Posts tagged 'taxes'

Most Americans Agree Congress Drafts Complex Bills to Hide Special Interest Spending

by SteveK @ Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

According to a new survey by Zogby, more than 80 percent of Americans believe politicians intentionally create long and complex bills in order to conceal spending for their special interests, and to prevent constituents from understanding the bill before a vote is taken. A strong consensus was seen in just about every demographic.
Zogby asked this [...]

Democrat’s Health Bill Would Still Leave 23 million People Uninsured, Raise Taxes, and Ration Care

by SteveK @ Sunday, December 20th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Healthcare

This nearly $900 billion bill would be paid for by $483 billion in cuts to Medicare and other federal health programs, as well as tax increases. Of course the real costs will undoubtedly be much higher as the government is notorious for grossly underestimating costs. Not to mention this is the same government with a [...]

Senate Health Care Bill Will Force Some Middle Class Families to Pay $15,200 Yearly Insurance Fee

by SteveK @ Tuesday, December 15th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Family, Government, Healthcare

Originally posted HERE.
By Terence P. Jeffrey

(CNSNews.com) - Forget the public option. Even without it, the health care bill presented in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) would make some middle-class American families pay what amounts to a $15,200 annual federally-mandated insurance fee, according to facts revealed in analyses published by the Congressional [...]

Friday Funny - Economic Recovery

by SteveK @ Friday, December 4th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Hidden Costs In Healthcare Reform Will Trigger ‘Massive’ New Taxes

by SteveK @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, Healthcare

It was no small lie when Obama promised the American people that they would not be hit with any new or increased taxes for those earning less than $250,000 per year. Unfortunately, that broken promise will turn out to be the biggest and most devastating lie any president in history has ever told. And that [...]

Higher Taxes and Penalties To Pay For Government-run Health Care

by SteveK @ Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

CNSNews.com posted an article detailing some of the new taxes the Democrats are forcing onto all Americans despite Obama’s campaign pledge to not raise taxes on those earning less than $250,000 per year. While many of the tax increases are not direct, Americans will still have less money every month thanks to the Democrats’ policies. [...]

Massive Cap and Trade Tax Passes House: What to Expect Economically

by SteveK @ Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Environment, Government, Media

Unfortunately, cap and trade is on its way to becoming a disastrous reality now that is has passed the House. Cap and trade will be the largest tax expansion in history and is destined to destroy millions of jobs, increase the welfare rolls, greatly lower our standard of living, and do next to nothing for [...]

Obama to Raise Taxes On All Americans With Cap-and-Trade

by SteveK @ Thursday, May 28th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Environment, Government, Science

“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.“ - Barack Obama during campaign
We are all familiar with Obama constantly promising Americans [...]

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