Thursday, June 18, 2015

FREEDOMWORKS 06/18/2015

1. King v. Burwell Could Free Millions From Government Mandates by Logan Albright
With the King v. Burwell decision expected to drop in only a couple of weeks, many in the media are whipping themselves into a frenzy over the consequences of vanishing subsidies. Depending on who you believe, between 6 and 7 million people could be affected if the Supreme Court rules that words mean what they mean, and Republicans have proposed several plans to bridge these people gently away from ObamaCare.
But there is another side to a ruling in favor of King that is largely being ignored. In addition to eliminating insurance subsidies from the IRS, the ruling would also clarify that the individual mandate that demands individuals purchase health insurance would no longer apply to the 34 states that declined to set up their own insurance exchanges. Read more here...

2. ObamaCare's Illegal Subsidies
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3. President Obama: Stay out of Entrepreneurship - by Daisy Belden
As Ronald Reagan famously said, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.’” While champions of limited government are in favor of entrepreneurship, do we really want the federal government to decide on which companies to invest in? After President Obama’s announcement that the White House plans to invest in entrepreneurs in the United States and abroad, what should we expect? The Spark Global Entrepreneurship coalition plans to raise $1 billion in private funding for entrepreneurs in the United States and abroad by 2017. At face value, this may seem like a fine idea – but this is actually very bad news. Read more here... 
4. Justice Department Responds to FreedomWorks on Bulk Spying - by Logan Albright
With the passage of the USA Freedom Act, many hoped that we had seen the last of bulk collection of Americans’ telephone data, but government never gives up its power without a fight. So when the Obama administration asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to continue collecting data during the 180 day transition period authorized by USA Freedom, we were ready with a legal response.
On June 5, FreedomWorks and former Attorney General of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli filed a motion to stop this data collection on the grounds that it violates the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and that a federal court has already ruled that the program was illegal under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Read more here...

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5. The Next Generation of Liberty Artists: Kate Barnett 
Kate joined Liberatchik around the age of 20, when she was actively seeking like-minded artists; making her one of our youngest members. After years at a liberal charter art high school and experimenting with the idea of college at the local community college, she needed a more real and genuine way in which to promote her work and ideas.
“It's a joy to know so many similar and like minded artists. It's a war out there, but it's good to have friends.” - Kate Barnett See more here...
6. Inspector General McCarthy Testifies: Ex-Im Bank No Worse Than Any Government Agency - by Sarah Gompper
On June 11th, the US House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, & Administrative Rules held a hearing on the fraud, waste, and abuse within the Ex-Im Bank. The witness was Acting Inspector General for the Ex-Im Bank, Michael McCarthy, who left me uneasy and disappointed leaving the hearing.
Opinions on allowing the bank to expire and shut down at the end of the month were varied in the room, with Chairman Jordan heavily supporting the inaction and Representative Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) woefully insisting Americans need the Ex-Im Bank. Read more here...
Make freedom work,
Iris Somberg
Press Secretary, FreedomWorks

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