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Kate Comment by Kate on November 22, 2009 at 2:55pm
We could always go to that site that Kathy pointed out and do to the libs as they would do unto us....
Kathy Linzy Comment by Kathy Linzy on November 22, 2009 at 11:41am
Please vote on the "quick vote" at the about halfway down on CNN's home page .....please pass on. (it is about the Senate Health Care Bill).

http://www.cnn.com/

Don't let them skew it to their lib viewers! BE HEARD!!!!
Paul Lewis Comment by Paul Lewis on November 22, 2009 at 11:34am
This is a link to a health care bill handout that can be circulated to spread the word on the details of this bill. It is a good one. Let's turn up the heat! Send it to governors and state legislators. This bill is a killer for many states.

http://www.takebackmedicine.com/health-care-turkey
Kate Comment by Kate on November 13, 2009 at 8:18pm
OMG...roflmao!!! It's about time we started using them as they have used us and continue to do so....Good show, Paula!!
Paula Tyler Comment by Paula Tyler on November 13, 2009 at 7:11pm
FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY, This is my thank you from the dems!


Thank you for writing a letter to the editor.

By speaking up, you’ll help shape pubic opinion in your community and ensure that health insurance reform becomes a reality in 2009.

If your story gets published, we’d love to hear about it. Please let us know here:

http://my.barackobama.com/ltereport

Thank,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

From Paula Tyler
17105 E Meadow Creek Rd.
Monterey, TN 38574
931-839-8645
To The Tennessean, Herald-Citizen
Subject Health Care
Message On Saturday, November 7th, a very close vote of the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the (UN)Affordable Health Care for America Act. For anyone who thinks they will get free healthcare from this resolution, needs to understand our government does not have money. The money to pay for this health care bill is going to come from massive cuts to Medicare. OVER 500 Billion dollars, taken from the health care of our Seniors that worked and paid into this program. The rest of the money for this healthcare bill will come from YOU! Even if you do not pay taxes because of income, you will pay higher costs for all goods and services. You or someone you love may pay with your job when your employer cannot meet their payroll and the restrictions and costs of this bill. If this was such a good deal, why did the Bill not require your representatives to join in, why do they still get the best health care free (paid by you) for life, for serving just one term. I applaud all the representatives in Tennessee that voted no on this Bill. Paula Tyler Monterey, TN

NOW WE KNOW WHY THEY DON'T READ THE BILL!!!! THEY CANNOT READ!
Paula Tyler Comment by Paula Tyler on November 13, 2009 at 3:26pm
Update, I received a call from one of the papers this morning and they are printing my letter. So You can use the dems website for good use!
Paula Tyler Comment by Paula Tyler on November 13, 2009 at 10:26am
Kathy, thanks so much for the link! I used it to send an email to 2 of my newspapers this morning and I am going to repost on the Tennessee State page! Way to keep on top of it. Just got a thank you from the dem party:) for sending it!
Kate Comment by Kate on November 13, 2009 at 12:13am
Kathy! THank you a million times for this. I am going to do this as soon as I get to my PC. My laptop is always dropping things when working on them ..I will definitely do this no later than tomorrow morning. Oh...I am going to pass this on to other pages and emails. Is that all right?
Kathy Linzy Comment by Kathy Linzy on November 12, 2009 at 8:47pm
John L Sulak November 12 at 7:26pm Reply
Barack Obama's " Organizing for America " has put the call out for people to Email their local papers and write a letter to the editor. They have created a VERY easy and fast way to write all your local papers with just a few key strokes. PLEASE take a minute to do this today and jump behind enemy lines to help kill the bill.

Here's what we need to do :

Go to : http://my.democrats.org/page/speakout/posthouseLTE

1. Put in your Zip code. You will be redirected to a page where you enter all your address information.

2. Check all the boxes for all of your local papers.

3. NOW CAREFUL THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART ! DO NOT CLICK NEXT. Instead Click " 2. Compose Letter " this is in the top middle of the page. This will allow you to compose your own letter to the editor against the healthcare bill.

4. Write your letter to the editor against the healthcare bill.

5. Now click Next

6. Preview your letter to the editor and click Send Email
Paul Lewis Comment by Paul Lewis on November 9, 2009 at 4:16pm
James Hyde posted on the wire of the group "The RIGHT Movement":

"Faith brought it to my attention. It comes from the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee.

It's a press release. Please disseminate this post to as many people as you can. It is critical that people know about this. If you don't have medical insurance, you could wind up in jail for FIVE (5) years:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583


PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5 Years in Jail
Friday, November 06, 2009

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

In response to the JCT letter, Camp said: “This is the ultimate example of the Democrats’ command-and-control style of governing – buy what we tell you or go to jail. It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately.”

Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:

“H.R. 3962 provides that an individual (or a husband and wife in the case of a joint return) who does not, at any time during the taxable year, maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for himself or herself and each of his or her qualifying children is subject to an additional tax.” [page 1]

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“If the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…” [page 2]

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“Criminal penalties

Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:

• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.

• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]

When confronted with this same issue during its consideration of a similar individual mandate tax, the Senate Finance Committee worked on a bipartisan basis to include language in its bill that shielded Americans from civil and criminal penalties. The Pelosi bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.

“The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates. Fortunately, Republicans have an alternative that will lower health insurance costs without raising taxes or cutting Medicare,” said Camp.

According to the Congressional Budget Office the lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker’s bill would cost $15,000 in 2016.
 

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