Your tax dollars hard at work.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Max E., Jan 30, 2014.

  1. Max E.

    Max E.

    California spends $1.37M on ObamaCare web stream featuring Richard Simmons

    Facing a $78 million budget shortfall, California’s ObamaCare exchange has spent $1.37 million to fund an outreach video featuring exercise guru Richard Simmons gyrating on the floor and hugging a contortionist who is kneeling with his buttocks in the air.

    The “Tell a Friend — Get Covered” campaign by Covered California features other celebrities Olivia Wilde, comic Billy Eirchner, Fran Drescher and Tatyana Ali. The centerpiece of the effort was an eight-hour live web stream that ran on Jan. 16.

    None of the celebrities were paid for their work, Covered California said.

    State Sen. Ted Gaines, a Northern California Republican, fired off a terse letter to Covered California Director Peter Lee demanding to know why he would launch such a campaign at taxpayer expense. The exchange likely will face a $78 million shortfall during the next fiscal year, said Gaines, who is vice chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Insurance.

    He singled out the web stream for special scorn.

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  2. The federal government spent >1$ trillion on 2 wars that accomplished absolutely nothing. Good job federal government.
     
  3. Lucrum

    Lucrum

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  4. Mercor

    Mercor

    2 Trillion dollars , where did it go.
    *Equipment and weapons, many American jobs.
    *Personal and families, added to consumer spending