Obama Pallone Care Even Worse Than Critics Thought
From the Washington Examiner:
» Obamacare won’t decrease health care costs for the government. According to Medicare’s actuary, it will increase costs. The same is likely to happen for privately funded health care.
» As written, Obamacare covers elective abortions, contrary to Obama’s promise that it wouldn’t. This means that tax dollars will be used to pay for a procedure millions of Americans across the political spectrum view as immoral. Supposedly, the Department of Health and Human Services will bar abortion coverage with new regulations but these will likely be tied up for years in litigation, and in the end may not survive the court challenge.
» Obamacare won’t allow employees or most small businesses to keep the coverage they have and like. By Obama’s estimates, as many as 69 percent of employees, 80 percent of small businesses, and 64 percent of large businesses will be forced to change coverage, probably to more expensive plans.
» Obamacare will increase insurance premiums — in some places, it already has. Insurers, suddenly forced to cover clients’ children until age 26, have little choice but to raise premiums, and they attribute to Obamacare’s mandates a 1 to 9 percent increase. Obama’s only method of preventing massive rate increases so far has been to threaten insurers.
» Obamacare will force seasonal employers — especially the ski and amusement park industries — to pay huge fines, cut hours, or lay off employees.
» Obamacare forces states to guarantee not only payment but also treatment for indigent Medicaid patients. With many doctors now refusing to take Medicaid (because they lose money doing so), cash-strapped states could be sued and ordered to increase reimbursement rates beyond their means.
» Obamacare imposes a huge nonmedical tax compliance burden on small business. It will require them to mail IRS 1099 tax forms to every vendor from whom they make purchases of more than $600 in a year, with duplicate forms going to the Internal Revenue Service. Like so much else in the 2,500-page bill, our senators and representatives were apparently unaware of this when they passed the measure.
» Obamacare allows the IRS to confiscate part or all of your tax refund if you do not purchase a qualified insurance plan. The bill funds 16,000 new IRS agents to make sure Americans stay in line.
Posted: September 23rd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Health Care, ObamaCare, Pallone | Tags: Frank Pallone, Health Care, ObamaCare, PalloneCare | Comments Off onFrank’s Plea For Help
Congressman Frank Pallone sent the following plea for volunteers and money out to his email list this morning.
| Dear Friend,
This November, voters across the country will cast their vote to determine the direction we take and whether we continue to make progress in recovering from the disastrous policies of the previous decade under George Bush and the Republican Congress. Over the last two years, we’ve begun the process of repairing the damage and rebuilding a foundation to restore economic opportunity and fairness for all Americans. Tea Partiers, right-wingers, and an extreme Republican Party want to return us to the old status quo rather than continuing to build on the foundation of change we brought to Washington. With only 40 days until the election, will you take 40 seconds and sign up to help me fight back? Election Day is fast approaching and I need your support to get my message out. Everyday, we are building our grassroots team and if you haven’t already, now is the time to join us. With your help, our GOTV operation will be prepared to help Democrats on the local, county, and federal levels. We will also be equipped to fight back against the smears and lies coming our way. Will you commit to 40 hours over the next 40 days to help me contact voters and educate them on all the work we’ve done? The choice before the voters this November will determine whether the progress we’ve made is lost to a Republican agenda that created the vast crisis we have worked to overcome. We need to keep the reforms and regulations in place to protect American consumers and to promote growth and opportunity. We need to stay dedicated to responsible fiscal practices that are fair to working people and economic policies that emphasize job creation. We need to do more to rebuild the country’s manufacturing base and stop jobs from being exported by domestic businesses. We need to continue to support small businesses with the incentives that allow them to grow and to add new workers to their payrolls. We need a comprehensive energy package to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and incentivize domestic renewable energy sources. Each and every day, we are working every day to fix broken regulatory systems, jump-start our economy and give small businesses the tools they need to create jobs. We are putting working families first and ensuring that never again will corporate profits and the whims of the well-connected be put at the top of the agenda. We need your support to finish this important work. Please consider taking just 40 seconds out of your day to sign up and help us get our message to the voters and continue moving America forward. Thank you.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. PS – If you’re too busy to volunteer your time, you can offer your financial support by donating $40 today – just $1.00 for every day left in this campaign.
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GOP Pledge To America
National Republicans issued their platform for restoring liberty and revitalizing our economy, their Pledge To America. You can read it here:GOP Pledge to America
Happy Birthday Anna Little!
Today is GOP CD-6 candidate, Highlands Mayor Anna Little’s birthday.
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Friends, family and supporters will be gathering at Bahr’s Landing in Highlands this evening from 7-11 to celebrate.
The event is not a fundraiser, though I suspect if you bring your checkbook and would like to make a contribution to Little’s congressional campaign that somebody there will accept it. Ray and Jay Cosgrove are setting up a buffet dinner for $25 per person including their newest menu item, Clams Anna Little. You can also order off their fabulous menu.
All are welcome. If you are planning to attend please respond to [email protected] .
