Sunday, November 8, 2009

Dems' Healthcare Means Tax Increases

Dems' Healthcare Means Tax Increases

"The federal government has put taxpayers on the hook this year for hundreds of billions of dollars to stimulate the economy and pump up the banking sector and auto industry. The out-of-control spending has mortgaged the future with historic debt and diminished present-day opportunities for economic recovery. In addition, there’s widespread frustration and anger about Washington’s policies being directed at Wall Street and hand-picked companies, with little or no relief going to Main Street or the average person.

There’s added insult and injury in pending health care legislation. It would make the typical person worse off due to higher health insurance premiums and tax increases..." Dem's Healthcare Means Tax Increases

McConnell: ‘This is not the reform Americans were asking for’

McConnell: ‘This is not the reform Americans were asking for’
‘So a reform that was meant to make life easier is now expected to make life harder. If you have insurance, you get taxed. If you don’t have insurance, you get taxed. If you’re a struggling business owner who can’t afford insurance for your employees, you get taxed. If you use medical devices, you get taxed’ read the entire text here" ...

McConnell: ‘This is not the reform Americans were asking for’

House passes Health Care

House Passes Health Care
"The House of Representatives passed legislation for the first time Saturday night that would provide health coverage to almost every American after nearly a century of false starts and un-kept campaign promises...." House Passes Health Care

Friday, November 6, 2009

Capitol Hill Tea Party II

Capitol Hill Tea Party II

"Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is planning a second anti-health care reform Tea Party at the Capitol -- this one scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday -- approximately the time when the House is due to vote on Democrats' public option bill, POLITICO's Jake Sherman reports.

King and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) organized a rally Thursday that drew thousands to the west front of the Capitol, drawing chants of “Kill the Bill.” There were a handful of arrests...." from Politico

unemployment 10.2% saved or created or unemployment

Saved or Created or Unemployment from Redstate.com

""Unemployment this morning topped 10.2%, even though the number seeking employment has declined. Many have just given up. Likewise, and more troublesome, the average hours worked in a week is at its lowest in decades — 33 hours. That suggests employers are going to just expand hours worked in the future, instead of hiring new people. So the unemployment number will stay high for a while.

On January 18, 2009, Obama’s top economics advisor Larry Summers said Barack Obama’s stimulus plan would keep unemployment below 10%...." entire Article from Redstate.com

Monday, November 2, 2009

Bachmann: Come to D.C. to fight the "crown jewel of socialism"

Bachmann: Come to D.C. to fight the "crown jewel of socialism"

Rep. Michele Bachmann has a new plan to stop the Democrat's health care reform bill: Get all of her followers to drive to the Capitol and march through the halls of the House office buildings. It's going to be wild!

Sen. Hatch Questions Constitutionality of Obamacare

Sen. Hatch Questions Constitutionality of Obamacare

""Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who has served in the Senate for 33 years and is a longtime member of the Judiciary Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not believe the Democrats’ health-care reform plan is constitutionally justifiable, noting that if the federal government can force Americans to buy health insurance “then there is literally nothing the federal government can’t force us to do.”....Constituionality of Obamacare?