What's your take? My take is that the owner lost his job an house and left the sign as a reminder that Obama's policies aren't working. I would love to heat what others think.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
What's Your Take?
I've been in Florida with FreedomWorks the last two days. We're out door knocking for Connie Mack and R&R. In one neighborhood, I passed a vacant house with notices posted on the doors and windows. Inside the front window, the owners left a Romeny/Ryan sign.
What's your take? My take is that the owner lost his job an house and left the sign as a reminder that Obama's policies aren't working. I would love to heat what others think.
What's your take? My take is that the owner lost his job an house and left the sign as a reminder that Obama's policies aren't working. I would love to heat what others think.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
My Letter Made the Cut
I was shocked to learn that my letter to the editor made the paper today. Normally, they contact me before print. I had not heard from them. Check it out here: http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/oct/23/readers-forum-tuesday-letters-ar-2716852/?referer=None&shorturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FQCRzFN
Here's the text for those who don't want to scroll down to it on the link above:
Many people don’t understand how profoundly Obamacare’s taxes will hurt the middle class. Families with medically complicated children will be crushed. I’m addressing the two taxes that will have the most devastating effect: reduction of flex spending limits from $5,000 to $2,500 and decreased medical deductions that take place in 2013.
Families like mine, whose out of pocket medical expenses total over $10,000-$20,000 a year will be crushed. Families like ours are already crushed by medical debt and we see no relief in sight. This new law proposes to increase our taxes along with our medical expenses, and thus our personal debt. The flex spending reduction is a tax increase because flex dollars are placed in the account before taxes, thus lowering taxable income. Decreasing the allowable amount increases taxable income. FSAs help our family and families like ours survive the first few months of each year.
The decrease in allowable medical deductions will harm families like ours. Currently, only medical expenses that are over 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) can be deducted. In 2013, this limit increases to 10% AGI. For example, a family making $100,000 cannot deduct the first $10,000 in medical expenses in 2013, whereas before deductions began after reaching $7,500 in medical expenses. Fewer allowable medical deductions is a tax increase. Liberals have yet to answer this question: how is it selfish or evil that we want to keep more of our own money to pay for our own children’s medical expenses?
Monday, October 22, 2012
Becki Gray Speaks at the Religious Freedom Rally
Becki Gray from the John Locke Foundation speaks at the rally.
Virginia Foxx at the Oct Stand Up For Religious Freedom Rally
We are blessed to have a wonderful Congresswoman! She stands up for religious liberty and has voted 35 times to repeal Obamacare.
Monday, October 15, 2012
A Perspective from A Parent of Chronically Ill Kids
A little perspective. What do people do when
their very existence is being threatened? The fight or flight response
kicks in-- this election is very important on a National level,
certainly. On a personal level it is a battle between a person who will
cause the ruin of our personal finances vs the man who will remove those
threats (and maybe not in time). Obamacare DIRECTLY affects my family in a very negative way. Not
just the HHS mandate stripping our religious freedom-- but its personal
impact on my children's medical care and our financial stability.
Forcing others to go into debt so that you can get free stuff is immoral. Period. I have two children with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and secondary Mitochondrial Disease. Since Obamacare's inception, our premiums, co-pays, out of pocket max and over all medical costs have increased exponentially. We received our benefits election information for 2013 and we have more increases in premiums, co-pays and OOPs. Next year we also face the tax increases by way of the decreased flex spending amount and the increased itemized deduction threshold from 7.5% to 10%. Our family may not make it through next year in a financially stable position.
Forcing others to go into debt so that you can get free stuff is immoral. Period. I have two children with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and secondary Mitochondrial Disease. Since Obamacare's inception, our premiums, co-pays, out of pocket max and over all medical costs have increased exponentially. We received our benefits election information for 2013 and we have more increases in premiums, co-pays and OOPs. Next year we also face the tax increases by way of the decreased flex spending amount and the increased itemized deduction threshold from 7.5% to 10%. Our family may not make it through next year in a financially stable position.
