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Stunning
Setback to Obamacare
Phyllis Schlafly
Jul 29, 2014
Obamacare has proven again to be the biggest legislative failure in
history, with last week's ruling that its subsidies are illegal. These
subsidies induced some 5 million Americans to sign up for Obamacare but
are prohibited by law as held by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell.
This humiliation to the Obama administration was a devastating setback
to legislation already disfavored by a 59-40 percent margin among the
public, according to the latest CNN poll. Twice as many Americans say
they are being hurt rather than helped by Obamacare.
Officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
Obamacare is neither affordable nor protective of patients. It promised
subsidies for millions of Americans to buy new health insurance and to
pay costly premiums that have driven insurance company stock values to
record highs...
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