Obama Admin Diverting $500 Million to the IRS for Obamacare
- Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:50am by
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The Obama administration has been “quietly diverting” roughly $500 million to the IRS to help implement the president’s controversial healthcare law, The Hill reports.
Funneled outside the normal appropriations process, the hefty sum is only a part of the IRS’ total implementation spending. GOP lawmakers have attempted to forestall it, at least until the Supreme Court reveals whether or not the bill is constitutional, but have thus far been unsuccessful.
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Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont) explained:
‘While President Obama and his Senate allies continue to spend more tax dollars implementing an unpopular and unworkable law that may very well be struck down as unconstitutional in a matter of months, I’ll continue to stand with the American people who want to repeal this law and replace it with something that will actually address the cost of healthcare.’
The administration has endeavored to implement any policies it can before the final Supreme Court decision– and it’s burning through the implementation money fast.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was granted $1 billion, and it plans to have spent it all by September. This is more than a year before the majority of the law even takes effect, and coincidentally, right before the election. Part of the spending comes in the form of the aforementioned payments to the IRS, totaling $200 million over the past two years, and it plans to transfer another $300 million this year.
The Government Accountability Office assures the public that the large transfers are perfectly legal, but it does leave the HHS in a tight spot.
The Hill explains:
[Significant] transfers to the IRS and other agencies leave less money for HHS, and the department needs to draw on the $1 billion fund for some of its biggest tasks.
The healthcare law directs HHS to set up a federal insurance exchange — a new marketplace for individuals and small businesses to buy coverage — in any state that doesn’t establish its own. But it didn’t provide any money for the federal exchange, forcing HHS to cobble together funding by using some of the $1 billion fund and steering money away from other accounts.
But why take such an indirect route in funding the IRS?
The Hill speculates: ”The transfers also allow the IRS to make the healthcare law a smaller part of its public budget figures. For example, the tax agency requested [only] $8 million next year to implement the individual mandate…”
The IRS will not only be responsible for penalizing those who do not have insurance, but also for implementing a bevy of new taxes and fees. They expect to add countless new employees to assist in the endeavor, at least 300 just covering tax changes and 537 monitoring new subsidies.
Critics object to the massive wealth transfer to the IRS on the grounds that Americans are essentially paying the IRS to take their money, for a bill that may or may not be constitutional.
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Comments (59)
Questionman
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:21pmtest
Report Post »Questionman
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:18pm43 comments from larry to Gail. ALL RACISTS! ALL BIGOTS, ALL EXTREMISTS WHO HATES BLACK PEOPLE IN THE WHITE HOUSE. Just when I thought the racist right couldn’t sink any lower….Who am I kidding, lower than dirt, lower than excrement!.
Obama actually helped out more Americans than Bush, can you give a good reason for impeachment? Presidents are NOT supreme overlords! How is our country more at risk when Obama took out many terrorist leaders and helps overthrow some selfish leaders? Our country has the most powerful military and friends in the world, it would take Russia and China together to even pose a real threat.
There is no impeachable offense. Besides, if GWB can lie to Congress about wmds to start a war and avoid impeachment as a war criminal Obama at least doesn’t have that kind of blood on his hands.
The Republicon political strategy is to destroy Americans jobs and the lives of American families. This must be a first, a major political party actually campaigning on programs to make America fail. It’s amazing.
What you are is racists, bigots and extremist planning to misinform voters and paint Obama as an evil dictator muslim.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:49pmIf it walks like a duck……………
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 10:36pmShould have read:
“paint Obama as an evil dictator ”
If he walks like a duck………………
Report Post »321481
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:30pmIts “bully politics”.
Report Post »ripley
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:30pmObama is a sneaky bas—d.
Report Post »CraigJCasey
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 1:26amYou just insulted all the bastards of the world. Obama is a bigoted race baiter. He needs to be fired in November, and all affirmative action ended. The token President has tried to BK our country! http://www.slideshare.net/CraigJCasey/reasons-why-i-hate-obamacare/
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:37pmwhy?????? IMPEACH OBAMA NOW
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:18pmSome things he does is close to embezzlement.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:32pmNo Problem with Pelosi and Reid on BO’s side….
Report Post »They know the drill….. Boenher and the Repubs.
have NO Cajones to confront this THIEF………..
db321
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:34pmHas any one checked on Boenher and the Republicans lately – it is like they are hiding in a Shelter – after Boenher golf outing with the Dictator and Chief – we have heard very little from them. What a Coward! Sarah Palin has more Balls that Boenher does.
