The Health Care Bill: What they DON'T want you to know! – Video – Please Watch…

The Health Care Bill: What they DON'T want you to know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQc9JtDaoM

This video is a review of some of the highlights… ah lowlights in the House Bill - HR 3200, which were all in there when I read and reviewed the bill month ago. There is a lot more bad stuff in there.

This bill will be merged with the two Senate Bills… The House Bill is the most liberal, the Baucus Bill is the least… but that isn’t saying much and they still don’t know how they are going to pay… for us to get worse healthcare, less choices, and ultimately rationing.

There are several Republican Bills (HR 3400 is one) and lots of sensible suggestions to improve healthcare, lower costs without increasing taxes, keep government out of our healthcare decisions and give everyone either basic healthcare or catastrophic healthcare (depending on the plan). But the Dems in Congress haven’t given them any credence and don’t include the Republicans or their ideas.

President Obama makes these magnanimous statements in his speeches… like he will be happy to sit down with anyone who would like and go over any of the bills line by line as well as claiming that he is open to all constructive input. Yet in reality, he has not met with a single republican or republican group on healthcare since April.

There are several Congressman and Senators who are physicians as well that have gone on TV lately and stated that they have and are sending continuous requests up to the White House requesting time time with the President on this issue and not only have they not gotten a meeting, the White House does not even respond to them.

We are being had my friends!!

Although there was a special push for Monday Oct 5th… Keep up the pressure by calling the White House and Congress daily!

Both ObamaCare and Cap and Trade are huge power grabs and huge tax measures. The G20 is another move to turn over our government to a New World or Global Order and the attempts by Senators Barbara Boxer and Sec Hillary Clinton

Yesterday, on the anniversary of TARP, a study was released verifying that we were lied to about conditions of the banks and many other financial particulars by Bernanke and Geithner to push through this huge bill that they wanted passed. Let us not be had again!!

Keep up the Pressure on Congress as Well!!!

Call the United States Capitol switchboard today... every day at (202) 224-3121 until ObamaCare and Cap and Trade our defeated!

Senators from your State.

Call the White House at 202-456-1414 or 1111 and tell President Obama you have had enough!

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“No” On Government-Controlled ObamaCare – Start Over on Real HC Reform

