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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 11:38 PM
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> > Democrats have flipped out
> > totally.
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> > The Botax? Nip/tuck Taxes Part of Obamacare
> > Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:10 PM
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> > WASHINGTON -- They call it the "Botax."
> >
> >
> > The White House and Senate Democrats have turned
> to a
> > proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks,
> > wrinkle-smoothing injections and other
> procedures as
> > they search for ways to pay for costly health
> care
> > overhaul plans.
>
> BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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> If there is one thing that should be taxed its
> elective cosmetic procedures. If the plastics guy
> feels bad about it, he can pay that 5% himself.
OMG, I agree with you.
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 10:56 PM
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Why are democrats pond scum? Just at them. Do they look like pond scum? Yes!
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 9:47 PM
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> I'd throw them a life preserver...but it appears to
> me that they'd prefer to sink. :::Shrug:::
How about mouth to mouth after they drowned?
Candy giving mouth to mouth...
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 9:42 PM
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> > > > Democrats = Pond Scum.
> > >
> > > What about us Indy's?
> >
> > Indy, Schmindy...you're either with the righties
> or
> > you're pond scum.
>
> Looks like they're drowning in pond scum then.
I'd throw them a life preserver...but it appears to me that they'd prefer to sink. :::Shrug:::
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 9:38 PM
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> > Democrats have flipped out
> > totally.
> >
> >
> > The Botax? Nip/tuck Taxes Part of Obamacare
> > Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:10 PM
> >
> >
> > WASHINGTON -- They call it the "Botax."
> >
> >
> > The White House and Senate Democrats have turned
> to a
> > proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks,
> > wrinkle-smoothing injections and other
> procedures as
> > they search for ways to pay for costly health
> care
> > overhaul plans.
>
> BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>
> If there is one thing that should be taxed its
> elective cosmetic procedures.
Then what would Carrie Prejean, patron saint of online broadcast masturbators, congenital liars, paranoid bigots, and obtainers of breast implants do?
Oh wait, she didn't pay for hers to begin with, so no worries, someone else will have to pay the tax for her.
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Edited by rskoo at 11/19/2009 6:40 PM PST
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 9:01 PM
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> > > Democrats = Pond Scum.
> >
> > What about us Indy's?
>
> Indy, Schmindy...you're either with the righties or
> you're pond scum.
Looks like they're drowning in pond scum then.
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:56 PM
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> > Democrats = Pond Scum.
>
> What about us Indy's?
Indy, Schmindy...you're either with the righties or you're pond scum.
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Edited by Candy at 11/19/2009 5:56 PM PST
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:46 PM
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> Democrats = Pond Scum.
What about us Indy's?
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:44 PM
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> > Democrats = Pond Scum.
>
> But Justice, I AM a Democrat. Why the
> sweeping generalization? Were you short on time
> today, or just upset about something else, and
> decided to take it out on the rival political party's
> members?
>
> I don't think this is a fair assessment on your
> part.
>
> You can be so mean sometimes.
Calling over half the posters on this forum pond scum, proves he's nothing more than a shit stirrin' troll.
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:42 PM
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> Democrats = Pond Scum.
But Justice, I AM a Democrat. Why the sweeping generalization? Were you short on time today, or just upset about something else, and decided to take it out on the rival political party's members?
I don't think this is a fair assessment on your part.
You can be so mean sometimes.
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:31 PM
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Edited by Rutheford at 11/19/2009 5:57 PM PST
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:29 PM
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> > > > > Democrats have flipped
> out
> > > > > totally.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The Botax? Nip/tuck Taxes Part
> of
> > > Obamacare
> > > > > Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:10
> PM
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > WASHINGTON -- They call it the
> > "Botax."
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The White House and Senate
> Democrats
> > have
> > > turned
> > > > to a
> > > > > proposal to tax breast implants,
> > tummy
> > > tucks,
> > > > > wrinkle-smoothing injections and
> > other
> > > > procedures as
> > > > > they search for ways to pay for
> > costly
> > > health
> > > > care
> > > > > overhaul plans.
> > > >
> > > > BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
> > > >
> > > > If there is one thing that should be
> taxed
> > its
> > > > elective cosmetic procedures. If the
> > plastics
> > > guy
> > > > feels bad about it, he can pay that
> 5%
> > himself.
> > >
> > > Let me see if I'm understanding
> > this....according to
> > > the right wing...abortion...bad, bad, bad!
> Tax
> > it!
> > > Get rid of it! Elective cosmetic
> > > surgery...aka....pulling the skin on your
> face
> > so
> > > tight that your boobs become bags under
> your
> > > eyes....DON'T YOU DARE TAX THAT!
> > >
> > > Did I get that right?
> >
> > Yep...I believe that's it in a nutshell.
> >
> > Pity. Hell, half of the deficit could be reduced
> by
> > Joan Rivers alone!
>
> The tax on elective cosmetic surgery should make the
> right wingers happy....it would have a HUGE effect on
> their arch enemy...HOLLYWOOD!
Nicole Kidman has been unable to move an eyebrow for the last decade.
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:27 PM
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> Democrats = Pond Scum.
Too late dottie!
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Edited by Rutheford at 11/19/2009 5:56 PM PST
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:24 PM
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Democrats = Pond Scum.
