- Obama Lied, His Tax Pledge Died
- What's That You Say About Avoiding Protectionism, Obama?
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JCT Says That Pelosi-Care Could
Send the Uninsured to Prison -
Obama Endorses Healthcare Bill
That Breaks His Own Tax Pledge - How Obamacare Will Lead To Less Coverage; Higher Costs
- CFA Urges "NO" on Pelosi's Health Bill, Will Rate Vote Against (CFA Site »)
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ATR Supports House GOP Alternative
To Pelosi-Rangel-Obama Health Bill - Do House Democrats Not Care About Obama’s Tax Pledge?
- 2.8 Million Jobs Lost Since "Stimulus" Signed Into Law
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UPDATE: List of Tax Hikes in House Dem
Health Bill Updated for
Managers' Amendment - Jobless Numbers Prove "Stimulus" Is Anything But
- Don't Copy Europe's Mistakes
- Job Numbers Show "Stimulus" Is Anything But (CFA Site »)
- New Study Shows Young Will Suffer Under Obamacare
- Strong IP Rights Important in Climate Change Negotiations (PRA Site »)
Friday, November 6, 2009
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List of New Tax Hikes in
"Managers' Amendment" to H.R. 3962 - CO: Transparency Bill Sponsor Challenges Governor Over Bill Implementation (CFA Site »)
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Auto Execs’ R&D Proposal:
Lobby For Higher Taxes - Despite Passage, Norquist Applauds Senate GOP Boycott of Climate Tax in Boxer's Committee
- Virginian Voters Condemn EFCA in Gubernatorial Race (AWF Site »)
- "Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day Becomes a Figment of Imagination (CFA Site »)
- Carly Fiorina Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge for U.S. Senate Race
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BREAKING: Joint Tax Committee:
One-Third of Surtax Revenue
Will Come from Small Employers -
ATR Will Double-Rate a Vote Against
H.R. 3962, House Dem Healthcare Bill - Senate Committee Passes Climate Tax without GOP Present
- "Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Saved 935 Jobs @ Place Employing 508
- Video: Baseball & Cap and Trade?
- SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than Any Other Person – Why? (AWF Site »)
- Arkansas House Says No To More Transparency (CFA Site »)
- SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than Any Other Person – Why?
Thursday, November 5, 2009
- Kerry-Boxer bill in Trouble? There’s No Need to Fear, Lieberman and Graham are Here!
- 10 Months To Fix A Broken Arm: Welcome to Socialised Medicine.
- Taxpayers Win with Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers in Virginia and New Jersey
- Taxpayers Win with Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers in Virginia
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- Chris Christie Wins Governorship in New Jersey
- Taxpayers Win in Virginia - McDonnell wins on low-tax platform
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New Surtax on Small Employers in
House Democrat Health Scheme
Will Endanger Millions of Jobs - Sen. GOP: "Let Americans Read the Bill!" - Reid: "What Bill?"
- Newspaper Stories Highlight Fuzziness of "Stimulus" Jobs Math
- Do Democrats have the energy to pass a climate tax?
- White House Attempts to Defame Edmunds.com over Cash for Clunkers Analysis
- Impact of Cap-and-Trade on the Refining Sector
- In New York, Concrete Jungle’s Taxes are Too High
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
- Obama’s $250,000 Tax Pledge Timeline
- Why Tobacco Display Bans Are Bad Policy
- Top Obama Advisor Refuses to Rule out Tax Hike on Working Families’ Healthcare
- Socialism Kills
- Fact-checking the DCCC NY-23 Attack Ad
- Vanderhye Stands with Deeds on Tax Increases
- California Stealing From Taxpayers. Seriously.
- In their own words…Why does the left want “net neutrality” regulation of the Internet?
- Big Labor's Selfish Healthcare Motivation (AWF Site »)
Monday, November 2, 2009
- California Senator to Hold Hearing on Soda Taxes
- Not All Packets Are Created Equal
- Paranormal Legislative Activity
- Cash for Clunkers, not just a Failure, but a Failure of Governmental Magnitude
- Brief Summary of Kerry-Boxer Climate Tax Bill
- "650,000 Jobs Saved or Created!" - Really?
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Rush Limbaugh Highlights ATR List of
House Dem Health Taxes on Air - Big Labor's Selfish Healthcare Motivation
- 40 GOP Senators to Harry Reid: Let the Public Read the Bill Now!