I pray that Boenher get voted out – I do not think I have ever met a more Cowardly individual in my life – he should be totally ashamed of himself.
If he would have grown a pair and stood up to Obama – he could have gone down in History as one of the few that totally save America.
If Obama get reelected – Boehner deserves EVERYTHING Obama does to him and believe me Obama will come after him.
Report Post »bernbart
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:29pmMuch of the Health Care has already been implemented and it is no secret what the timeline for implementation is online for everyone to see. go to
http://www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html
or you can just go to
http://www.healthcare.gov/ and then go “The Health Care Law & You” tab in the middle of the page.
Besides not all of the funndng for the bill is being done though the House approiations.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:09pmWithout an approved budget the House hasn’t appropriated anything for Obamacare. That’s why the Senate and All other Democrats refuse to pass a budget, or even vote on one. Why do you suppose Obama has to divert money to push ahead with the soon to be unconstitutional Obamacare?
Report Post »bernbart
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:22pmThe new Health Care Reform is Not unpopular at all. The Tea Pay republicans just want people to beleive it is unpoulaa but polls who other wise.
Report Post »EllieEnlightened
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:47pmKidding right? They hate this bill.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:10pmWhat polls would those be? The totally Democrat poll? Over 60% Of ALL Americans want Obamacare repealed.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:36pmIt doesn’t matter if it is popular. The Constitution was written to LIMIT the federal government to the 18 listed powers in Article 1, Section 8 and “healthcare” is NOT one of them. That makes it UNCONSTITUTIONAL and ILLEGAL. There is NO power given to the federal government to meddle in the healthcare of the citizens. It is that simple.
Report Post »LOJ
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:48pmThey are in for a rude awakening by coming to people’s doors and demanding them to buy healthcare…or what jail… or fine….I think this is going to be the big Straw that breaks the Camel’s back!
Report Post »dianna9490
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:18pmThe govern is WAY TO BIG AND THE FIRST PLACE they need to cut is THE EPA AND THE IRS! Its like KING O just keeps on pushing Americans around and AMERICANS ARE REALLY TIRED OF ALL THE CRAP! HE NEEDS TO TAKE HIS HEALTHCARE AND STICK IT WHERE THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE OR MAYBE STICK IT UP NANCY PEOLOSI NOSE!
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:28pmWhere are the gate keepers of the Republic????
Bought and paid for???
I don’t think the problems with this resident are going to go away. Too many people asking questions.
Silversmith
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:30pmObama is a creep.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:53pm@ AvengerK
Report Post »Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:30pm
Obama is a creep.
But he’s such a nice, intelligent, family man, CREEP with a nice
boyish smile..according to Tingles on OBMSNBC.. Reads well, if
and when he loses his teleprompter..the truth comes out.. see
what happens when his seal drops to the floor, loses place on tele…
“Ya’ll know who I am, HA, HA,………..HA,HA,HA, HUH ?? AH, HA !!
where are we ?? HUH ????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a6zu8D05ECY#!
Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:59pm“Government Obama Admin Diverting $500 Million to the IRS for Obamacare”
I wouldn’t call it “diverting”, I‘d call it stealing because that’s what it is and that’s all Obama knows how to do, take other people’s money and spend it on whatever he pleases. Maybe it’s time for a new Declaration of Independence from King Obama.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:33pmYou have that right Gold Coin. This man doesn’t care what happens if he gets re-elected. And his idiot supporters are too ignorant to actually read a story like this and wake up. Their only response is something incoherent with “But Bush….” crammed in the middle of it as if it is a justifiable excuse for the intentional damage Obama is doing.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:16pmThought Congress had control of the purse strings, HUH ????
Report Post »The King needs CASH for his Obamanation fiasco..Good Gawd !!
EqualJustice
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:43pmMaybe he thinks his threatening words to the Supreme Court Justices will work? He surely must think OBAMACARE will stand if he’s transerring the IRS funding already for the spy agents to make sure you have an ISURANCE CARD. So how does that work, exactly.. PAPERS PLEASE? hahahhahaha
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:57pmIf Obamacare stands somehow, we should ALL refuse to obey. It is time for a taxpayer revolt.
Report Post »Amazingoly
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:40pmApparently there some in this country who think they can get away with anything they want, with Eric Holder in his AG position. He should have been removed a long time ago. Obamacare is going to be repealed, so divert the money back.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:56pmWill never happen! Once the money is allocated, it will be used to harrass his enemies. 500 more agents prying into every business and individual he deems a threat to his administration.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:16pmThis guy has been acting like he won a massive lottery; and that he has to spend it or lose it before four years are up. God help us if he gains a second term; gambling like this is suicide.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:23pmWe need just 1 just 1 to file 4 impeachment , just 1 ?
