Topic: MN's O-Care exchange funnels tax $ to Leftists thru "outreach" grants

[IronDioPriest]

This is just unconscionable. But the Leftists are ruling now, and they have no relationship with decency.

Minnesota's Obamacare exchange "MN-Care" funnels tax money to Planned Parenthood, SEIU, and other Leftist groups under the auspices of "outreach" grants

In a late-summer series of posts, I described how the Minnesota arm of Obamacare, MNsure, was going to distribute taxpayer-funded grants for “outreach” to loyal Democrat and liberal interests.  In a twist only Nancy Pelosi would appreciate, MNsure would only reveal the identity of grantees and the dollar amounts involved once the checks went out.

Now it can be told.  Today, MNsure announced the grantees and the dollars...

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...In the grants announced today, MNsure confirmed that two abortion providers received taxpayer funds—Planned Parenthood and the Women’s Health Center of Duluth–receiving $150,333 and $21,385, respectively.  As I pointed out in Part 1 of this series, Planned Parenthood has been a reliable contributor to Democrat candidates and causes, spending more than $160,000 in the 2012 election.  In other words, MNsure rebated back to Planned Parenthood nearly all of its 2012 political contributions.

In Part 2 of this series, I noted that one grantee, Small Business Minnesota, is run by a Democrat candidate for the state House of Representatives.  Audrey Britton’s group received a total of $10,497 from Federal taxpayers via MNsure.

In Part 3 of this series, I took up the curious case of Health Access MN, a for-profit company founded just days before the MNsure grant application deadline.  The company turned out to be an umbrella for a broad coalition of groups.  Fronted by a former Dayton appointee, Maureen O'Connell, the coalition will receive a total of $326,606 from Federal taxpayers.  Prominent on the list of Health Access coalition members is the labor union SEIU.  As I documented the other day, SEIU spent about $2 million supporting Minnesota Democrats in the 2012 election.

MNsure has come under considerable criticism for managing to attract only 400 new customers in its health care insurance exchange during the first two weeks of operation.  But in transferring taxpayer money to Democrat and liberal interest groups?  Mission Accomplished!

H/T: Bill Glahn

[Libertas]

MNschtupp...

Legalized rape and sodomy of taxpayers to benefit leftist parasites...who could have forseen such rank partisanship, cronysim, corruption and criminality?

Certainly not anybody who voted for a democrat/moderate republican progressive trash!!!

[IronDioPriest]

MNschtupp...

Legalized rape and sodomy of taxpayers to benefit leftist parasites...who could have forseen such rank partisanship, cronysim, corruption and criminality?

Certainly not anybody who voted for a democrat/moderate republican progressive trash!!!

Thing is, in this God-forsaken hell-hole, people won't even know about it. Neither paper, and none of the TV news outlets will speak a word of this being improper.

[ToddF]

It really is a broken record from me, but at this point, what difference does it make if I say anything different.

It takes a banana republic government to represent a banana republic people.  I would say this truly is the stuff of banana republics, but the banana republic I pay attention most, is ridding it's government of this very kind of thing, being led by it's media.

I guess I have to revise my list of banana republics.

[Libertas]

MNschtupp...

Legalized rape and sodomy of taxpayers to benefit leftist parasites...who could have forseen such rank partisanship, cronysim, corruption and criminality?

Certainly not anybody who voted for a democrat/moderate republican progressive trash!!!

Thing is, in this God-forsaken hell-hole, people won't even know about it. Neither paper, and none of the TV news outlets will speak a word of this being improper.

Yeah.  Like the RedStar or StPaulSocialist will say anything...and while I don't watch local news anymore either (and haven't for decades) I do see the lame intro/promo's they run on upcoming stories and I want to gag...they won't give a damn either.  And if they ever report anything negative about its cost, level of care or red tape and heartache regarding this abomination it will only be done as part of an orchestrated effort to demonize the opponents of it and heap blame and hate upon them for not beating the sh*t out of more "rich" taxpayers to fully fund the damned thing!

[Libertas]

It really is a broken record from me, but at this point, what difference does it make if I say anything different.