Obama’s HHS mandate is forcing us to pay for women to
receive free birth control, surgical sterilizations and abortion drugs and thus
increasing our costs. Insurance companies cannot cover more people AND pay 100%
for certain services and NOT pass the bill on to consumers. Even providing the cheap generic birth control to women from Target and WalMart at $9.00 will cost millions. If an insurance company must now give birth control FREE to one million women -- and keep in mind not all women will be getting the cheap stuff-- at the cheap price, the insurance company pays out 9 million dollars. Abortion drugs and sterilizations arr much, much more costly!
Have any of you ever noticed that no liberal has ever
answered these questions? I ask repeatedly.... tell me why it is moral to force
me into debt so that others can have more free stuff? Tell me why it is right
and just to force me to pay higher taxes when we could use that money to pay
for our own children's medical bills? Why am I evil because I want to keep more
of my own money to take care of my own children? No liberal I have ever asked
has been able to answer those questions. Not one. Ever. Never mind asking them
why it is okay that they force us to do all of THAT and violate our consciences
in the process.
Why should a woman have a sterilization surgery and not pay ANYTHING while I pay $2,000 per kid to have a bone marrow biopsy? Is that paying their "fair share" as Obama likes to run around saying? How is it that our co-pay for a life saving medication that protects my son's kidneys used to be $150 3 years ago and in 2011, the first year Obamacare took effect it went to $283 and this year (2012) it is now $343? Yet women will get birth control FREE -- Pregnancy is not a disease! What will the co-pay be next year? An arm, leg and $600? Why should women get a medication that doesn't treat a disease on our dime AND on our consciences? Is that paying their fair share?
Why should a woman have a sterilization surgery and not pay ANYTHING while I pay $2,000 per kid to have a bone marrow biopsy? Is that paying their "fair share" as Obama likes to run around saying? How is it that our co-pay for a life saving medication that protects my son's kidneys used to be $150 3 years ago and in 2011, the first year Obamacare took effect it went to $283 and this year (2012) it is now $343? Yet women will get birth control FREE -- Pregnancy is not a disease! What will the co-pay be next year? An arm, leg and $600? Why should women get a medication that doesn't treat a disease on our dime AND on our consciences? Is that paying their fair share?
This, folks, is not the America I grew up in. Let me tell
you a bit about why I am so passionate about this great nation and her
freedoms. Perhaps my life story will
inspire you in the final stretch of this election-- when you feel you can’t do one more thing to
defeat the HHS mandate during this election cycle—remember this great nation
and the freedoms our founding fathers fought for, the freedoms that have enabled me to plan protests and write/speak these words.
At the age of 18, I found myself on a bus headed into Ft.
Dix for Army Basic Training. As I embarked on this journey, I knew that mine
was a journey that could only happen in the United States of America. You see,
I came from an abusive, alcoholic, drug ridden family. My brothers were in and
out of jail and my childhood was a living hell.
At the age of 15, my brother, David, committed suicide. He was 20. In my
early twenties, my brother, Steve, died of a drug overdose. He was 33. The last
time I saw my middle brother, Mike, was at David’s funeral in 1983. He was
locked up in the Arizona state pen during Steve’s funeral and has been in and
out of the pen a total of three times.
On that bus heading into Ft. Dix, I could see my future and
it was bright- because I was in the land of the free and the home of the brave –
the land where EVERYONE has the opportunity to succeed. I later went through
officer candidate school and was blessed to be a part of the military of the
greatest nation on earth. It wasn’t
easy. It was a lot of work to break away from the family into which I was born.
With freedom, hard work and opportunity, I was able to graduate from college
and build a successful life. I am here today as a witness to the greatness of our nation and her
freedoms.
