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These senators just gave the Veterans Affairs secretary a deadline for answering reform-focused questions
A dozen U.S. senators over the weekend requested President Obama’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald answer by Nov. 14 four questions about what, if anything, the department has done to address inter-office corruption that led to the falsification of veteran wait-times. “The GAO report states that the VA needs a new comprehensive scheduling plan to…
Read MoreArizona millennials on Obamacare ‘silver plan’ facing 116-percent increase to their premium
Young adults in Arizona who make between $30,000 and $40,000 a year are on the hook for a hefty chunk of a 116-percent-premium increase to their Obamacare insurance as they fail to qualify for a larger subsidy that would defray the price jump, according to a Health and Human Services report released Monday. CBS New…
Read MorePentagon 10 years later demands soldiers cough up reenlistment bonuses
Pentagon officials are ordering almost 10,000 soldiers to return reenlistment bonuses paid out a decade ago arguing the bonuses were overpayments and slapping the soldiers with interest fees and, in some cases, wage garnishments. The Los Angeles Times has the details: Investigations have determined that lack of oversight allowed for widespread fraud and mismanagement by…
Read MoreJust in time for Halloween, this man’s Obamacare premium reaches frightening figure
It’s become an all-too-familiar story and it’s getting worse: The next-door neighbors forced onto an Obamacare exchange will be paying more for their health insurance than Americans’ average monthly mortgage payment – this after President Obama said his signature health-insurance plan would “lower” premiums… Fox News’ Todd Starnes has the scoop: Mr. Wells, of Colquitt,…
Read MoreWhite House confirms Obamacare enrollees on the hook for double-digit premium increases
Brace yourselves, Obamacare enrollees. Premiums are about to skyrocket across the country *an average* of 25 percent, the Obama administration verified Monday. The Associated Press has the details: Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will increase an average of 25 percent across the 39 states served by the federally run online market,…
Read MoreAverage family income to drop $12,000 by 2046
The effects of overextending ourselves as a country are real and, in three decades, will emaciate Americans’ already tight family budgets. The Daily Signal has the story: But deficit spending and unsustainable debt pose a significant threat to our economy. The House Budget Committee recognizes this threat, recently releasing a working paper highlighting the damaging…
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