Friday, October 30, 2009
- Paging Harry Reid: Where is the Bill?
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CBO and JCT Scores of
House Dem Health Bill -
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs):
Best Policy Solution Killed by Obamacare - Obama and Barney Frank Should Look in the Mirror, Not Point a Finger at Wall Street (ASA Site »)
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Taxes On Your Family:
Your Share of the New Health Excise Tax - Which Tax Hikes in House Health Bill Break Obama Tax Pledge?
- Michigan Gov. Granholm's Healthcare Tax Flatlines in Senate
- Davis-Bacon Alert: H.R. 2996 Expands Scope of Wage Subsidy Law (AWF Site »)
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BREAKING: Comprehensive List of Taxes
In House Democrat Health Bill - House Healthcare Bill Uses the Term "Tax" 87 Times
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Where is Reid's Senate Health Bill?
What Is He Hiding?
Thursday, October 29, 2009
- ATR and CFA to Pelosi: Give us Time to Read The Healthcare Bill Text and Cost Estimate
- How Google Profits From Net Neutrality
- Grover Norquist's Testimony for Senate Cap-and-Trade Hearing
- TABOR and Education: Setting the Record Straight in Maine
- ATR Launches Petition to Sen. Nelson to Keep Tax Pledge
- More International Green Jobs Data
- YouTube Sensation Remy Raps About EFCA (AWF Site »)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Our Fat Government:
Why Fat Taxes Are a Bad Idea - Senate Cap-and-Trade Hearing: Day One
- For Labor, the More Government Healthcare the Better (AWF Site »)
- Demonstration for School Reform, Thursday at 9am
- Nonsensical Argument For A Government Regulated Internet #8367
- "Stimulus" Jobs Math Still = #Fail
- TABOR Initiative Comes to Washington
- 45th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing " Speech
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Senior Obama Advisor Endorses Taxing
Health Insurance Plans - AWF Executive Director Speaks at the Americans for Prosperity Summit (AWF Site »)
- Why AARP Supports Government Run Healthcare
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Welcome Janet Parshall Listeners!
- Competitive Enterprise Institute Releases Paper on Economic Liberalization
- Alabama Lawmakers Eye Internet Sales Tax (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- ATR Energy Tax Hike Series Analysis of “Outer Continental Shelf Drilling”
- New Energy Ad Targets Sen. Graham in South Carolina
- The Political Power Of Public Sector Unions
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ATR Launches Massive TV Ad Campaign
Urging Sen. Nelson to Keep Tax Pledge - How Cap and Tax will Hurt Wyoming
- Judging by the Spending "There is No Recession in Washington"
Monday, October 26, 2009
- What tax hikes will be in Sen. Reid's health bill?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
ATR Supports "Health Care Freedom Act"
From Ryan Ellis on Monday, June 22, 2009 3:22 PMThe following letter was sent from Grover Norquist to Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) today. The pdf version can be read here:
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Congratulations on your introduction of the “Health Care Freedom Act” this week. This will likely be the best free-market alternative to government health care offered this Congress, and I would encourage all senators to co-sponsor this excellent legislation.
The Health Care Freedom Act raises taxes on no one, and cuts taxes for millions of Americans. While leaving all current tax relief related to health insurance alone, it creates a new tax credit for individuals to purchase health insurance on their own. Individuals not covered by an employer, government, or other third party health insurance plan could use an advanceable and refundable tax credit of $5000 ($2000 single) to offset health costs. In addition, health savings account (HSA) dollars would be eligible to be used to purchase health insurance premiums.
The Health Care Freedom Act gives all Americans the tools they need to purchase health insurance as empowered consumers with options. Families would be free to purchase health insurance offered in any state, not just the one in which they reside (which they are limited to under current law). States would be block-granted money to create viable insurance options for those with pre-existing conditions. The cost of care will be kept low by putting a hard cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. Finally, the price of health care services for the first time will be made available to any patient wanting to shop around for the best care.
The Health Care Freedom Act represents a bold new vision of free market health reform. It would ensure 22.5 million Americans who currently lack insurance. Its tax cuts are fully-offset with spending restraint, so it won’t create new government debt.
For the first time, free market conservatives have a bill they can proudly say they are for when fighting against government medicine this year.
