The Obama Administration now says the IRS probe has become a top priority. “Yes, it’s right on the top of their not-to-do list,” says Jodi Miller. In this special Fourth of July edition of NewsBusted, she also introduces a house cat running for mayor of a town in Mexico and addresses reports of the NBA being recruited to pump up Obamacare.
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Much has been written about the bloated costs associated with Obamacare. Pundit Dick Morris begins to break down what the impact will be for average middle-income Americans. If his figures are correct, look for many to opt out of the program, and simply pay a fine rather than be saddled with the exorbitant Obamacare fees.
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In a little-known provision of Obamacare, student loan money is being diverted to help underwrite the enormous costs associated with the new and bureaucratic federal health mandates. If this provision were to be scrapped, students would see about a 20 percent reduction in the interest charged on their loan repayments. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
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Fifty-four percent of Americans say Congress should cut spending from current levels and 62 percent say Congress should forget about gun control and move on to other issues.
Social Security is widely popular, with 65 percent having a favorable view of the retirement portions of the program. But it’s also widely misunderstood as an individual retirement account rather than a transfer payment financed by current tax dollars.
A plurality – 45 percent of respondents – still dislike Obamacare and one in five Americans qualifies as libertarian based on responses to questions about the role of the government in social and economic affairs. The results come from the latest The Reason-Rupe Poll, a quarterly, national survey of 1,003 people via cell phones and landlines. More from Reason.TV.
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Even though Obamacare is still not fully implemented, the Democrats are already asking for it to be bailed out. “So Nancy Pelosi is now saying we have to bail out Obamacare to find out what’s in it,” Jodi Miller reports. In this NewsBusted, Miller also touches upon the astronomical unemployment rate among youths in Greece and radio talk show host Randi Rhodes’ assertion that Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh are terrorists.
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Under arbitrary and capricious rules designed to save money, hospitals stand to be penalized under Obamacare if they administer quality medical care. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
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Now that Obamacare is the law, President Obama is moving to eliminate the public’s options to challenge or overturn any elements of the new health care laws. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
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Members of Congress are trying to exempt themselves and their staffs from Obamacare because the new health care system is a complete mess with outrageous premiums and absurd requirements. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
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“Most physicians can’t afford to accept Medicaid” patients, says Dr. Alieta Eck, a primary-care physician based in Piscataway, New Jersey. “If you’re getting paid about $17 per visit, it won’t be long before you can’t pay your staff or pay your rent.”
Medicaid is the nation’s health care system for the poor. It’s funded jointly by the federal government and the states. Medicaid is either the first- or second-largest budget item in all 50 states and the program is slated for a massive expansion under President Obama’s health-care reform law. Despite the program’s huge and growing overall cost, reimbursements to medical providers are so low that many practices refuse to accept Medicaid patients, causing long waiting periods for treatment. H/T Reason.TV
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This just in…Daniel Day Lewis won the Oscar for his portrayal of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. “Hey, we thought the best acting by a president was when Obama said his proposals won’t raise the deficit,” says Jodi Miller. In this edition of NewsBusted, she also weighs in on California’s looming shortage of doctors, horse meat in the United Kingdom and a woman who is suing her university because she received a C-Plus.
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