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2010-03-31 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-03-31 11:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Instead of acknowledging that top-down economic planning usually brings with it some unintended costs, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., immediately politicized the news by attacking industry. Without any authority, Waxman demanded that AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar, and John Deere justify the "costs the companies plan to book related to the new health-care law."

Ain't it amazing? Democrats can "demand" justification for a private enterprise's actions, but feel NO need to justify their own as public servants. C'mon 2010-2012.

Posted by WolfDog 2010-03-31 12:00|| 2010-03-31 12:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Already putting out the propaganda that repeal is unlikely, that nobody wins elections based solely upon running against an issue. I disagree: Geert Wilders are both winners of elections based on being against 1 issue.

Now if the Kansas Senate could get off its ass and get that bill through that would help and stop piddledicking with their gun bill we'd get somewhere.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-03-31 13:04|| 2010-03-31 13:04|| Front Page Top

#3 It's all because a provision in the bill reduces the tax deductions for companies with drug coverage for their retired employees.

Pensioners, boomers, etc, are evil and the essence the problem. Barry and the gov't will decide who gets life saving drugs and who must.... move along quietly.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-03-31 13:45|| 2010-03-31 13:45|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder...

Are the big Unions exempt from this? Will they still get the deduction?

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-03-31 15:00|| 2010-03-31 15:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Waxman demanded that AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar, and John Deere justify the "costs the companies plan to book related to the new health-care law."

I guess Waxman didn't read Sarbanes-Oxley back when he voted for that. Wonder if he reads ANY of the bills he votes for.

Posted by DMFD 2010-03-31 18:18|| 2010-03-31 18:18|| Front Page Top

#6 "Wonder if he reads ANY of the bills he votes for."

Of course not.

Silly DMFD.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-31 21:08|| 2010-03-31 21:08|| Front Page Top

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