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Comments
Great, I can purchase health insurance from any company in the 50 states. Question, can the health insurance companies in those 50 states still turn me down for health insurance coverage because of weight and age? Do I still have to be careful because they will refuse to cover pre-existing conditions? Do I have to get authorization before I can enter an emergency room after an automobile accident or as a result of an heart attack like I do now? Does it reduce any of the premiums, copays, deductibles or limit the annual increases in those amounts? Great bill Senator Demint. Go back and try again. It doesn't fix any of the problems the people have with the current system.
>> Nuhn in Virginia Monday, June 22, 2009 5:12 PM
Nuhn in Virginia - Demints bill isn't meant to fix anything. Repugs need a bill to counter Obama so they can claim an alternate plan. But that plan is more of the same failed system where insurance companies reap huge profits while denying claims and refusing to insure people with preexisting conditions - and there are hundreds of them. Demints agenda is not an alternative plan, but rather, PR intended to recapture support for the republican party after stinging defeats and a clear rebuke by voters.
>> Accuracyit Monday, June 22, 2009 8:09 PM
This is a good start. People who have made poor lifestyle choices now want those of us who work at health to be their nanny. I suggest that it would be far cheaper for the government to set up a series of hospitals (like the VA has)in each region to take care of those in your predicament. Oh, that wouldn't be good enough for you. What a surprise, but it is good enough for Veteran's.
>> Shaols Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:17 AM
At the problem with the current system is that it is statutorily enforced moral hazard. Some of us down here on planet earth would like people to make reasonable cost-benefit decisions about what amount and type of health care is worth it to them. But good luck with your alternative plan for magic, cost-free, unlimited insurance. While you're passing laws, how about one that mandates fire insurance that cover "pre-existing fire damage".
>> Constance Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:30 PM
In NJ, healthcare is much more expensive and the choices of policies is less than any other state. NJ is way overregulated. The nanny politicians in NJ dictate to the insurance companies exactly what will be covered and what the minimum deductibles will be. This pushes up the rates for everyone in NJ. If you go to a national insurer and get quotes for different states you will see the huge disparity between states caused by over regulation. This bill will help that.
>> Jay Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:06 PM
This sounds like an American solution. We get the Tarp money back from the banks to help pay for healthcare. The tort reform for lawyers will cut costs because doctors costs will go down as will expensive lawsuits that drive prices up. Being able to buy policies across State lines will dramatically reduce costs by opening up competition. The free market will reduce these problems explained above with exclusions and prices. I also like that we aren't paying for ILLEGAL ALIENS! Their kids are already paid for, their kids school is already paid for,and they are here illegally. The $5K credit is enought to buy a basic policy for a family which includes hospitalizations/emergency/catastrophic coverage and well checks.
>> Tracey Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:40 AM
Finally a common sense plan. Let's not forget 70% of Americans are happy with their healthcare! Out of the 40 million people in America not covered, over 12 million are Illegal immigrants that shouldn't be here--are taking our jobs; overcrowding our schools; not paying taxes since they are illegally here; their kids are already eligible for coverage under existing state programs-- This plan will open competition which will allow capitalism to work and reduce costs. A policy to reduce uninsured catastrophic coverage which drains the econonomy is what we should be considering--not every need being covered. Citizens need to have skin in the game and pay part of their own coverage.
>> Carl Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:50 AM
Nuhn and Accuracyit. Go back and reread. It clearly states yes you can buy insurance from any company in any state. It also says money will be block-granted to states to provide viable options for those with pre-existing conditions. Most of this will be provided with direct tax breaks to the Americans that are in need instead of massive tax hikes to all Americans. The Republicans have been talking about this sort of plan for awhile. Seems like a better,easier first step option to try before Obama ruins our system by undercutting all the contributers. Remember, we have the latest and the greatest treatments here in the US because it's profitable.
>> Amy Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:12 AM
"Republicans have been talking about this sort of plan" Actually it was originally the Libertarians who came up with this plan while the Republicans were busy expanding medicare. Government intervention in health care has expanded more under Bush than any recent Democrat president. Obama intends to ruin the state of health care in the United States. Government healthcare destroys any incentives for developing new cures and treatments.
>> Jay Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:04 PM
Does anyone know where I can read this The Health Care Freedom Act proposal? This is just what might be needed to counter what the libs are trying to ram down America's throat.
>> Ted Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:14 PM