More Backroom Deals for Obamacare

The House and Senate Democrats have been meeting in secret to get the Obamacare done. No Republicans or C-Span allowed.

And to continue in the deals (see SOME of the previous deals here: http://politicopolitico.blogspot.com/2009/12/obamacare-and-bribes.html

The latest deal?

A billions-upon-billions dollar deal with labor unions. Unlike the rest of us American citizens, labor unions will be exempt from a 40% (yes, that's forty!!) tax on the higher-priced health care premiums.

My question, besides the obvious one of "How in the world is this constitutional?" is "What is a high cost health care premium?"

I shudder to ask. Since the answer is probably any health care premium NOT handed out by the federal government. Sorry, getting cynical here.

And the labor unions have gotten even MORE deals out of the Democrats, such as:

1. Government subsidized health care for early labor union employees. Funny, no other early retirees get their health care subsidized.

2. Labor unions got the exemptions for small businesses slashed. Small businesses will now be at the mercy of horrendous taxes on their health care premiums for their employees.

(BTW, the labor unions have admitted to trying to run small, non-union employees out of business. Mr. Obama is just trying to help).

3. Any new taxes on union health care plans will be delayed until after 2013.

TA-DAA! Honesty and transparency in action.