Report Post »Grapeknutz
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:22pmImpeachment… No one has the balls
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:06pmImpeachment NOW!
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:57pmWhat a sly guy
It just keeps getting better and better every day
Report Post »83plus
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:55pmAnd they wonder why it’s taken three years to get the unemployment rate as low as it is today.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:14pmDo you mean the real unemployment/under employment rate of 19.1%?
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:34pmIf this man is ever proven to have not legally qualified for the presidency, I want to seem him hanging from the highest gallows. Nixon did more good for this country in any single week than this president will have done in his entire 4 years. Juxtaposed . . . Obama has done more harm to this country in any single week than Nixon did in his entire 7 years.
Report Post »jingo455
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:56pmGood luck with that. Republics are naturally inclined to dictatorship, just ask Thomas Paine’s friend Robespierre, or Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, who all won their power thru elections and proceeded to genocide their people.
There’s a reason our God, the King of Kings, in the Bible recommends Kritarchy, and in the event that can’t be done, Monarchy (He is King, after all). Kritarchy would be just the constitution and judges. No politicians and the judges wouldn’t be political appointee-cronies as they are today (which leads to the progressive agenda infiltrating it).
Report Post »assertiveconservative
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:30pmShoving as many tentacles into the system as they can,as fast as they can,making it as hard as they can to disentangle the whole mess.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:29pm.
Report Post »$500 MILLION to the IRS…..Well Ain’t that Nice!!!!!!!!
JQCitizen
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:25pmThis is a LAWLESS Administration. If there is ANY doubt on ANYONE’S part what this President, and the IRS will do TO US with a second term, let THIS be a CLEAR DEMONSTRATION.
THE LAW simply has NO IMPACT on this man’s actions. He considers himself, and his appointed Crowd Control a LAW UNTO THEMSELVES!!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:23pmOne more manipulation on the part of Kaiser Obama in the shadows; this matter of the Obamacare will still continue in some means by him even if it is shot down completely (I hope and pray) by the SCOTUS.
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:26pmPlease don’t use the term “Kaiser”. It offends my Germanic heritage.
And we all know Obama is Irish and …… Watch me be branded a racist…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:46pm@PPM – I am of mixed heritage – born in America to a Hindi Mother and a American German father. Obama wishes to be a king, so I call him Kaiser to show people the easy step Obama can take to then become a Fuher…let the world be warned, that is the final outcome of a Obama dictatorship.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:22pmI am not giving the IRS a cent of my $$$
Report Post »They can arrest me or whatever – I protest this lawless administration!
Mark0331
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:21pm‘…Americans are essentially paying the IRS to take their money, for a bill that may not be Constitutional’….and we have a Constitutional ‘scholar’ as CIC??…this is aTraitorous Thieving Administration…will “We, The People..” get OUR 500 million back when it is declared Unconstitutional?
Report Post »SpeckledPup
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:17pmwe have no doubts that the rabid commie ANIMAL obama is definitely embezzling that money somehow.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:22pmHe has to hide the John Corzine windfall stolen from its rightful ownership.
Report Post »Jezcruzen
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:24pmI agree with your description, but you left out one important word – Fraudulent. Obama, (or whatever his real name is) is a fraud perpetrated on the American people.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:50pm@ JEZCRUZEN:
This is the nearest thing to the movie, “The Manchurian Candidate” we have ever had. He appeared out of nowhere, his past is a total mystery, his birth certificate is a forgery, he has multiple Social Security numbers, his school records are sealed an no one even remembers him from any schools he “Attended”, the only true records of his education are from Indonesia and the list goes on and on. On top of that, he is a consumate liar, see below:
Report Post »So Obama’s Father Served in WWII.
How??? SEE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv4jnlkxOaw
Copy link to your browser and watch the lie flow fluently from his mouth!
starman70
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:00pmAdditional to JEZCRUZEN:
Like it or not, here are the facts:
Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (Obama’s father) Born: 4/4/36 Died: 11/24/82 at the age of 46. He was 5 years old when WW II started, and less than 9 1/2 yrs old when it ended.
Lolo Soetoro (Obama’s step father) Born: January 2,1935 Died: 3/2/87 at the age of 52.
Report Post »He was 6 years old when WW II started, and 10 years old when it ended. He must have been the youngest Veteran in the war.