"Bait and Switch" ObamaStyle----HealthCare.gov pricing useless and fraudulent.

HealthCare.gov pricing feature can be off the mark - CBS News

But CBS News has learned the new "shop and browse" feature often comes with the wrong price tags.

Wu said it's "incredibly misleading for people that are trying to get a sense of what they're paying."

Prices for everyone in the 49-or-under group are based on what a 27-year-old would pay. 

In the 50-or-older group, prices are based on what a 50-year-old would pay.

CBS News ran the numbers for a 48-year-old in Charlotte, N.C., ineligible for subsidies. 

According to HealthCare.gov, she would pay $231 a month, but the actual plan on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's website costs $360, more than 50 percent higher. 

The difference: Blue Cross and Blue Shield requests your birthday before providing more accurate estimates.

The numbers for older Americans are even more striking. 

A 62-year-old in Charlotte looking for the same basic plan would get a price estimate on the government website of $394. The actual price is $634.

....Industry executives CBS News spoke with could not believe the government is providing these estimates, which they said were useless and could easily mislead consumers. They also said that the website repeatedly states the actual prices could be lower, but it makes no mention that they could be higher.

War on Poverty making EVERYONE poor!----U.S. Spent $3.7 Trillion on Welfare Over Last 5 Years

Report: U.S. Spent $3.7 Trillion on Welfare Over Last 5 Years | The Weekly Standard:
""We have just concluded the 5th fiscal year since President Obama took office.
During those five years, the federal government has spent a total $3.7 trillion on approximately 80 different means-tested poverty and welfare programs. "

More of that ObamaStash for his legal lapdogs.......State paying $400-an-hour for private attorneys

Detroit faces eligibility fight in bankruptcy court - Live Blog - The Detroit News:
"Howell, Ellsworth and two senior partners are billing the state Treasury Department $400 an hour for their services, while junior partners are billing $300-an-hour and associates are collecting $235 for each hour of work on the bankruptcy, according to a contract the Attorney General’s office released to The News this week."

OOOOOKAAAY... how long have they known about this?.......Michigan Senate approves Bridge Card ban at strip club, liquor store, race track ATMs

Michigan Senate approves Bridge Card ban at strip club, liquor store, race track ATMs | MLive.com: "LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved legislation seeking to block Bridge Card holders from withdrawing cash from ATMs located in strip clubs, liquor stores or horse racing tracks."

Spiral or not, you make less than $40,000 and you get MORE free money from Obama's stash????? Where's THAT $$$ gonna come from?....Is Obamacare in a Death Spiral?

Is Obamacare in a Death Spiral? - Bloomberg:

For folks who make less than 400 percent of the federal poverty line, that won’t matter much; the price of a "silver" plan (which covers about 70 percent of expected expenditures) is capped as a percentage of their income.
For those who make more than 400 percent of the poverty line (a little over $40,000 for a single person), however, that will be a big problem.

Yup. It's always AFTER the shooting. (Shouldn't there be a law to prevent people from shooting people?...Maybe a "ban"...........University Green Apartments increases security after fatal shooting

University Green Apartments increases security after fatal shooting | MLive.com:
"Owners of University Green Apartments, where an Eastern Michigan University football player was found shot to death in his apartment building on Friday, have upped on-site security measures as police investigate the death as a homicide."

They tell us it doesn't work. NOW we find out everyone got "waivers". Sup?

Education reform groups call for transparency in No Child Left Behind waiver renewals | MLive.com: "LANSING -- With Michigan and other states approaching the end of their waivers from federal No Child Left Behind requirements, a coalition of several education reform groups is asking U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to require states to prove their efforts are working.
......Federal education officials have granted a majority of states waivers from the more than decade-old law, allowing state education departments additional freedom in exchange for crafting alternatives to the law's provisions that still gauge student, teacher and school performance."

Gun control at its best!-----Detroit Police Chief James Craig: I was nearly carjacked

Detroit Police Chief James Craig: I was nearly carjacked | MLive.com

OMG! They've lost the NYT: ObamaCare website only the tip of the iceberg of disaster

NYT: ObamaCare website only the tip of the iceberg of disaster « Hot Air: The scope of the problem is massive:

In interviews, experts said the technological problems of the site went far beyond the roadblocks to creating accounts that continue to prevent legions of users from even registering. Indeed, several said, the login problems, though vexing to consumers, may be the easiest to solve. One specialist said that as many as five million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the Web site runs properly.
“The account creation and registration problems are masking the problems that will happen later,” said one person involved in the repair effort.

Another one (about to) bites the dust.....Highland Park, four years removed from its last emergency manager, could be in line for another

Highland Park, four years removed from its last emergency manager, could be in line for another | MLive.com:
"LANSING, MI -- Highland Park, a Detroit enclave four years removed from its last emergency manager, is suffering from "probable financial stress."
.....If the review team confirms that a financial emergency exists, city officials could work with the state to choose one of four intervention options:
Another emergency manager, a consent agreement, mediation or bankruptcy.
.....For Highland Park, failure to collect water payments appears to be costing the city, whose general fund is otherwise in relatively good shape."