Speedy Action Against the Gov’t of Iran

“No” On Cap and Trade

“No” More Bailouts or Stimulus 2

Support Our Troops

Everyone Read the Bills Before Signing Them, Including the White House

Listen to the People

Follow the Constitution

Get Rid of the Czars or Have Congress Vet and Approve Them

No More Government Money or Contracts to ACORN

And/Or Whatever Else You Have To Say

Posted: Knowledge Creates Power – Cross Posted: Daily Thought Pad

Americans For Prosperity - The Stimulus Package Outlined

No Stimulus...  Join Us!! Dear Friend, Will you join me in taking a stand in the first major policy battle of President Obama's Administration? You've seen the coverage of the approximately $1 trillion debt scheme pushed by Speaker Pelosi and President Obama that's being called the "Stimulus Package." Sadly, many politicians in Washington, DC really believe that driving our nation even deeper into debt and using our money for wasteful government spending boondoggles is the way to get us out of the current recession. These political leaders don't realize that massive deficits, higher taxes, wasteful spending and heavy-handed regulation are primary reasons for the current recession. You can fight back today by visiting www.NoStimulus.com and joining the growing army of taxpayers saying NO by signing Americans for Prosperity’s petition to stop this disastrous trillion-dollar debt scheme, known as the “Stimulus Package.” It is critical that we send a loud and clear message to DC politicians that ordinary citizens simply cannot afford the crushing burden and devastating consequences of this initiative. Please act now to make your voice heard -- and encourage your friends and family to do the same -- by signing AFP’s petition at www.NoStimulus.com. Sincerely, Tim Phillips Obama Stimulus Package Breakdown January 26, 2009 - 11:16 ET What is the money being spent on-general breakdown between infrastructure, tax cuts, etc…?  Some highlights of the package, by the numbers: • $825 billion total (as of 1/15/09)  • $550 billion in new spending, described as thoughtful and carefully targeted priority investments with unprecedented accountability measures built in.  • $275 billion in tax relief ($1,000 tax cut for families, $500 tax cut for individuals through SS payroll deductions)  • $ 90 billion for infrastructure  • $ 87 billion Medicaid aid to states  • $ 79 billion school districts/public colleges to prevent cutbacks  • $ 54 billion to encourage energy production from renewable sources  • $ 41 billion for additional school funding ($14 billion for school modernizations and repairs, $13 billion for Title I, $13 billion for IDEA special education funding, $1 billion for education technology)  • $ 24 billion for "health information technology to prevent medical mistakes, provide better care to patients and introduce cost-saving efficiencies" and "to provide for preventative care and to evaluate the most effective healthcare treatments."  • $ 16 billion for science/technology ($10 billion for science facilities, research, and instrumentation; $6 billion to expand broadband to rural areas)  • $ 15 billion to increase Pell grants by $500  • $ 6 billion for the ambiguous "higher education modernization." [Source: Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009]  Here is a further breakdown of the package:  NOTE: The following are highlights of the package; for the full 13-page summary from the Appropriations Committee, click here:  (as of 1/15/09)  Energy  $32 billion: Funding for "smart electricity grid" to reduce waste  $16 billion: Renewable energy tax cuts and a tax credit for research and development on energy-related work, and a multiyear extension of renewable energy production tax credit  $6 billion: Funding to weatherize modest-income homes  Science and Technology  $10 billion: Science facilities  $6 billion: High-speed Internet access for rural and underserved areas  Infrastructure  $30 billion: Transportation projects  $31 billion: Construction and repair of federal buildings and other public infrastructure  $19 billion: Water projects  $10 billion: Rail and mass transit projects  Education  $41 billion: Grants to local school districts  $79 billion: State fiscal relief to prevent cuts in state aid  $21 billion: School modernization ($15.6 billion to increase the Pell grant by $500; $6 billion for higher education modernization)  Health Care  $39 billion: Subsidies to health insurance for unemployed; providing coverage through Medicaid  $87 billion: Help to states with Medicaid  $20 billion: Modernization of health-information technology systems  $4.1 billion: Preventative care  Jobless Benefits  $43 billion for increased unemployment benefits and job training.  $39 billion to support those who lose their jobs by helping them to pay the cost of keeping their employer provided healthcare under COBRA and providing short-term options to be covered by Medicaid.  $20 billion to increase the food stamp benefit by over 13% in order to help defray rising food costs.  Taxes  Individuals:  *$500 per worker, $1,000 per couple tax cut for two years, costing about $140 billion.  *Greater access to the $1,000-per-child tax credit for the working poor.  *Expansion of the earned-income tax credit to include families with three children  *A $2,500 college tuition tax credit.  *Repeal of a requirement that a $7,500 first-time homebuyer tax credit be paid back over time.  Businesses:  *An infusion of cash into money-losing companies by allowing them to claim tax credits on past profits dating back five years instead of two.  *Bonus depreciation for businesses investing in new plants and equipment  *Doubling of the amount small businesses can write off for capital investments and new equipment purchases.  *Allowing businesses to claim a tax credit for hiring disconnected youth and veterans  [Sources: Associated Press: Highlights of Senate economic stimulus plan; January 23, 2009; WSJ: Stimulus Package Unveiled; January 16, 2009;Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009]  When is the money being is going to be spent, and on what?  The government wouldn't be able to spend at least one-fourth of a proposed $825 billion economic stimulus plan until after 2010, according to a preliminary report by the Congressional Business Office that suggests it may take longer than expected to boost the economy. The government would spend about $26 billion of the money this year and $110 billion more next year, the report said. About $103 billion would be spent in 2011, while $53 billion would be spent in 2012 and $63 billion between 2013 and 2019.  • Less than $5 billion of the $30 billion set aside for highway spending would be spent within the next two years, the CBO said.  • Only $26 billion out of $274 billion in infrastructure spending would be delivered into the economy by the Sept. 30 end of the budget year, just 7 percent.  • Just one in seven dollars of a huge $18.5 billion investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs would be spent within a year and a half.  • About $907 million of a $6 billion plan to expand broadband access in rural and other underserved areas would be spent by 2011, CBO said.  • Just one-fourth of clean drinking water projects can be completed by October of next year.  • $275 billion worth of tax cuts to 95 percent of filers and a huge infusion of help for state governments is to be distributed into the economy more quickly.  [Note: The CBO's analysis applied only to 40 percent of the overall stimulus bill, and doesn't cover tax cuts or efforts; a CBO report outlining all of its costs is expected in the next week or so.]  • The Obama administration said $3 of every $4 in the package should be spent within 18 months to have maximum impact on jobs and taxpayers; if House or Senate versions of the bill do not spend the money as quickly, the White House will work with lawmakers to achieve the goal of spending 75% of the overall package over the next year and a half.  [Source: AP: Three-quarters of stimulus to go in 18 months; January 22, 2009; Bloomberg News: Much of Stimulus Wont Be Spent Before 2011, CBO Says; January 20, 2009; link]  Who will be spending the money? Will the states be receiving any money to spend, community organizations? Churches?  The economic stimulus plan now moving through Congress would shower billions of federal dollars on state and local governments desperate for cash:  • The House stimulus bill includes an extra $87 billion in federal aid to state Medicaid programs.  • It allots some $120 billion to boost state and city education programs.  • There's $4 billion for state and local anticrime initiatives in the legislation, not to mention $30-plus billion for highways and other infrastructure projects.  • $6.9 billion to help state and local governments make investments that make them more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions.  • $87 billion to states, increasing through the end of FY 2010 the share of Medicaid costs the Federal government reimburses all states by 4.8 percent, with extra relief tied to rates of unemployment.  • $120 billion to states and school districts to stabilize budgets and prevent tax increases and deep cuts to critical education programs.  Overall, about one-quarter of the entire $825 billion recovery package would be devoted to activities crucial to governors, mayors, and local school boards - making them among the plans biggest beneficiaries.  [Sources: Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009; Reuters: Roads, energy, states win in US stimulus plan;15 January 2009; Christian Science Monitor: States to win big in stimulus sweepstakes; House bill allots almost one-quarter of the $825 billion recovery package to states, localities. How will that boost the economy?; January 25, 2009; Link] Source:  The Glenn Beck Show:  http://www.glennbeck.com/