Respond early. If the response is enormous as expected, Wayne Pomanowski will be spending the afternoon digging clams
Posted: September 23rd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Uncategorized | Tags: Anna Little, Happy Birthday | Comments Off on Happy Birthday Anna Little!Christie and Booker To Visit Oprah, Pick Up $100M From Facebook’s Zuckerman
By Art Gallagher
Governor Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker will make an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday to announce the restructuring of the Newark School System and the gift of $100 million from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerman, according to a report in the Star Ledger.
Under the restructuring, Newark’s schools will be under the authority of Mayor Booker who will be named a “special assistant to the governor.” The schools have been under state control for 15 years with the governor as the official overseer.
Booker will implement reforms to include expanded charter school, new achievement standards and methods of judging which schools and teachers are effective. New Jersey’s teachers unions have long opposed these types of reforms.
Posted: September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Cory Booker | Tags: Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Facebook, Mark Zuckerman, Oprah Winfey | Comments Off on Christie and Booker To Visit Oprah, Pick Up $100M From Facebook’s ZuckermanHolt/Lautenberg Employment Discrimination Complaint
This beats “Twinkle Twinkle Kenneth Star”
By Art Gallagher
MoreMonmouthMusings just received a copy of the lawsuit, the complaint and answer, against Rush Holt and Frank Launtenberg for employment discrimination against African-Americans during the 2008 Democratic primary campaign.
You can view the document by clicking here. The red meat starts on page seven.
Here’s a tidbit to get you started:
I’ll be going through the document and making commentary as time allows. Please, jump right in and make comments about what you find in the meantime.
Posted: September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Frank Lautenberg, Rush, Rush Holt | Tags: Chauntay Jenkins, Employment Discrimination, Frank Lautenberg, Lawsuit, Rush Holt | 2 Comments »Ex-Holt Staffer Claims He Was Fired For Hiring African-Americans
A canvass director responsible for recruiting workers to go door to door for Congressman Rush Holt and Senator Frank Lautenberg during the 2008 general election claims that he was fired for hiring African-Americans to canvass white neighborhoods in the 12th congressional district, according to a report in the Star Ledger.
Posted: September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Frank Lautenberg, Holt | Tags: African-American, Frank Lautenberg, Rush Holt | Comments Off on Ex-Holt Staffer Claims He Was Fired For Hiring African-AmericansBIPARTISAN GROUP TO HOST EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
A bipartisan group of State Legislators will be hosting a Symposium on the Equine Industry in New Jersey on September 27th at Perretti Farms, New Jersey’s largest horse farm, in Cream Ridge from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. as an opportunity to educate fellow legislators and other New Jersey residents about the importance of horse and horse-related industries to the State’s economy.
The event is co-hosted by Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblyman Ralph Caputo and Assemblywoman Connie Wagner.
“Recently,” said Assemblywoman Casagrande, “there has been a great deal of discussion about the future of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. It is our hope that this event will serve as an opportunity to learn about the present state of the equine industry, the challenges it currently faces, and possible solutions to make it once again a self-sustaining industry.”
“We are hosting this event at the largest standardbred horse farms in New Jersey,” said Senator Beck, “so that people can see firsthand the complexity and long term strategy needed to breed and raise racehorses. This fall, Perretti Farms has approximately 100 yearlings bred from some of the best standardbred horses in the State. Farms like this are an important economic engine for New Jersey.”
“Horseracing alone is a $4 billion industry in New Jersey,” said Assemblyman O’Scanlon, “and horse-related professions account for around 13,000 jobs in the State. This event will provide a venue for a discussion that all interested parties need to have about the survival and sustainability of this industry.”
Among the featured guest speakers are Karyn Malinowski, from the Rutgers University Equine Science Center; Anthony Perretti, a standardbred breeder; Tom Swales, president of the Thoroughbred Breeder’s Association of New Jersey; and Peter Furey, Executive Director of the New Jersey Farm Bureau.
This event is a bipartisan, educational opportunity to continue the discussion on the future of horse racing and gaming in New Jersey.
“Horse racing is an essential component of New Jersey’s gaming industry,” said Assemblyman Caputo, “and we must do all we can to support it by enticing customers back to the racetracks and the Atlantic City casinos alike. The installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs) at the Meadowlands is something to seriously consider in order to stem the tide of gambling revenue flowing out of New Jersey to racinos and casinos in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware.”
“Discussions such as the ones we will have at this Symposium are vital to continued economic growth in New Jersey,” said Senator Paul Sarlo. “I am eager to see in-depth discussions continue that include both the equine industry and casinos so that the best solution can be found for our State.”
Perretti Farms is located at 329 State Highway 526, Cream Ridge, New Jersey and can be contacted by calling 609-259-7555
Posted: September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Caroline Casagrande, Declan O'Scanlon, Horse Racing Industry, Jennifer Beck | Tags: Caroline Casagrande, Declan O'Scalon, Equine Industry, Horse Racing Industry, Jennifer Beck | Comments Off on BIPARTISAN GROUP TO HOST EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUMVote For Ryan Britton On November 9!
Highlands poltics is never boring.
Back in April the Highlands Democrats failed to file the petitions on time to have their candidates names on the primary ballot.
As is frequently the case in Highlands, there is an Independent running this year for the only municipal office on the ballot, mayor.
His name is Ryan Britton and apparently he doesn’t know what day the election will be held on.