Cancelled Wayne county (Detroit) jail fiasco to be turned into soccer project?

Detroit soccer no free kick: Backers must win site bid, beat odds on profitability | Crain's Detroit Business: "The jail site became available after the county in June put a 60-day moratorium on construction of the jail, which was $91 million over budget.
The Wayne County Building Authority in August voted to terminate the jail project contract with Detroit-based builder Walbridge Aldinger Co., and the county then began to seek redevelopment bids."

It ALWAYS works...for them. When ya need more money, just come up with a DUMB IDEA: Oregon launching new program to tax drivers per mile.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » DUMB IDEA: Oregon launching new program to tax drivers per mile.
“Oregon is moving ahead with a controversial plan to tax motorists based on the number of miles they drive as opposed to the amount of fuel they consume, raising myriad concerns about cost and privacy.”
I had some thoughts about an earlier version of this plan here."

Pero espere. Aún hay más. No. No lo creo*.-----Obamacare Site for Spanish Speakers Has Never Worked

*"But wait. There's more! No. Not really.)
The PJ Tatler » Obamacare Site for Spanish Speakers Has Never Worked:
"While HealthCare.gov has been plagued with tech problems since its Oct. 1 launch, the Spanish-language version hasn’t even worked a single day.
The enrollment entry page at HealthCare.gov tells users to “Enroll now in a plan that covers essential benefits, pre-existing conditions, and more.
Open enrollment continues until March 31, 2014.”
The same page on CuidadoDeSalud.gov, with the same smiling faces, says,
“To apply now, call 1-800-318-2596 and a customer service representative will help in Spanish. The online application will be available soon.”"

War against Warmth Is Spending $1 Billion Per Day To Tackle Global Warming

World Is Spending $1 Billion Per Day To Tackle Global Warming | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF):
"The world invested almost a billion dollars a day in limiting global warming last year, but the total figure – $359 billion – was slightly down on last year"

Fascism. Look it up.-----Should city grant General Motors tax abatement for proposed $125 million paint facility in Flint?

Question of the Day: Should city grant General Motors tax abatement for proposed $125 million paint facility in Flint? | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI – General Motors will ask the city of Flint to grant it an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate, giving the Flint-born company a 50 percent reduction in taxes for a potential $124.5 million, 850,000-square-foot paint shop on the site of the existing Flint Assembly plant on Van Slyke Road."

About as dangerous to taxpayer's wallets.-----Detroit Again Tops List Of Most Dangerous Cities, As Crime Rate Dips

Detroit Again Tops List Of Most Dangerous Cities, As Crime Rate Dips - Forbes:
"Equally troubled Stockton, Calif., fifth on this year’s Most Dangerous list, has less than half the murder rate of Detroit."

Interesting. More than 45% of Detroit 18 year olds can't reed, rite, ritmatic. But that's not a crisis........Detroit's public lighting crisis: Nearly 45 percent of lights in neighborhoods not working, survey says

Detroit's public lighting crisis: Nearly 45 percent of lights in neighborhoods not working, survey says | MLive.com:
"DETROIT, MI - Some sobering news was released Tuesday about Detroit's public lighting system and its inability to serve taxpaying residents.

The Public Lighting Authority of Detroit released a survey that found 45 percent of lights not working in just two neighborhoods of this 138-square mile city."

The story that just won't go away...... sorta like Bengazi--------JonBenet Ramsey case indictments blocked by father John

JonBenet Ramsey case indictments blocked by father John | Mail Online: "JonBenet Ramsey, 6, was found murdered in her family's basement on Christmas Day, 1996
The secret indictments reportedly claim both John and Patricia Ramsey abused the girl until she died
John Ramsey argues releasing them will defame him and his deceased wife Patricia
The statute of limitations for the charges ran out in 2002"

MSM sorta missed another one.......AZ Mass Shooting is Thwarted by Concealed Carrier Who Shoots Man Armed with Rifle at Party

AZ Mass Shooting is Thwarted by Concealed Carrier Who Shoots Man Armed with Rifle at Party:
"Some of the best stories of heroism are completely ignored by major news outlets who refuse to report on stories like this where a gun owner saves the day. 
But thanks to an Arizona man who carried a concealed handgun many lives were saved last Sunday morning.
Several people were at a party in Arizona when a 27-year-old man got into an argument with some of the party goers. 
Eventually the man was asked to leave. 
He was gone for a short time but soon returned with a rifle and started firing shots outside the house.
The 27-year-old then started aiming his rifle at some of the guests at the party. 
That’s when the 39-year-old concealed handgun carrier drew his firearm and shot the gunman."

