Boo-freaking-hoo. So Obamacare has mandated Congress to suck it up and pay through the ass or face a penalty - just like everybody else in the country. Maybe those fucks should cut their staffers to part-time and let 'em apply for benefits through the new exchanges that are designed to lower health care costs for ALL Americans.Lawmakers, aides may get Obamacare exemption
...There is concern in some quarters that the provision requiring lawmakers and staffers to join the exchanges, if it isn’t revised, could lead to a “brain drain” on Capitol Hill, as several sources close to the talks put it.
The problem stems from whether members and aides set to enter the exchanges would have their health insurance premiums subsidized by their employer — in this case, the federal government. If not, aides and lawmakers in both parties fear that staffers — especially low-paid junior aides — could be hit with thousands of dollars in new health care costs, prompting them to seek jobs elsewhere. Older, more senior staffers could also retire or jump to the private sector rather than face a big financial penalty.
Plus, lawmakers — especially those with long careers in public service and smaller bank accounts — are also concerned about the hit to their own wallets
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/o ... z2RVpQOv00
Er, you mean the exchanges don't lower health care costs? Oh, snap. Surely,
Brain-trust my ass.
Fuck this noise. Scorched earth come 2014 for every fucking Democrat that helped pass this abomination of an entitlement, and every sackless Republican that signs off on the exemption. :brad:
