Rep. Mike Rogers of MI thinks it is such a great idea he wants to give consumers the right to opt out of Obamacrap.
As of February, the Obama administration had granted a total of 1,040 one-year waivers to providers of bare-bones insurance plans, including McDonald's Corp. and at least three local branches of the Service Employees International Union.
"If the SEIU gets a waiver and McDonald's gets a waiver…shouldn't the average person who's impacted by this get a waiver too?" Mr. Rogers asked in an interview.
Why should everyone else have all the fun?
If I buy a McDonald's hamburger I should have the same rights as the person who asked me if I wanted to upsize my order.
The law already allows consumers to apply for a hardship waiver from paying the penalty if they're uninsured. To qualify, individuals must show that the cost of insurance exceeds 8% of their household income. Lower earners—households with income of up to $88,000 for a family of four—will get tax credits to offset the cost of insurance.
Good to know that $88,000 per year is considered low income.
Now if we can only get a bail out like the banks and auto companies did . . .
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