Behind the Curtain: Why AARP Supports ObamaCare

When the AARP began its full-throated support for the President’s Health Care Scheme many wondered why this venerable organization would support a plan which would  cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare, mostly by putting strict price controls on the very popular Medicare Advantage program.

By putting enormous price controls (cuts) in the Medicare Advantage program, many seniors will be forced to look to the other Medicare supplemental offer, MediGap.   It just so happens that AARP sells MediGap coverage to its members.  The income generated from those sales accounts for 60.3% of AARP’s revenues, ten years ago, this income only accounted for 10% of their budget.

So, in short, the Obama Health Care Scheme puts hundreds of millions of dollars in AARP’s coffers by forcing seniors off of Medicare Advantage and into MediGap programs.  You would think that this was enough of a payback to the AARP for their support.  But Big Government now reveals another little prize that has been awarded to AARP in time for their recent official endorsement of the Senate Bill.

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Tags: AARP, Big Hollywood, federal grants, Medicaid, Medicare
Posted Dec 18th 2009 at 9:29 am in Healthcare, Politics, Uncategorized | 4911863 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/sright/2009/12/18/behind-the-curtain-why-aarp-supports-obamacare/Behind+the+Curtain%3A+Why+AARP+Supports+ObamaCare2009-12-18+17%3A29%3A08Larry++O%26%2339%3BConnor

Will Cap and Trade Resurrect ACORN?

The dead apparently really can rise from the grave.

Though Congress voted to kill federal funding for ACORN in September, funding for the disgraced group could resume as early as December 18th, when the Continuing Resolution, which provides funds to run government while the final budget is complete and contains the funding ban, expires.

The question isn’t whether federal funds will flow again to the ethically-challenged group, but possibly when and how much money will flow.  If cap-and-trade legislation now making its way through Congress becomes law, the flow could be enormous.

In June, the U.S. House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (better known as Waxman-Markey), ostensibly to alleviate global warming by mandating an 83% reduction in U.S. carbon emissions by 2050.  A similar bill, introduced in the Senate by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA), has been approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.  Buried in both bills are provisions that would allocate vast amounts of federal money to community development organizations such as ACORN.

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Tags: ACORN, ACORN federal funding, boxer kerry, cap-and-trade, carbon emissions
Posted Nov 20th 2009 at 8:17 am in ACORN, Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | 3290632 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/cmay/2009/11/20/will-cap-and-trade-bring-acorn-back/Will+Cap+and+Trade+Resurrect+ACORN%3F2009-11-20+15%3A17%3A08Caroline++May

Pork Report November 13th: End of the World Edition

Why ask why? National Science Foundation and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study why children ask so many “why” question

Harvest time: The Washington Apple Commission receives federal funds to educate retailers in China, Russia and other countries how to handle apples and other perishable products

NASA wants you to know that the world won’t end in 2012; U.S. space agency launches Web resource to counter fictional new movie

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Posted Nov 13th 2009 at 11:41 am in Pork Report | 3053059 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/porkreport/2009/11/13/pork-report-november-13th-end-of-the-world-edition/Pork+Report+November+13th%3A+End+of+the+World+Edition2009-11-13+18%3A41%3A56The+Pork+Report