The bastards got income verification in

[Bunnahabhain]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/16/senate-leaders-announce-agreement-end-shutdown/

Can you believe that?

[Kber]

1. It was there already. Just tightened the language up a bit.

[MnAttorney]

2. To be fair

It was already in, just delayed.

[okaawhatever]

19. I believe it went from a sampling of verification to 100% verification. Similar to what many lenders

do. They will audit say 20% of the files for income verification. If there is a high number of fraud/omission/error they will review the policy or make adjustments. Now it's 100% verification, forcing the need for more IRS staff to review, meaning bigger government. i wonder if they are trying to clog up the system to get people frustrated.

[Berlum]

24. Basically the RepubliBaggers (R) are making BIG GOVERNMENT BIGGER

Thanks a diaper load, RepubliBaggers. We can always DEPEND on you for hypocrisy.

[FSogol]

3. I can't believe someone on DU would post crap from the Washington Times.

[oldhippie]

4. I dunno, being that was in the ACA already , ...

... I don't see that as a big deal. Nothing changed.

[srican69]

5. don't see anything wrong with that ...

its not anything like requiring voter ID where the intent is to deny... ...or ...wait a minute ... nevermind ...sorry

[Bunnahabhain]

6. Exactly

If you know the IRS is going to be scrutinizing your taxes are you more or less likely to attempt to use an exchange subsidy? Was the goal of the ACA to get people covered or not?

[displacedtexan]

13. This is great! More IRS jobs, increasing spending & the size of gov't. Thanks, republicans!

Actually, the IRS was going to verify everyone's true income in April, anyway. This just speeds up the process and keeps freepers from trying to get a better deal than their shitty employer-based coverage by lying about their incomes.

Plus, republicans are now voting to increase the size of government! I love it! You can't make this shit up!

[okaawhatever]

22. You're assuming they will hire additional workers to meet the add'l requirements. I think they're

just trying to clog the system and/or make the experience worse for the consumer. Many who are eligible to receive other aide are unable to provide the paperwork necessary.

[displacedtexan]

27. "They" who?

There's a slight problem with your logic: if you're already eligible for other aid, your paperwork is already available.

Clogging the system? That just makes the program seem more popular. No one is going to believe wingnuts complaining about the ACA for any reason now. To quote Stephen King: "They're all going to laugh at you."

[okaawhatever]

29. The Republicans who supported increasing the income verification from sampling to 100%. nt

[SamYeager]

7. Moonie Times???

Do you have a better source. I saw income verification was in but it doesn't really change anything and won't hold up signing up like the last income verification proposal would.

[Bunnahabhain]

8. Jesus christ people

Forest...trees...

A friend sent me the link. Are some of you really worried if it's Mother Jones or the WA Times tells you something accurate?

[bluestate10]

9. Income verification was already in the ACA. Republicans got NOTHING, as Michael Corleone

would say.

[LuvNewcastle]

10. On CBS News the other night, they said that Obama had been planning to

have some kind of income verification added to the ACA anyway, so he would be okay with it being added to the agreement that reopened the government. I don't know how the ACA provided for income verification, but it seems that at least some people thought it wasn't enough. Hopefully it won't be too much of a burden for those signing up for insurance.

[pinboy3niner]

11. "To say that it is miniscule is probably giving it too much credit"

--Dana Bash, CNN

[Pretzel_Warrior]

12. Oh noeesssss!!11

Instead of repeal, defunding, or delaying....they got income verification wording. Despite the fact that income verification is already taking place.

The Horror! The Horror!

[BluegrassStateBlues]

14. I already submit tax returns for college grants and pay stubs for food stamps.

What is a little bit more paperwork?

We should be spinning this as:

The GOP shut down the government for 3 weeks and almost defaulted us to make poor Americans fill out more paperwork to get health insurance.

Not as some major concession.

[JoePhilly]

15. Bwahahahaha!!!

[PoliticAverse]

16. Jay Carney on the income verification - "we're fine with it". n/t

[Kaleva]

17. I had to provide income verification to the VA

[AlinPA]

18. Fig leaf for the GOP?

[Bunnahabhain]

21. You could well be correct

I was never for the income verification though and was hoping it would get slashed.

[WilliamPitt]

20. It was already in the law, just not implemented yet.

Basically, the one demand they won on was for Obama to start that car five minutes early.

[question everything]

23. For what? Government job? Food Stamps? Assistance to women with dependant children?

I really do not feel like reading the whole story.

Thanks.

[Chan790]

25. Insurance subsidies under the ACA. n/t

[doc03]

26. The Republicans complained about the IRS getting between you and

your doctor, so they give them more power to get between you and your doctor.

[Bunnahabhain]

28. I figure they think it will scare some folks away from seeking subsidies

[djnicadress]

30. sounds like they really got nothing

Speaking on background, the official said the House bill would have put "at risk" the basic structure of the law's tax credits and subsidies for individuals "by making them contingent on an IG prospectively certifying that the system was sound. This would have caused unnecessary uncertainty" and delayed health care coverage for millions. In contrast, the version agreed to in the Senate would have the Health and Human Services secretary certify to Congress that eligibility is being verified. The official said that the compromise has the Inspector General "perform a retrospective analysis, which is consistent with the traditional role of an IG, and will not impede or affect the provision of benefits to individuals through the ACA."


http://www.nationaljournal.com/white-house/white-house-debt-ceiling-deal-s-obamacare-change-not-ransom-20131016?mrefid=HomepageRiver

[PoliticAverse]

31. What they apparently got was to kick the debt limit issue a few months down the road,

something the President likely wouldn't have agreed to earlier.