Frost Family Draws Ire of Conservatives ( MSM Fights Back! Free Republic mentioned)

All righty.....a woodworker who’s front door needs some scrapping and some paint......and those tatooed feet.....RME

LOL:)

There’s another 501(c)(3), the Park School Parents’ Association. Its income is less than $25,000 so it’s not required to file a Form 990.

MCHI’s Executive Director, Vinnie DeMarco, is well known to many as a leading organizer of recent gun control and tobacco tax campaigns.

First he took on the gun lobby — and won. Then Big Tobacco. Now Vinny DeMarco has turned his power of mass persuasion to getting health care coverage for Maryland's uninsured.

DeMarco, MCHI's president, and the rest of the staff had been laying the groundwork for this vote for almost five years. They had originally put together a proposal called Health Care for All!

"He is a master of grassroots organization in Maryland," says Delegate Maggie McIntosh, who has known DeMarco since he was a student at Hopkins. "He has an idea, and the next thing you know, six months later, he has an office, a budget, and a thousand organizations signed on to help him."

Around Annapolis, he has built a reputation — as an eternal optimist, a relentless nudge, an affable guy who bears a jar of his Italian mother's tomato sauce when greeting politicians.

As health commissioner, Beilenson had worked with DeMarco on the gun-control and tobacco tax efforts. DeMarco "seemed to have a very successful template for social change through the political process," Beilenson says. "He's very good at getting together these coalitions of community groups, along with working with a smart legislative proposal and picking the right legislators to carry the issue."

One of DeMarco's favorite groups to work with is the faith community. A Quaker, DeMarco is particularly good at getting religious groups to sign onto a campaign.

DeMarco worked with researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Maryland, and Georgetown University to create the Health Care for All! proposal they would eventually take to Annapolis. Building on existing private and public health insurance systems, the plan would require businesses to offer their employees affordable health care coverage (those who didn't would be charged a payroll assessment). The plan would also expand Medicaid and set up a quasi-public program, MdCares, for those who aren't otherwise covered. The plan carries a price tag of about $665 million, which would be funded by a cigarette tax increase, sliding-scale premiums for moderate-income adults, penalty taxes on non-participating businesses and individuals, and by maximizing federal matching funds.

(According to DeMarco, the plan includes safeguards that would prevent businesses from discontinuing coverage.)

MCHI group's affiliated 501(c)(4) (called Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Inc.)

DeMarco created radio ads that skewered the candidates for "choosing sides" against kids. The ad received plenty of criticism — especially for only targeting the Republican filibusterers and not naming those Democrats who voted against the bill — and DeMarco was accused of being a "partisan mouthpiece for the Democrats."

DeMarco. Born in Italy in 1957, DeMarco came to the United States with his family when he was 4 years old. They settled in New Jersey, where they ran a dry cleaning business, and DeMarco became a U.S. citizen at age 11.

When DeMarco came to Hopkins in 1974 to study political science, he became active in the Young Democrats, joined the debate team, and helped urban kids with reading and math as part of the Tutorial Project.

After his junior year, DeMarco left for Columbia Law School as part of Hopkins' Advanced Interdisciplinary Legal Education Program. He earned his JD (though barely — working on Ted Kennedy's presidential campaign instead of studying, he squeaked by his exams). Then he returned to Hopkins for a graduate degree in American history, turning down a very lucrative offer from a major Washington, D.C., law firm to do so.

After getting his master's degree, DeMarco went to work in the Maryland Attorney General's Office and eventually became an assistant attorney general working on licensing regulation. When the AG, Stephen H. Sachs, ran for governor, DeMarco quit his job to help with the campaign.

Jamie (his sone), who hates Wal-Mart because, he says, it uses child labor overseas and doesn't make health care coverage affordable for its employees, once asked a delegate visiting his school whether her bill could be filibustered.

DeMarco has carried on his work — as an assistant attorney general, as a lobbyist, as the head of one non-profit or another.

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Halsey Frost has a rent paying tenant in his commercial property. A to Z Services

NO. That is wrong, wrong, wrong.

Yup, that's definitley wrong.

But it certainly isn't wrong for the public to know the net worth and income sources of those the public is subsidizing, is it?

One of the "nice" things about being a landlord and having an LLC, of which you and your spouse are the only officers, is that you can make a moderate "income" and pay Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. up to a certain maximum, and then take all the rental revenue but not claim it as income and not pay those things.

Bingo. Plus the saving they have on insurance lets him have the cash to buy equipment that can be written off when purchased. These give him the ability to qualify for subsidized insurance and possibly be eligible for scholarships.

Dear gracesdad,

There was a discussion about the accident on the thread yesterday. Someone posted that he/she had actually seen photos of the car after the fact.

Indeed, the car apparently rammed into the tree sideways. My understanding is that the door or some other structure actually intruded a considerable distance into the cabin.

Very sad.

sitetest

Ummmmm..... NO.

DeMarco, the president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative

About us

Organizational Background

The Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund (“MCHI”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was created in 1999 to educate all Marylanders about sound ways to achieve quality, affordable health care for all.

The Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative is generously funded by several state and local foundations. The Founder of the Initiative is Peter Beilenson, MD, MPH, the President is Vincent DeMarco, MA, JD, and the Executive Director is Glenn E. Schneider, MPH.

Who funds the Initiative?

The Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc. began operations in 1999. Since then, we have been generously funded by many national, state, and local foundations including:

Abell Foundation; Baltimore Community Foundation; Ben & Jerry’s Foundation; Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation; Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation; Community Voices Project; Consumer Health Foundation; Fund for Change; Jewell Foundation Limited; Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation; Kreiger Fund; Open Society Institute; Public Welfare Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation; Suzanne F. Cohen Fund for Populations at Risk of the Baltimore Community Foundation; Visions for Health; W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Board List

Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
Founder– Dr. Peter Beilenson, former Baltimore City Health Commissioner

President – Vincent DeMarco

Vice President — Sandra Ferguson, Baltimore-Washington Conference, United Methodist Church

Treasurer — Joel Rabin, Community Activist and former counsel for the State Department of Human Resources

Secretary/Counsel — Michael Pretl, Esquire

Members
Dr. Franklin Addison, Monumental City Medical Society
Kari Appler, Smoke Free Maryland Coalition
Mary Beachley, Maryland Nurses Association
Barbara Blount Armstrong, Associated Black Charities
Ernest Crofoot, AFL-CIO and United Seniors
Dr. Darrell Gaskin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lisa Jackson, Baltimore Minority Contractors Association
Bishop Douglas Miles, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Ruth Perot, Health Action Forum of Prince George’s County
Deborah Schumann, Jewel Foundation
Terry Staudenmaier, Abell Foundation
Richard Todd, Struever Brothers, Eccles, and Rouse
Susan Talbott, Nurse and Community Activist

Executive Director – Glenn E. Schneider
Sr. Deputy Director — Rosanna Miles
Deputy Director – Matthew Celentano

Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, Inc.
(our 501(c)(4) affiliate)
Founder – Dr. Peter Beilenson, former Baltimore City Health Commissioner

President – Vincent DeMarco

Vice President – Rev. Larry Lee Thomas, United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County

Treasurer – Joel Rabin, community activist and former counsel, State Department of Human Resources

Counsel/Secretary – Michael Pretl, Esquire

Members
Ernest Crofoot, AFL-CIO and United Seniors
Joseph DeMattos, AARP-Maryland
Dr. Peg Ensminger, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sandra Ferguson, Baltimore-Washington Conference, United Methodist Church
Quincey Gamble, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Dr. Nelson Goodman, Health Care Activist
Rev. Lee Hudson, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, MD/DE Synod

Executive Director – Glenn E. Schneider
Sr. Deputy Director — Rosanna Miles
Deputy Director – Matthew Celentano

Think thru the physical issues. Don’t be sarcastic unless you know your stuff-and you don’t.

Upper body does not equal head - and their injuries were brain stem and cranial. Shoulder harnesses do nothing for the head, especially if the car impacts while turning (ie skidding on ice). Bodies slew sideways upon impact and can and often do hit something to the side. You know those side curtain airbags Volvo promotes ? Why does your genius think they are pushed as a safety feature ?

Secondly, shoulder harnesses usually only “catch” after a few inches have paid out, especialy if the foot is not on the brake as is often the case in a skidding scenario. If a person is already leaning forward or otherwise causing slack in the belt, the shoulder harness will not prevent your upper body from moving forward enough to impact something. The girl was 7 at the time - if she wasn’t in a booster seat the likelihood is that the shoulder harness was behind her back. In a normal car configuration, the shoulder harness is configured for an adult and crosses a child’s neck or face. Most people do not use a shoulder harness with children at this age for that reason - they get a LATCH system if they know anything.

Additionally, another possible factor is seat collapse. Since seats are not safety-rated nearly the same as seat belts, seats are often a significant cause of injury if they move or collapse upon impact. If any of the seats in the car move, your seat belt cannot protect you.

Doing well!

"NO. That is wrong, wrong, wrong."

You are right,right,right! It is much better to allow the process to work rather than commit an illegal act. This issue should have gotten more than casual interest from the IRS. Of course we will never be aware of the result unless charges are filed.

The self-employed get alot of tax breaks,what were Frosts earnings before he listed his deductions? And how does one carry two mortgages,one for the house,one for the warehouse,on 45,000 a year?

They should have stayed quiet. The bill Bush vetoed never put them in any danger of their insurance being canceled and thats the real story here.

Seats move upon impact at speeds and little children often don’t use shoulder harnesses unless in a booster seat because car shoulder harnesses are usually configured for larger adults.

Sheesh, even grown women have problems with shoulder harnesses crossing the wrong part of the torso.

I read that the grandparents were chipping in on the tuition.

If the grandparents are on the payroll, this might explain the lower income left to the parents. Put Grandparents on payroll and have them funnel money back as tuition.

I have had family members teach in a couple of tony private schools (or “independent schools” as they prefer to call them) and from what I’ve heard a family doesn’t get a scholarship for all but $500 of tuition unless they make a lot less than this family reports AND they are minority “Affirmative Action” cases. I am highly suspicious about what the Frosts report of their 98%-off tuition “scholarships” and whether they are hiding income, whether the grandparents are donating to the school in a quid pro quo for the “scholarships” etc. This all smells of a fraud perpetrated on the US public.

I believe you. I was only commenting about the article that stating they were in an SUV.

The 1936 brick rowhouse, on a side street near Patterson Park, has an assessed value of $263,140.

Many states set the assessed value at 75% of market.

I know. I don’t know about all SUVs but you could get faceburn in a RAV4 sized SUV as apposed to an Excursion-sized SUV. I don’t know what they were in during the accident.