You decide...

[babylonsister]

From here:
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats?directed_target_id=0

[FSogol]

1. K & R. n/t

[DetlefK]

2. nice meta-messages

casual wear vs business atire

"americans & democrats" vs "republicans"

[NM_Birder]

3. why were congress and congressional staff given a waiver if it's so fantastic ?

[babylonsister]

5. What waiver?

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/08/14/20021898-congress-isnt-exempt-from-obamacare?lite

Congress isn't 'exempt' from Obamacare

[OneCrazyDiamond]

7. Your link doesn't quite cover all the facts.

The Daily Kos talks about what the effect was for staffers....They are still not exempt from the ACA, which is the point. It was a fix to a glitch that Congress failed/refused to address.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/13/1231023/-Chuck-Grassley-exempted-Congress-from-Obamacare#

[AtheistCrusader]

6. Non-existent right wing talking point.

They made it up. Don't buy into their bullshit. It's not true.

[leftstreet]

11. Bullshit

Congress to get Obamacare exemption

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-to-get-obamacare-exemption-report-2013-08-02?dist=tcountdown


LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The White House has approved a deal that will exempt members of Congress and their staff from some of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Politico reported late Thursday. Under the law, popularly referred to as Obamacare, lawmakers and their aides were required to source health insurance "created" by the law or offered through one of its exchanges, and without the subsidies they currently enjoy, the members of Congress would have faced thousands of dollars in additional premium payments each year, the report said. However, the Office of Personnel Management now plans to rule that the government can continue to make a contribution to the health-care premiums of the lawmakers and their staff, it said, citing unnamed congressional sources and a White House official.

In 2018 employers will no longer be able to contribute to generous plans without facing stiff penalities - that's the exemption

[Shrike47]

9. They are in the exchanges. What they got extra is their costs are partially paid by employers.

They make too much to qualify for subsidies but they're getting them anyway.

Never believe Republican talking points.

[sheshe2]

4. K&R! nt

[DGeorge]

8. That pretty well sums it up.

[heaven05]

10. thank you for some clarity

amongst all the fear mongers.