We cannot allow future generations to inherit an America
with fewer freedoms than we enjoy today. We must fight so that we continue to
be the shining city upon a hill – the light of liberty for the world for
generations to come. If we allow our government to violate our consciences and
religious freedom right now, what is next?
If we allow the HHS mandate to stand along with the individual mandate,
our government has the ability to force us to do anything it wishes without
regard to our consciences –
This is not the same America that gave m the opportunity to
overcome the obstacles of my youth and succeed. Join with me in the fight
against Obamacare, its mandates and restricted freedoms— We must fight so that
our God-given freedoms are not restricted by an overreaching government.
Together, we can restore America so that future generations
will live in a nation where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are a
reality.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Letter Submitted to the Editor
It'll never get published in our local liberal rag. It was hard to keep it to 250 words or less.
Letter Submitted to the Editor
Many
people don’t understand how profoundly Obamacare’s taxes will hurt the
middle class. Families with medically complicated children will be
crushed. I’m addressing the two taxes that will have the most
devastating effect: reduction of flex spending limits from $5,000 to
$2,500 and decreased medical deductions that take place in 2013.
Families like mine, whose out of pocket medical expenses total over $10,000-$20,000 a year will be crushed. Families like ours are already crushed by medical debt and we see no relief in sight. This new law proposes to increase our taxes along with our medical expenses, and thus our personal debt. The flex spending reduction is a tax increase because flex dollars are placed in the account before taxes, thus lowering taxable income. Decreasing the allowable amount increases taxable income. FSAs help our family and families like ours survive the first few months of each year.
The decrease in allowable medical deductions will harm families like ours. Currently, only medical expenses that are over 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) can be deducted. In 2013, this limit increases to 10% AGI. For example, a family making $100,000 cannot deduct the first $10,000 in medical expenses in 2013, whereas before deductions began after reaching $7,500 in medical expenses. Fewer allowable medical deductions is a tax increase. Liberals have yet to answer this question: how is it selfish or evil that we want to keep more of our own money to pay for our own children’s medical expenses?
Families like mine, whose out of pocket medical expenses total over $10,000-$20,000 a year will be crushed. Families like ours are already crushed by medical debt and we see no relief in sight. This new law proposes to increase our taxes along with our medical expenses, and thus our personal debt. The flex spending reduction is a tax increase because flex dollars are placed in the account before taxes, thus lowering taxable income. Decreasing the allowable amount increases taxable income. FSAs help our family and families like ours survive the first few months of each year.
The decrease in allowable medical deductions will harm families like ours. Currently, only medical expenses that are over 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) can be deducted. In 2013, this limit increases to 10% AGI. For example, a family making $100,000 cannot deduct the first $10,000 in medical expenses in 2013, whereas before deductions began after reaching $7,500 in medical expenses. Fewer allowable medical deductions is a tax increase. Liberals have yet to answer this question: how is it selfish or evil that we want to keep more of our own money to pay for our own children’s medical expenses?
Thursday, October 4, 2012
33 Days to Wear R&R Shirts - Student Gets Kicked Out of Class
A student in Philly was kicked out of class for wearing an R&R shirt. The teacher even tried to take a marker our to draw on it. Watch a video and read about it here: Student Kicked Out of Classroom for Wearing Romney Shirt
After my experience today, I've decided that I am going to wear a Romney/Ryan t-shirt every single day until the election. I've got 4 and I may have to buy one more. Let's see how many liberals I can piss off just by wearing my R&R shirts.
After my experience today, I've decided that I am going to wear a Romney/Ryan t-shirt every single day until the election. I've got 4 and I may have to buy one more. Let's see how many liberals I can piss off just by wearing my R&R shirts.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Majority of Doctors Continue to Oppose Obamacare
Why is everyone acting like the recent poll is news!? Fox News and Huff Post reported that the majority of physicians in the US oppose Obamacare. Folks, this isn't news. Doctors opposed Obamacare before it was rammed down our throats against our will.
