I quit writing to mine
all I ever get in return is a form letter and a funding request. I miss going to DC and chatting with Don Young and Senator Ted. Need to do a road trip sometime. The local ass clown wouldnt know me from a hole in the ground.
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Ya gotta let them know.
I get the form letters and begging for money too, but if you don't write them then the other side wins by default.
Cheers, Scott. |
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Been sending a letter a week to each...
Of my City, State and Federal "legislators", Representatives, Congresspersons.
I've only gotten one response back and its was for contributions to the next campaign for re-election. I don't think we are getting our due. The Government and the US in general needs a Mental Reset and a chopping off of the talking heads and all talking heads that pop up to try and replace them. Don't if they are Republican or Democrat or... whatever. They are supposed to work for the people, NOT SIGs or PACs or other Lobbying groups. Filibusters suck and the Repubs are using them like Yuppie Lunch Coupons. Not to say the Democrats are doing much better, they aren't corralling what they need to push things through. All I can say is that it a losing race... just that *W* would have lost by a few miles in a 200 yard race, were he still "in charge". I think our ole buddy McCain would have died in office under the stress, giving the Codes to "you betchya" and then what a spending spree we'd have seen on the rich... even more so than it already is, plus no Healthcare Plan period. Yes the Health Care plan is flawed. Yes its never going to be perfect. But as far as I am concerned, progress in that way needs to happen. 47 million Americans don;t have proper health care, including my oldest daughter, as the place she works for won't offer it for anyone that is not full-time salaried management and its too expensive to buy on her own, for her and her son. |
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Completely OT, but Greg...
... I didn't know you were a Grandpa! Welcome to the fraternity (if a bit late).
(I got get to this board more often, dammit!) Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends! (Disk crashes notwithstanding...) jb4 |
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dont worry she will get healthcare
whether she can afford it or not she will have to buy a plan or go to jail
thanx, bill |
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Stop that.
Those provisions do not exist.
You are an ass. Quit it. Its stupid idiotic, empty-headed people like you that keep stupid memes like this going. |
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I must be confused
I though those provisions are still there, just not as expensive on the 1st pass.
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Please find them for me.
That will take care of this.
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okies define mandatory
read it and weep
so, she has an extry $1900 to fork over? Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. http://www.examiner....andatory-coverage abc seems balanced http://abcnews.go.co...id=8771367&page=2 Critics of mandatory coverage say it will put a burdensome onus on low-income individuals and households. Politically, some GOP lawmakers argue that it constitutes an additional tax and, essentially, goes against the president's promises of no additional taxes. |
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and CBO predicts
private, non-company provided plans will increase by double digit % almost immediately.
Good stuff. I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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Sen. Ensign has a lot of credibility these days...
Not.
Use the Source, Luke! HR3590 as passed by the Senate - http://frwebgate.acc...:h3590eas.txt.pdf (2409 page .pdf): (Search for "penalty".) The poor are exempt from penalties. People who don't meet the exemptions but don't get insurance that meet the requirements can be subject to penalties: p.322-324: (c) AMOUNT OF PENALTY. IOW, 1) Any penalty cannot exceed 3x the "applicable dollar amount" for a family. 2) In the first year (2014) of the phase-in period "applicable dollar amount" is $95. The maximum penalty for a family is thus $285. Or less than $24/month for a family. For an individual, the maximum penalty for the year is $95, or less than $8/month. 3) In the 2nd year (2015) the maximum penalty is $1050 for a family. 4) After 2015, the maximum penalty is $2250 for a family, and then is indexed by inflation. The misdemeanor fees apply to fraud, etc., not to being unable to afford the mandatory coverage. p.328: (e) EXEMPTIONS. No penalty shall be imposed under subsection (a) with respect to Read all the details there, if you're interested. Somehow, I don't think the facts are going to make this meme go away... :-( Presumably, the final bill is going to be close to the Senate language. HTH. Cheers, Scott. |
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Believe it or not - it could be worse. You could live in NY.
http://www.nytimes.c...inion/31thu1.html
It would be nice if the mess there, and in California, and elsewhere were straightened out soon. I'm not that optimistic... Cheers, Scott. |