Exclusive: Rand Paul wants Chief Justice Roberts, all federal workers, to enroll in Obamacare

Arguing federal workers should not get special treatment, Rand Paul says he does not want taxpayers subsidizing the personal health-care plans of any federal employee — including Chief Justice John Roberts — anymore.

With some in Congress arguing lawmakers and their staff should not get subsidies to cover their health insurance as President Obama’s health-care law goes into effect, the Republican senator from Kentucky told The Daily Caller on Sunday that he’s going to start pushing a constitutional amendment that goes even further.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/23/exclusive-rand-paul-wants-chief-justice-roberts-all-federal-workers-to-enroll-in-obamacare/

I have no problem with having government employees getting their medical insurance from the State Health Insurance Exchanges. However, their current insurance is subsidized by their employer, the Federal Government, so unless you advocate giving those same employees the extra pay to purchase their health insurance, then it will amount to a pay cut.

If my employer just gave me the money they spent on my medical insurance, then I'd be happy to buy my insurance on those exchanges. I shopped on the exchange in California and found quotes that were only a little more than what I already contribute toward my current plan. If I went to a "Bronze" plan, then I'd come out a few bucks ahead.

SS, thanks for bringing this up as a topic.

No one cares about individuals exploring state-based options. The point is to include the elitists like the members of Congress and the Supreme Court. If every normal citizen is going to have to face the plague of obamacare, let those elitists face it too.

This is a shining example of why Rand Paul stands above the typical bureaucrat.

The Canary in the Coal Mine (Updated)
Will Congress heed the warning on their Obamacare exemptions?

The poll data is clear and cuts across party lines: 92 percent of the public does not think it is right that Congress and their staff are letting the Obama administration exempt them from the costs of Obamacare. Yet it seems many in Congress still want to dismiss these findings in hopes that these sentiments won't translate into actual voter preferences.

Incumbents facing reelections shouldn't fool themselves. A recent real-world deployment of the issue shows it can powerfully impact candidates prospects.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/canary-coal-mine_756591.html