Wild Cobra
11-04-2011, 02:28 AM
Is this what you guys wanted?
Obama Health Care Law Has Unexpected Beneficiaries (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141967141)
Two Texas public employee programs are among the top 25 beneficiaries of a $5-billion fund to shore up employer coverage for early retirees, despite Texas Gov. Rick Perry's vow to repeal what Republicans derisively call "Obamacare."
The top beneficiary: the United Auto Workers retiree medical plan, collecting more than $220 million.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a statewide system for public education employees, received more than $70 million as of Sept. 22, according to the federal Health and Human Services Department. The Employees Retirement System of Texas, which covers state employees, received about $30 million.
Calculations by Enzi's staff also list AT&T, Verizon, General Electric, General Motors, Qwest, Caterpillar and other private companies in the top 25, not to mention the two Texas state programs. AT&T received $157 million.
Several media companies are also benefiting. The Associated Press, a nonprofit news-gathering service owned by the nation's newspapers, has received $191,888.
Why is this money going to programs that are already providing healthcare for employees? Is this payback for Obama's record breaking corporate political contributions?
Don't you love it when your hard earned tax dollars are used to buy votes?
Obama Health Care Law Has Unexpected Beneficiaries (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141967141)
Two Texas public employee programs are among the top 25 beneficiaries of a $5-billion fund to shore up employer coverage for early retirees, despite Texas Gov. Rick Perry's vow to repeal what Republicans derisively call "Obamacare."
The top beneficiary: the United Auto Workers retiree medical plan, collecting more than $220 million.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a statewide system for public education employees, received more than $70 million as of Sept. 22, according to the federal Health and Human Services Department. The Employees Retirement System of Texas, which covers state employees, received about $30 million.
Calculations by Enzi's staff also list AT&T, Verizon, General Electric, General Motors, Qwest, Caterpillar and other private companies in the top 25, not to mention the two Texas state programs. AT&T received $157 million.
Several media companies are also benefiting. The Associated Press, a nonprofit news-gathering service owned by the nation's newspapers, has received $191,888.
Why is this money going to programs that are already providing healthcare for employees? Is this payback for Obama's record breaking corporate political contributions?
Don't you love it when your hard earned tax dollars are used to buy votes?