It takes a banana republic government to represent a banana republic people.  I would say this truly is the stuff of banana republics, but the banana republic I pay attention most, is ridding it's government of this very kind of thing, being led by it's media.

I guess I have to revise my list of banana republics.

It's that kinda world...

 

[Pablo de Fleurs]

More devastation...w/ images from actual bills & tweets from Jim DeMint -

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/10/16/stories-flood-in-obamacare-hiked-my-insurance/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[warpmine]

More devastation...w/ images from actual bills & tweets from Jim DeMint -

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/10/16/stories-flood-in-obamacare-hiked-my-insurance/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Isn't socialism grand?

[LadyVirginia]

we're still at the arguing it's stupid stage

soon we will be at the "yes, it's stupid stage" but that converges with the "you promised me " stage which results in the "My Social Security Right" stage

[Pandora]

we're still at the arguing it's stupid stage

soon we will be at the "yes, it's stupid stage" but that converges with the "you promised me " stage which results in the "My Social Security Right" stage

Which is precisely the fear -- and it is fear -- of those who vehemently want it stopped in it tracks now, however it can be managed.

[LadyVirginia]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

[Libertas]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

Which is why the "Not the hill to die on" GOP will die off rapidly...the Ruling Class elements will ensure their own demise...there is no reason not to find alternative candidates outside of the elites...the experimentation with "lesser of two evils" has run its course, nobody who believes in liberty and Founding Principles will go along with that anymore...it is done, as is the GOP as a major party.  Assuming elections and politics remain relevant...events will determine the future now, people are about to learn a hard lesson in reality...the good times are running out...

[LadyVirginia]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

...there is no reason not to find alternative candidates outside of the elites...the experimentation with "lesser of two evils" has run its course, nobody who believes in liberty and Founding Principles will go along with that anymore...

then we need to learn to vet candidates properly...and not judge them the way we have for decades

[Libertas]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

...there is no reason not to find alternative candidates outside of the elites...the experimentation with "lesser of two evils" has run its course, nobody who believes in liberty and Founding Principles will go along with that anymore...

then we need to learn to vet candidates properly...and not judge them the way we have for decades

May be too late but I think the effort is worth it while a relative peace is maintained.   

[LadyVirginia]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

...there is no reason not to find alternative candidates outside of the elites...the experimentation with "lesser of two evils" has run its course, nobody who believes in liberty and Founding Principles will go along with that anymore...

then we need to learn to vet candidates properly...and not judge them the way we have for decades

May be too late but I think the effort is worth it while a relative peace is maintained.   

true

but I'm thinking more locally -- like my sheriff who is Tea Party.

[Libertas]

And I fear, Pan, there is no one willing to take a stand no matter how hopeless it may seem.

I don't care if we win every time.  But could we please have some people who stand and die on principle?

...there is no reason not to find alternative candidates outside of the elites...the experimentation with "lesser of two evils" has run its course, nobody who believes in liberty and Founding Principles will go along with that anymore...

then we need to learn to vet candidates properly...and not judge them the way we have for decades

May be too late but I think the effort is worth it while a relative peace is maintained.   

true

but I'm thinking more locally -- like my sheriff who is Tea Party.

A sheriff not in the enemy camp is a plus!

[LadyVirginia]

A sheriff not in the enemy camp is a plus!

I know! I didn't campaign for him last time. I might have to next time.  One story about his deputies.  I know from friends that they were called out to a domestic dispute one evening. Nothing came of it so they left.  Then later one of the deputies called back and suggested to the family they might find it helpful to get their Bible out. He mentioned it helped him when he was a kid. I was impressed when I heard that.  I can't imagine that happening too often.

[Libertas]

A sheriff not in the enemy camp is a plus!

I know! I didn't campaign for him last time. I might have to next time.  One story about his deputies.  I know from friends that they were called out to a domestic dispute one evening. Nothing came of it so they left.  Then later one of the deputies called back and suggested to the family they might find it helpful to get their Bible out. He mentioned it helped him when he was a kid. I was impressed when I heard that.  I can't imagine that happening too often.

That is a rarity.  Gotta keep this crew around!