Republicans Blast 'Bait and Switch' Obamacare
Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:10 PM
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WASHINGTON -- Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.
Despite the criticism, there were growing indications Democrats would prevail on an initial Senate showdown set for Saturday night, and Majority Leader Harry Reid crisply rebutted the Republican charges. The bill "will save lives, save money and save Medicare," he said.
The legislation is designed to answer President Barack Obama's call to expand coverage, end industry practices such as denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions, and restrain the growth of health care spending.
Republicans saw little to like.
"It makes no sense nonsense at all and affronts common sense," said Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, one of several Republicans to criticize the measure. He added that a plan to expand Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor, was a "bait and switch" with states as the victims.
GOP governors, meeting in Texas, agreed. "We all know a sucker play when we see one," said Mitch Daniels of Indiana. The bill would expand the Medicaid program, which provides health care for the poor, and leave the states with part of the additional cost beginning after three years.
In the Capitol, Reid answered Republican delaying tactics with an initial test vote set for Saturday evening. A 60-vote majority is required to advance the bill toward full debate, expected to begin after Thanksgiving.
Counting two independents, Democrats control 60 Senate seats. Three moderate Democrats have been cagey about their intentions, although none of them has announced a plan to defect. Officials disclosed during the day that Reid had included in the bill a political sweetener for one of the three, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, in the form of $100 million to help her state cover health care costs for the poor.
Given the political stakes, there was disagreement even about the bill's cost.
Democrats put the price tag of the 2,074-page measure at $979 billion, higher than the $849 billion figure they had cited Wednesday as the cost of expanding coverage to 31 million who now lack insurance. Republicans calculated it at more like $1.5 trillion over a decade, and said even that was understated because Reid decided to delay implementation of some of the bill's main features until 2014.
Officially, the Congressional Budget Office said the measure would reduce deficits by $130 billion over the next decade with probable small reductions in the 10 years that follow _ forecasts that cheered rank-and-file Democrats. Among the cost-cutting provisions would be creation of an Independent Medicare Advisory Board which could be required to recommend steps limiting the growth of the program that provides health care to millions of seniors. The recommendations would go into effect automatically unless Congress blocked them.
CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf has said previously that type of arrangement would be one of the most potent weapons Congress would have to restrain the growth of Medicare, a fast-expanding program supported in part by a trust fund that is dwindling.
But CBO also cautioned the bill includes "a number of procedures that might be difficult to maintain over a long period of time."
The Democrats' cost estimates of slightly below $1 trillion was considerably smaller than a House-passed bill's price tag of between $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion.
In part to reduce costs, the legislation would delay until Jan. 1, 2014, creation of so-called insurance exchanges in which individuals and small businesses could shop for affordable coverage. The House would set up its version of the exchange one year earlier.
Both bills would allow consumers to choose between private insurance policies and coverage sold by the government.
The two bills also include billions of dollars in subsidies to help lower-income Americans afford the cost of coverage.
Under the Senate measure, CBO figures show about 19 million people would receive subsidies averaging $5,500 in 2019, at the end of the decade. By comparison, the House bill is projected to provide subsidies to 18 million, an average of $6,800.
Republicans said little if anything about subsidies during the day, instead focusing much of their criticism the bill's tax increases and its curbs in Medicare spending.
Democrats included a new tax on high-value insurance policies, an attempt not only to raise money but also to dampen the appetite for costly coverage. In addition, Reid included a payroll tax increase of .5 percentage point on income greater for $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. Medical device manufacturers, insurance companies, drug makers and recipients of elective cosmetic surgery would also face new or higher taxes.
About half of the bill Reid unveiled Wednesday would be financed by curbs in projected Medicare spending. While providers such as home health care agencies would absorb some of that, the biggest blow would fall on private Medicare plans. Studies show the government pays about 14 percent more to cover patients enrolled in those plans than in the traditional Medicare program.
© 2009 Associated Press
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Re: Opinion of The Right.
Nov 19, 2009 8:03 PM
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> > > > Democrats have flipped out
> > > > totally.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Botax? Nip/tuck Taxes Part of
> > Obamacare
> > > > Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:10 PM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > WASHINGTON -- They call it the
> "Botax."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The White House and Senate Democrats
> have
> > turned
> > > to a
> > > > proposal to tax breast implants,
> tummy
> > tucks,
> > > > wrinkle-smoothing injections and
> other
> > > procedures as
> > > > they search for ways to pay for
> costly
> > health
> > > care
> > > > overhaul plans.
> > >
> > > BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
> > >
> > > If there is one thing that should be taxed
> its
> > > elective cosmetic procedures. If the
> plastics
> > guy
> > > feels bad about it, he can pay that 5%
> himself.
> >
> > Let me see if I'm understanding
> this....according to
> > the right wing...abortion...bad, bad, bad! Tax
> it!
> > Get rid of it! Elective cosmetic
> > surgery...aka....pulling the skin on your face
> so
> > tight that your boobs become bags under your
> > eyes....DON'T YOU DARE TAX THAT!
> >
> > Did I get that right?
>
> Yep...I believe that's it in a nutshell.
>
> Pity. Hell, half of the deficit could be reduced by
> Joan Rivers alone!
The tax on elective cosmetic surgery should make the right wingers happy....it would have a HUGE effect on their arch enemy...HOLLYWOOD!
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