The public continues to favor repeal of this disastrous law. (Oct 1, 2012, 52% of likely voters favor repeal of Obamacare)
Quotes from Fox News: "A new on-line survey by the non-profit The Physicians Foundation, one of the largest doctors surveys ever performed, confirms that over two thirds of physicians are pessimistic about the future of medicine, over 84 percent feel that our profession is in decline, and a majority would not recommend it as a career for their children. (The survey was sent to over 600,000 doctors and over 14,000 responded)."
Huff Post: "In fact, 15 percent of survey respondents said they’ll be switching to the Republican camp this election, with most citing the Affordable Care Act as the reason." I say, Welcome to the Republican Party! Another quote from the article: "The majority of the 3,660 doctors polled in the survey said they also are in favor of repealing and replacing Obama’s signature piece of legislation because it failed to address tort reform, an issue relating regulations surrounding malpractice lawsuits."
March 2012: Doctor's Fear Side Effects of Obamacare "The survey was conducted to unveil physicians’ concerns about health care reform. The Doctors Company, which is the largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability in the nation, received more than 5,000 surveys, including all specialties and every region in the country. The results weren’t good for the President’s signature piece of legislation."
Huff and Fox News report on different surveys. None of this is news. Going all the way back before Obamacare was passed, a majority of doctors and Americans opposed the passage of this law. Here are various links-- some from as far back as 2009.
2009: How Obamacare will affect your doctor A great article that sums it up.
2009: 65% of Doctors Say No to Obamacare! 45% say they will quit!
2010 "The Physicians Foundation asked 2,400 doctors and American Medical Association members what they thought of the new law; a full 67 percent were against it." Doctors Hate Obamacare
Jan 2012: Majority of Doctors Oppose Obamacare
2009: Obama's Doctor Opposes Obamacare
2009: Poll Disputes Media Claim that most doctors support Obamacare
2009: Editorial Written by a Doctor: Most Physicians Oppose Obamacare Even the Gay Patriots wrote about it here.
2010: Doctor's Protest Obamacare
2010: Senate Doctors Speak Out Against Obamacare
2010: Only 13% of Physicians agree with the AMA on Obamacare
2011 Poll: Doctors Say Obamacare Hurts Medical Care Former Democrat Senator regrets his Obamacare vote.
2011: Doctors and AMA split on Obamacare Doctor Speaks out About the SCOTUS ruling on Obamacare
2011: 94 % House Doctors Voted for Repeal : "Why would doctors oppose Obamacare? Perhaps it's because, as the recently released National Physicians Survey of nearly 3,000 doctors showed, by a margin of well over 3 to 1, doctors think that during the next five years (in thewake of ObamaCare's passage), the quality of American health care will "deteriorate" (65 percent) rather than "improve" (18 percent). Perhaps it’s because more than 9 out of 10 doctors in that same survey expect Obamacare's "impact" on doctors to be "negative" (78 percent), rather than "positive" (8 percent). Perhaps it's because, due to what appears to be naked political favoritism"
APS Letter to HHS Doctor explains why care under Obamacare will not be affordable
Doctors submit testimony to Congress on their opposition to Obamacare
Doctors report on flaw in Medical Reporting system in Obamacare
Survey: Doctors Choose Romney over Obama
83% of Doctors have considered quitting because of Obamacare
Why your doctor may decide this election
Obamacare Comes In, Doctors Go Out
Impact of Obamacare, facts, stats and charts
Beck Hosts Doctors Who Have Considered Quitting Due to Obamacare
2011: Doctors Say Obamacare Not the answer
June 2012: Doctors oppose Obamacare According to a new survey "70 percent said ACA would not stem rising healthcare costs 67 percent said ACA would not improve the doctor-patient relationship 66 percent said ACA would give physicians less control over their practice decisions 61 percent said ACA would not improve the quality of healthcare 55 percent said Congress should scrap ACA and start over"
The public continues to favor repeal of this disastrous law. (Oct 1, 2012, 52% of likely voters favor repeal of Obamacare)
Quotes from Fox News: "A new on-line survey by the non-profit The Physicians Foundation, one of the largest doctors surveys ever performed, confirms that over two thirds of physicians are pessimistic about the future of medicine, over 84 percent feel that our profession is in decline, and a majority would not recommend it as a career for their children. (The survey was sent to over 600,000 doctors and over 14,000 responded)."
