Archive for the ‘Health Care’ Category
March 13th, 2010 | 
Author: After nearly a year of discussions, we are further away from real health care reform and closer to Government-run healthcare.
What could have been a great opportunity for America has now turned into a game from the White House. The game has no winners. Everyone loses especially — We the People.
The President of the United States job is to lead. Mr. Obama, unfortunately, is a micro-manager. Micromanagement is a compulsion based upon deep seated insecurities resistant to CHANGE. Mr. Obama’s platform was all about Change and yet he is not willing to listen to others, to learn from others or to collaborate with others. Unwilling to really listen, he has put our country in harms way and We the People have no leader.
Since we have no leader, will you lead? Will you step up to the plate and do all you can to keep this healthcare non-reform bill from passing? Will you do all you can to educate yourself on what is happening in politics, in our country and in our schools? Will you encourage others to get up and do something for their country? For their futures? For the future of their children and grandchildren? Will you be willing to Stand Up for America? Are you a leader willing to help your country? If so, read on.
FACTS ABOUT THIS BILL
Costs: The new healthcare overhaul is expected to cost $950 billion.
Individual Costs: Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill estimates it would cost families an additional $2,300 in premiums.
No Improvement: Jeffrey Flier, M.D., dean of the Harvard Medical School, has stated that there is near unanimity of opinion among analysts that the current legislation “would do little or nothing to improve quality or change health-care’s dysfunctional delivery system.”
Hidden legislation: Democrats are attempting to incorporate changes in student aid into the bill. The measure would require the government to originate student loans, closing out a role for banks and other private lenders who charge a fee. Obama proposed taking the savings and plowing it into higher Pell Grants that go to needy college students.
More Taxes: Democrats are quietly reshaping the tax system too with a “back door tax.” President Obama’s latest health-care proposal is a major change to the Medicare tax that has always been tied to payrolls. In every paycheck, employers and employees each chip in 1.45%, regardless of how much someone makes. Under Obama’s proposal — which should be very close to what Congress winds up enacting — a Medicare tax would now be applied to investment income too: Individuals who earn more than $200,000 and couples over $250,000 would pay an additional 2.9% surtax on unearned income from interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents.
Mandates: The proposal would require almost everyone to be insured or pay a fine. There is an exemption for low-income people.
Blue Dog Democrats: One of our last great “hopes” for keeping the Government-run Healthcare Bill from becoming law is Rep. Bart Stupak. Stupak, a Pro-Life Democrat, is also opposed to funding abortions in the bill. “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing,” Stupak says. “Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue – come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.”
In National Review, Stupak said, “I am a definite ‘no’ vote. I didn’t cave. The others are having both of their arms twisted, and we’re all getting pounded by our traditional Democratic supporters, like unions.”
So, with all the hoop-la about healthcare reform, the country is still in a mess and according to the latest Rasmussen Reports this week our fellow Americans believe our…
Country is heading in the right direction – 25%
Country is heading in the wrong direction – 71%
It’s time for some leadership and it’s time for all Great Americans to Stand Up and say “Enough is enough!!”
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Petition to Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez
Re: Healthcare Reform
Download Health Care Reform Petition
Let it be known by my signature that I expect you to do the following when it comes to voting on any healthcare reform bill that comes to the Senate floor:
1. You will personally read every page of the entire document before voting. You will not be rushed to vote because not only is this a very expensive issue for our country, it is also a serious personal issue.
2. If you vote YES for any healthcare reform bill, you and your family will be included in whatever you decide for We the People. That also means you will be on the exact same level playing field as the rest of us and you will not be given preferential treatment under the healthcare bill.
3. You will not allow any bullying tactics by others such as lobbyists, czars, other senators or representatives or White House officials to sway your vote. Be a leader for We the People and not special interests.
4. We expect a good hearty debate on the floor in public view of all the people. All sides will be listened to and your vote will be cast once you have all the facts from all the people. Our position is this: We do NOT want any government-run public option healthcare! Instead, work to reform the insurance companies and hold them accountable to healthcare accessibility for all.
5. No new taxes!! We will work to unseat you if you place any more taxes on us or our employers to pay for this. We can NOT afford it and neither can small businesses. Stop spending our money on programs we don’t want.