2008 In Review By Uncle Jay

Quote: The only way to fix tomorrow is to understand yesterday, to be informed and to be willing to fight for what is important!! ...Marion Algier

Talking about YouTube - Uncle Jay Explains: Year-end! 12-22-08

http://www.unclejayexplains.com/media/UJ%2012-22-08.wmv 

New year celebrations around the world

Celebrations have taken place around the world to mark the end of 2008 and usher in the new year.

From Sydney to New York and Auckland to London, revellers greeted 2009 with pyrotechnic shows and street parties.

Some 400,000 people braved freezing temperatures in London for a fireworks display beside the Thames.

In New York almost a million people packed a freezing Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball descended to cheers at midnight.

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton - picked as the next US secretary of state - helped New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg lower the glittering orb for the midnight countdown, as confetti rained from skyscrapers and fireworks filled the sky.

A number of Arab nations - including Egypt, Jordan and Syria - cancelled their planned celebrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after a fifth day of Israeli air-strikes on the coastal enclave.

Muted festivities

Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, in the Pacific Ocean became the first inhabited place on Earth to celebrate the new year at 1000 GMT.

In pictures: New year festivities

An hour later residents in Auckland, New Zealand, watched a dramatic fireworks display from the city's Sky Tower.

In Australia, huge crowds turned out to watch multi-million dollar fireworks displays in Sydney and Melbourne.

In Sydney, a record crowd of up to 1.5 million people watched fireworks explode over the iconic Harbour Bridge.

The display, featuring thunder, rain and lightning effects, was the largest ever staged in the city. About 5,000kg of fireworks were used.

Organisers of the Sydney festivities said they were hoping it would offer revellers a brief respite from the economic gloom of 2008.

In the Philippines, President Gloria Arroyo described 2008 as a "tumultuous" year.

"I hope that we can all work together as a global community to weather these storms," she said.

New Yorkers and tourists welcomed the new year in Times Square

In Malaysia, the government is not sponsoring any new year events because of the economic downturn.

Celebrations were also muted in the Indian city of Mumbai, following November's deadly attacks on the city.

Tight security was planned, with special measures in place along the city's waterfront - where the militants involved in the attacks slipped ashore.

But some Asian cities did opt to mark the end of 2008 in style.

Fireworks shot from the 101-storey Taipei Tower as midnight struck in Taiwan. In Singapore, more than 250,000 people attended a display in Marina Bay.

And in Hong Kong, half a million people watched - some on the shore, some from boats - as fireworks shot into the sky from 10 skyscrapers surrounding Victoria Harbour.

'Help each other'

At a year's end Vespers prayer in Rome, the splendour of St Peter's Basilica contrasted with Pope Benedict XVI's call for "soberness and solidarity" in 2009.

He urged people not to be afraid during these uncertain times but to help each other.

In London, hundreds of thousands gathered for a spectacular fireworks display by the Thames, and Mayor Boris Johnson set an upbeat tone for the year.

Tight security was in place in Mumbai, India, following November's attacks

"There are those who say we should look ahead to 2009 with foreboding," said Mr Johnson in his New Year's address.

"I want to quote Col Kilgore in Apocalypse Now when he says 'Someday captain, this war is going to end'; and someday, this recession is going to end."

"Let's go forward into 2009 with enthusiasm and purpose," he added.

Meanwhile, engineers adjusted the Houses of Parliament's historic clock, Big Ben, to allow an extra second before it struck midnight.

Astronomers added the extra second to allow for a slight slowing in the Earth's rotation.

In Greece, Palestinian protesters staged a demonstration near an outdoor concert in Athens during New Year celebrations, chanting slogans and burning Israeli, US and EU flags.

As France handed over the EU's rotating six-month presidency to the Czech Republic, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for Europe to remain strong in 2009.

He said the bloc had proved its strength through its reaction to such challenges as the financial crisis, conflict in Georgia and an ambitious greenhouse gas agreement.

"I remain convinced that the world needs a strong, independent, imaginative Europe," he said.

'Tough times'

Hard on the heels of celebrations in Asia and Europe, revellers packed New York's Times Square, where Mayor Bloomberg said economic woes promised "tough times" for the city in 2009.

US president-elect Barack Obama was on holiday in Hawaii, but in his new home of Washington, heavy winds were blamed for at least one death in the area and forced the cancellation of fireworks in two suburbs.

New Year's Eve celebrations were also cancelled in Colorado's famed ski resort, Aspen, after suspicious packages were found at two banks.

Wool scarves gave way to bikinis in South America, however, where as many as two million people squeezed onto Brazil's Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro despite rainy skies and economic storm clouds.