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kpete

(72,018 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 10:16 AM Apr 2014

Fox host tells Ted Cruz: ‘You’re in a minority’ on Obamacare repeal, people aren’t ‘behind that’

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Fox host tells Ted Cruz: ‘You’re in a minority’ on Obamacare repeal, people aren’t ‘behind that’
By David Edwards
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 9:58 EDT

The hosts of Fox & Friends on Tuesday warned Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) that less and less people were backing his crusade to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care reform law.

“I think at this point it is abundantly clear this thing it isn’t working,” Cruz told the Fox News hosts the morning after the White House announced that it was on track to meet its goal of 7 million enrollees. “You can’t fiddle around the edges. I think it is the essence of pragmatism to recognize this thing isn’t working, and let’s start over, let’s repeal every word of it.”

“You know, you’re kind of in a minority when it comes to that,” host Steve Doocy pointed out. “You look at the polling, Senator, and a lot of Americans like parts of it, would like to see parts of it continue. So, to blow the whole thing up, I don’t know if people are behind that.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/01/fox-host-tells-ted-cruz-youre-in-a-minority-on-obamacare-repeal-people-arent-behind-that/

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Fox host tells Ted Cruz: ‘You’re in a minority’ on Obamacare repeal, people aren’t ‘behind that’ (Original Post) kpete Apr 2014 OP

"...let’s start over, let’s repeal every word of it.” House of Roberts Apr 2014 #1

that line should be tattooed to his forehead warrior1 Apr 2014 #2

I guess he doesn't read his own FB page..Dolt..n/t monmouth3 Apr 2014 #3

I think the narrative has changed. Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #4

House of Roberts

(5,186 posts)

1. "...let’s start over, let’s repeal every word of it.”

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 10:53 AM

Apr 2014

Starting with these two provisions in the law, which I would submit to you is the driving force behind the Koch Brothers and all the other big money against the ACA.

Medicare surtax on wages and investment income: The law raised the Medicare tax on wages and subjects investment income to a Medicare tax for the first time.
But the changes only affect high-income households.
They will owe another 0.9% on their earned income over $200,000 ($250,000 if married). That's on top of the 1.45% Medicare tax that they currently pay on all of their wages.
For those making more than $200,000 ($250,000 if married) and who have investment income, they also may be subject to a 3.8% tax on at least a portion of their capital gains and dividends.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/09/pf/taxes/obamacare-taxes-individuals/index.html

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

2. that line should be tattooed to his forehead

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 10:56 AM

Apr 2014

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

3. I guess he doesn't read his own FB page..Dolt..n/t

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 12:00 PM

Apr 2014

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

4. I think the narrative has changed.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 12:23 PM

Apr 2014

Now that all the major deadlines have passed the news cycle can't feed the hysteria anymore. The news stories that we will be hearing now are about local hospitals forced to close because they didn't get the money the Medicaid expansion would have brought to them. Residents of Tennessee trying to prove that they really live in Kentucky because they are ill and need help. People angry because they burned their non-existent Obamacare Cards who ended up being injured and now need to declare bankruptcy.

Along with all the terrible stories we are about to start hearing about from the states that did not expand Medicaid there will be the story that starts in July as the 80/20 rule rebate checks start to hit mailboxes all across the country.

The narrative has changed. This is the new reality.

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