Tanning Bed Tax Starts Today

As part of the health care reform bill, there was a little blip in there about a new tax that many aren't aware of:  the tanning bed tax.  It goes into effect today.

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Same Old, Same Old

It's been awhile since I've posted on this blog because I haven't had the urge to since nothing new has happened in the political arena worth talking about.  The Dems are still pushing their health agenda and the Republicans are fighting them every step of the way.  Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi still looks like an idiot and the financial security of our nation looks very bleak indeed.  Homes are still being foreclosed on and President Obama's plan to save people's homes doesn't seem to be working all that well.  No surprise there.

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The President's Health Care Plan

If you're looking for information on President Obama's health care plan from his point of view, you can find it here. I'm not sold on the idea at all. I don't think the government should run our health care when they've done such a bang-up job of running everything else - not. Do I believe the health care system needs to be reformed? Absolutely. Do I think the President's plan is a good one? Absolutely not.

I've seen the reports where some expect the number of people entering the medical field to decline because of this. I wonder if that's true. Will there be a longer wait to get in to see a medical professional? Will there be rationing? Will it cost us more? Will it put further financial strain on a country that is already in a bad financial state? Will alternative medicines be shoved under the rug in favor of Big Pharma?

I don't trust this health care plan at all. The government doesn't wear lab coats. I think they need to leave our medical choices up to those who know more than they do. The system needs to be reformed, not totally dismantled and handed over to the government.

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Political News Today

It's been a few weeks since I've posted here. I got busy with a lot of other stuff.

Some of the current political headlines today:

• White House Escalates War of Words with FOX News
• Poor nations get swine flu jabs. (I post this on a political blog because I'm just not sure if the big push for the vaccine for the H1N1 (swine flu) has less to do with the public's health amd more to do with Big Pharma's pockets and the government's interests. Is this Big Pharma's way of cleaing up their image, by donating all these vaccines to poorer nations?)
• At least 25,000 more troops needed in Afghanistan.
• Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: A blessing or a curse?

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Who is writing the bills?

According to Glenn Beck, it's not Congress. Is it:

Socialists? Communists? Revoluationaries?

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$400 - $600 to Help Pass Obama Health Care on Craigslist!

There are ads up on Craigslist of offers to pay $400 to $600 per week for people to show up and support Obama's healthcare reform.

People with an opposing opinion, who showed up to voice them were called un-American and astroturfers. What the hell is PAYING people to show up about?

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Health Care Reform Slows Down House.gov Web Site

Yesterday, members of Congress received so many emails about the health care reform that they overloaded the system. If you tried to reach House.gov and it was very slow or you were unable to connect, that's why. You weren't the only one trying to get your opinion heard. According to the spokesman for the chief administrative officer, Ventura said the large volume of traffic was clearly due to health care reform. However, they would not release the numbers without proper consent to do so.

Perhaps the government needs to upgrade their system to meet the demands of the citizens with a company like orange county computer services. The citizens of the United States deserve to be heard, no matter what the opinion. It's an American right!

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White House Sleeping with Big Pharmaceutical Companies?

President Obama promised transparency. Haven't seen it yet.

Has he kept his promises made during his campaigning? Haven't seen it yet.

Rumor has it that there was a memo released showing the White House and Big Pharma getting into bed together, which further reduces the chance that President Obama will do what he said during the campaign for the White House. Claims are that the White House agreed to oppose any congressional push for lower drug prices or import drugs from Canada. There was also talk about Medicare rebates not being pursued because it'd cost the pharmaceutical companies a lot of money.

So where in there is this best for the citizens? Where are the cost savings? Where is the competition that this nation has always thrived on, in other areas, to ensure lower priced drugs? Why are the pharmaceutical companies afraid of a little competition and why would the White House agree to that?

We've moved so far away from what this nation is about that it's scary to me.

I agree that there needs to be health care changes. I think a lot of that has to be done at the level of the pharmaceutical companies. As long as they are in the White House's back pockets, that will never happen. That means decisions will not be made based on what is best for US but made to line the pockets of others. I don't agree that a health care system that a majority of citizens approve of, that other countries envy, should be totally dismantled. Work at the pharmaceutical level. Work at the medical insurance level. Don't destroy a whole system!

Are politicians going to listen to the voices of the masses, the majority now, and not implement this? If they don't, it's their futures up for grabs at re-election time it seems to me.

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Health Care Reform

Other countries have tried a national health care system and failed. Is it inexperience on the part of the Administration to think they can pull this off, arrogance that they can do it when other countries have failed, or are they intent on destroying the freedoms that America is about?

Canadians come HERE for care they can't get over there. That's not just something I've heard on television, it's what I've heard from REAL nurses that I know.

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Something Stinky at the White House

There's something stinky at the White House and it's not the family dog!

The White House doesn't seem to like that citizens are exercising their free speech rights and speaking out against the health care reform being organized in the White House right now. The White House is referring to these citizens as "mobs". Why are voting citizens being attacked for exercising free speech?

The White House was met with criticism when they made a blog post asking citizens who supported the health care reform to inform the White House of any "fishy" information received through emails, chains, etc. If your aunt or your neighbor forwards an email criticizing their health care reform in one of the neverending rounds of emails that gets forwarded, we're supposed to forward it to the White House? Why? Big brother is watching?

The White House is requesting "fishy" information but perhaps they need Woodwick Spill-Proof Reed Diffusers to rid themselves of any fishy lingering odors and move onto more important things than elementary school-like tattling.

Debate on something of this magnitude is good. It would be a major change for the country and other viewpoints need to be heard to know what the needs are.

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Rasmussen Polls

Rasmussen poll shows 49 percent of people polled are against the government's proposed health care 'reform'.

54 percent do not want to change health care they have for 'reform' via government plan.

President's approval rating continues to slide south and speculation is that is why they are rushing this health care plan through. We saw how well rushing the stimulus went when the elected idiots didn't bother to read it!

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Socialized Health Care

Socialized Health Care: Will it be compassionate and fair or will it result in long lines waiting for basic care like Ontario where only one out of two cancer patients receives care fast enough.

I don't want the government controlling where and when my children get care. Right now, if my child is ill, I get in to see the doctor of my choice quickly. If they require medical tests, etc., that gets done right away as well. I don't think that will happen if President Barack Obama's health plan goes into effect, if Canada's health care system is anything to go by.

I can't stand seeing the direction this country is going in. What will it be like for our children and their children?

In Canada, people bring their children HERE for quick care as opposed to months or more of waiting in Canada. Do you want your sick child on a list for months for needed medical care?

There is a Canadian woman on the news who had to wait 3 years for spinal fusion surgery. Her son now has same condition and she is bringing him to the USA for his care so he isn't in pain for years. She said it could take 2-3 years for him to get the necessary treatment otherwise under Canada's health care system.

This is what they want to do to us? Are they nuts?

I don't want my kids suffering or dying before they get care!

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Health Care Plan Being Yakked About

A new senate health care plan being talked about right now plans to fine you at least or more than $1,000 - if you don't sign up for it. Just like you are required to get automobile insurance, the government wants to require you to get their health insurance as well (subsidies will be given to the poor and some middle-class families). If you don't, it'll cost you fines of more than $1,000! Families would pay more in fines than an individual person would.

They're calling it "shared responsibility payments". The fines would be used to help offset some of the cost of their health plan.

My question - if EVERYBODY must buy into the government's health plan, then I would assume employers would no longer have to offer insurance? Does that mean employers will raise wages since they wouldn't have to pay health insurance anymore?

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