Huff Post: "In fact, 15 percent of survey respondents said they’ll be switching to the Republican camp this election, with most citing the Affordable Care Act as the reason." I say, Welcome to the Republican Party! Another quote from the article: "The majority of the 3,660 doctors polled in the survey said they also are in favor of repealing and replacing Obama’s signature piece of legislation because it failed to address tort reform, an issue relating regulations surrounding malpractice lawsuits."
March 2012: Doctor's Fear Side Effects of Obamacare "The survey was conducted to unveil physicians’ concerns about health care reform. The Doctors Company, which is the largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability in the nation, received more than 5,000 surveys, including all specialties and every region in the country. The results weren’t good for the President’s signature piece of legislation."
Huff and Fox News report on different surveys. None of this is news. Going all the way back before Obamacare was passed, a majority of doctors and Americans opposed the passage of this law. Here are various links-- some from as far back as 2009.
2009: How Obamacare will affect your doctor A great article that sums it up.
2009: 65% of Doctors Say No to Obamacare! 45% say they will quit!
2010 "The Physicians Foundation asked 2,400 doctors and American Medical Association members what they thought of the new law; a full 67 percent were against it." Doctors Hate Obamacare
Jan 2012: Majority of Doctors Oppose Obamacare
2009: Obama's Doctor Opposes Obamacare
2009: Poll Disputes Media Claim that most doctors support Obamacare
2009: Editorial Written by a Doctor: Most Physicians Oppose Obamacare Even the Gay Patriots wrote about it here.
2010: Doctor's Protest Obamacare
2010: Senate Doctors Speak Out Against Obamacare
2010: Only 13% of Physicians agree with the AMA on Obamacare
2011 Poll: Doctors Say Obamacare Hurts Medical Care Former Democrat Senator regrets his Obamacare vote.
2011: Doctors and AMA split on Obamacare Doctor Speaks out About the SCOTUS ruling on Obamacare
2011: 94 % House Doctors Voted for Repeal : "Why would doctors oppose Obamacare? Perhaps it's because, as the recently released National Physicians Survey of nearly 3,000 doctors showed, by a margin of well over 3 to 1, doctors think that during the next five years (in thewake of ObamaCare's passage), the quality of American health care will "deteriorate" (65 percent) rather than "improve" (18 percent). Perhaps it’s because more than 9 out of 10 doctors in that same survey expect Obamacare's "impact" on doctors to be "negative" (78 percent), rather than "positive" (8 percent). Perhaps it's because, due to what appears to be naked political favoritism"
APS Letter to HHS Doctor explains why care under Obamacare will not be affordable
Doctors submit testimony to Congress on their opposition to Obamacare
Doctors report on flaw in Medical Reporting system in Obamacare
Survey: Doctors Choose Romney over Obama
83% of Doctors have considered quitting because of Obamacare
Why your doctor may decide this election
Obamacare Comes In, Doctors Go Out
Impact of Obamacare, facts, stats and charts
Beck Hosts Doctors Who Have Considered Quitting Due to Obamacare
2011: Doctors Say Obamacare Not the answer
June 2012: Doctors oppose Obamacare According to a new survey "70 percent said ACA would not stem rising healthcare costs 67 percent said ACA would not improve the doctor-patient relationship 66 percent said ACA would give physicians less control over their practice decisions 61 percent said ACA would not improve the quality of healthcare 55 percent said Congress should scrap ACA and start over"