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Doomsday Will Not Follow Repeal of Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
Congressional repeal of Obamacare’s individual insurance mandate penalty is not tantamount to pressing the button on the doomsday machine. Critics of the Senate tax bill say repeal of the mandate penalty to buy Obamacare coverage will result in a spike in premiums, an increase in the numbers of the uninsured, and a “collapse” of the…Robert Moffit -
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The Senate Voted to Kill Obamacare’s Individual Mandate. Why That Was a Wise Call.
Obamacare’s individual mandate to buy federally standardized health insurance is a tax, courtesy of the Supreme Court’s elaborate exercise in creative writing: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012). Legislators should judge a law by its results, not by good intentions. The record is clear: This particular tax is both unworkable and unfair. The…Robert Moffit -
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This Obama-Created Agency’s Power Shows the Danger of the Deep State
Never let a crisis go to waste. The kerfuffle at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB—an often overlooked consumer watchdog agency created during the Obama administration—is a perfect illustration of how the administrative state has become a menace to constitutional government. The CFPB re-emerged as a focus of controversy last week when its director,…Jarrett Stepman -
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Watchdogs Turn Up More Evidence Obama’s EPA Broke Federal Law
Former President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency used a social media platform to secretly promote the agency’s policies in violation of federal law, according to a conservative watchdog group in Washington, D.C. Judicial Watch obtained 900 pages of documents Monday showing the EPA used social media to lobby support for the Waters of the United…Chris White -
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Why Eliminating Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Should Be Part of Tax Reform
Obamacare’s individual mandate survived the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act solely because the court interpreted the insurance requirement as a “tax.” But now that Republicans in the Senate have included repealing—or zeroing out—this “tax” as part of tax reform, Democrats are crying foul play, accusing Republicans of trying to wrongly include…Rachel Greszler -
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Q&A: FCC Chairman Explains Why He’s Ending Obama’s ‘Heavy-Handed Internet Regulations’
The Federal Communications Commission will vote in December on a proposal to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. Shortly after publicly announcing the news, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spoke to Daily Signal Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey. In the edited transcript that follows, Pai explains what it means for consumers and addresses concerns voiced by the left. Bluey:…Robert B. Bluey -
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How Fewer Obamacare Options Hurt a 4-Year-Old
Forget good intentions. Remember bad results. The Washington Post recently published a heart-wrenching story of two Virginia families caught up with the consequences of a damaged, declining, and increasingly noncompetitive health insurance market. Little Collette Briggs, 4, suffers from an aggressive case of leukemia, and the Briggs family for two years has depended upon the…Robert Moffit -
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Democrats in Meltdown Mode as Obamacare Individual Mandate Moves Toward Extinction
Democrats, of course, oppose the tax cuts moving through Congress. They believe government knows how to spend your money better than you do. But what has really got their goat is eliminating the Obamacare tax—known as the individual mandate—that Americans have to pay to the IRS for simply choosing not to buy health insurance. This…Emily Miller -
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Repealing the Obamacare Mandate Lets Americans Keep More of Their Money
The Senate should be commended for including repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in its tax reform plan. Repealing the mandate that forces individuals to buy health insurance would provide tax relief to millions of Americans who can’t afford the rising costs of Obamacare and otherwise would be subject to the tax penalty. The Congressional Budget…Adam Michel -
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Senate to Add Obamacare Repeal to Tax Bill, and Some House Members Support, Too
As Congress works to pass tax reform by the end of the year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that a repeal of Obamacare’s individual health care mandate would be added to the Senate version of the tax bill. “We’re optimistic that inserting the individual mandate repeal would be helpful,” McConnell said Tuesday, speaking…Rachel del Guidice -
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Senate Makes Bold Move, Includes Repeal of Obamacare’s Individual Mandate in Tax Bill
News broke on Tuesday that the Senate will include repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in its final tax bill. This is something President Donald Trump has called for, and it’s exactly the right move. It’s critical that Congress take every opportunity to undo Obamacare’s damage. Repealing the individual mandate is a great place to begin…Whitney Jones -
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Obama’s EPA Spent $1.5 Million So Employees Could Hurt Air Quality Driving to Work
President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency paid $1.5 million for employee parking spaces, many of which went to the highly-paid upper management or were unused, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. The EPA spent $840,000 subsidizing parking spaces and another $690,000 on empty spaces, the agency’s inspector general found. Meanwhile, federal law has sought to discourage employees…Ethan Barton -
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Biden ‘Sunday Night Football’ Interview Shows Campaign Finance ‘Reform’ Would Benefit Media, Not All People
Many liberals point to the rising price tag of American political campaigns to support calls for campaign finance reform. According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and many others, the billions of dollars donated to political campaigns by individuals and corporations amount to “legalized bribery” on the part of big corporations and the super-wealthy. But constraining…John York -
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Must-See Moments: Did the DNC Rig the Nomination for Hillary Clinton?
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week, many of which often go underreported or misreported by the mainstream media. This week, Donna Brazile, former Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman, suggested the DNC rigged Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination. And Michelle Obama criticized men this week, calling them out for being “entitled”…Daily Signal Staff -
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GOP’s Top Tax Writer Says Obamacare Mandate Could Be Repealed in Tax Plan
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says Republican’s tax plan unveiled Thursday could potentially include a repeal of the individual health care mandate in Obamacare. “The president feels very strongly about including this at some step before the final process and he’s told me that twice by phone and once in person,”…Rachel del Guidice -
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Why the New Obamacare ‘Fix’ Is a Dud, and Why the Narrative Justifying It Is Wrong
While President Donald Trump’s response to the bipartisan health care proposal on Capitol Hill has slid from optimistic to negative, and then back to optimistic, he would be right to move away from this deal. Despite its advocates’ claims, this proposal isn’t needed to help low-income Americans or stabilize the insurance markets—and is a major…Jarrett Stepman -
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School Named After Jefferson Davis Will Be Renamed After Obama
A predominantly black public school in Mississippi named after Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States in the 1860s, will be renamed after former President Barrack Obama, according to a report released Wednesday. Stakeholders in the school voted earlier this month at the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting to change the elementary school’s…Henry Rodgers -
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House Conservative Leader Calls Obamacare Bailout Bill ‘Unacceptable’
The latest attempt at a legislative fix to Obamacare was met with a mixture of hesitance and outright opposition by Republicans who have repeatedly vowed to pass a comprehensive repeal and replace bill. A bipartisan bill, which was introduced Tuesday by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., would temporarily reinstate the federal payments…Jack Crowe