Obamacare wavers
An interesting look at the makeup of those businesses getting wavers.
From
The Daily Caller:
Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi�s district
Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama�s administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi�s Northern California district.
That�s in addition to the 27 new waivers for health care or drug companies and the 31 new union waivers Obama�s Department of Health and Human Services approved.
Pelosi�s district secured almost 20 percent of the latest issuance of waivers nationwide, and the companies that won them didn�t have much in common with companies throughout the rest of the country that have received Obamacare waivers.
Other common waiver recipients were labor union chapters, large corporations, financial firms and local governments. But Pelosi�s district�s waivers are the first major examples of luxurious, gourmet restaurants and hotels getting a year-long pass from Obamacare.
For instance, Boboquivari�s restaurant in Pelosi�s district in San Francisco got a waiver from Obamacare. Boboquivari�s advertises $59 porterhouse steaks, $39 filet mignons and $35 crab dinners.
It was noted in the article that none of these businesses (they list quite a few) returned the Daily Caller's phone calls, neither did Pelosi's office.
Color me surprised...
Posted by DaveH at May 17, 2011 12:59 PM