More of that "civility" the liberal media demands ....unless it involves a hatefilled, elected democrat. ------Dem. Rep Uses Burning Cross to Spell 'Tea Party'

Dem. Rep Uses Burning Cross to Spell 'Tea Party' | The Weekly Standard:

Yeah, they don't tell us who's gonna pay for the insurance "subsidies" now being given out like Halloween candy! ------ Obamacare-driven insurance rate hikes don't tell complete story

News analysis: Obamacare-driven insurance rate hikes don't tell complete story | Crain's Detroit Business

Ummm, can we change the name of the city.....Wayne County treasurer expects up to 10,000 Metro Detroit properties to be sold in auction

Wayne County treasurer expects up to 10,000 Metro Detroit properties to be sold in auction | MLive.com:
"DETROIT, MI – In the first round of the 2013 Wayne County tax foreclosure auction, when the minimum bid was the back taxes owed on the property, only about 800 properties were sold, Wayne County Deputy Treasurer Dave Szymanksi told MLive.
In the second round, in which the minimum bid is just $500, Szymanski said the treasurer’s office expects about 8,000 to 10,000 properties to be sold.
There are 18,732 properties in the auction, one of the largest land sales in the world."

Pensions live on forever, says Detroit retirees' lawyer

Pensions live on forever, says Detroit retirees' lawyer | Crain's Detroit Business:
 "Detroit's retired municipal workers can never have their pensions legally reduced, even if a disaster makes the city "cease to exist," a retirees' lawyer told a judge."

I lost my HC policy. Barry lied, my healthcare insurance died.-----Thousands Of Americans See Their Health Plans Canceled

Thousands Of Americans See Their Health Plans Canceled:
 "Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage, frustrating some consumers who want to keep what they have and forcing others to buy more costly policies.
The main reason insurers offer is that the policies fall short of what the Affordable Care Act requires starting Jan.1.
Most are ending policies sold after the law passed in March 2010.
At least a few are cancelling plans sold to people with pre-existing medical conditions."

Classic liberal puff piece sorta forgets to ask....where's the money gonna come from? -----Great Lakes ice shouldn't stop wind turbines but will increase costs, engineering professor says

Great Lakes ice shouldn't stop wind turbines but will increase costs, engineering professor says | MLive.com

Too dumb to be a criminal---Muskegon man charged with marijuana, gun crimes after home alarm draws police

Muskegon man charged with marijuana, gun crimes after home alarm draws police | MLive.com

MUSKEGON, MI – Marlon Gene Kelley, a 53-year-old Muskegon man, has been arraigned on felony gun and marijuana-growing charges after a home alarm system sent police to his house.

Kelley was arraigned Monday, Oct. 21, on charges of second-offense marijuana manufacture, firearm possession by a felon and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. He’s charged as a fourth-time habitual offender based on prior felony drug convictions.

The marijuana count is punishable by a maximum of eight years in prison, while the felon-in-possession count -- normally a maximum five-year felony – could draw a sentence of anything up to life in prison because of the fourth-time habitual charge. 

....The home was unlocked, police said, so officers went inside and discovered an alleged marijuana grow operation that police said included eight marijuana plants, lights, fertilizer, an exhaust fan, four handguns and one shotgun.

This one actually makes the "Obama Phone" actually look prudent...Foreign AIDs?-----U.S. government-funded study involves paying Mexican prostitutes

It's a real US government study!

Link in the Daily Caller article.

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8264566

U.S. government-funded study involves paying Mexican prostitutes | The Daily Caller:
 "Though the dollar amounts paid to each prostitute are small — they must remain poor enough to continue in prostitution, of course — the study has already cost nearly $400,000."

Great for rich, government owned, dealers (GM, Chrysler) and new car buyers (government workers) but what about the guy who sells his car on his own and buys a used car...... screwed! ----Michigan car buyers could get a tax break for their trade-in under bills getting jumpstart this week

Michigan car buyers could get a tax break for their trade-in under bills getting jumpstart this week | MLive.com:
"But Senate Bill 89 and House Bill 4234, similar measures independently approved by each chamber earlier this year, would gradually change state law by requiring that customers only pay tax on the difference owed."

Muskegon's newest enviro-madrassa charter school combines Montessori methods with environmental research

Muskegon's newest charter school combines Montessori methods with environmental research | MLive.com

One boy was writing out a "Peace Pledge" 

.......Research projects will be focused on the environment, and issues that affect it, Jensen said. Students will be given an opportunity to investigate and problem-solve through hands-on environmental lessons, she said.

"The vision of MMAEC is to enhance student health and learning while conserving natural resources and empowering students to develop sustainable behaviors, enabling them to become stewards of the future," Jensen said.

They joke... but, heck. It might just be true!-----New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks

New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: