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Non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation Confirms Democrats’ Year-end Tax Hike Will Hit Millions of Middle-Class Families Hard Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans (as described in Part I of this series) starting January 1, 2011. This will result in higher taxes for every American who pays income taxes, as well as on small businesses, the engines of job creation. Part II of this series provided some examples showing how much more in taxes typical taxpayers can expect to pay as a result of this looming tax hike. Unfortunately, Democrats have so far done nothing...

Dr. Donald Berwick, the pediatrician President Obama installed at the helm of Medicare and Medicaid without Congressional input, has said he is “in love with the NHS,” Britain’s government-run health system. Unable to contain his true feelings, Dr. Berwick went on to say that NHS was “such a seductress,” and that it was “not just a national treasure, it is a global treasure.”

How the Democrats’ Year-end Tax Hike Will Affect Typical Taxpayers As described in Part I of this series, starting January 1, 2011, Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans. This tax increase will affect every American who pays income taxes through higher tax rates on individuals, families, and small businesses. Married couples and parents will be singled out for even higher taxes, and there will be significant tax hikes on the very investments that grow the economy and create good jobs. Even the death tax – repealed entirely for 2010 – will be resurrected on...

Overview: Americans to Pay Higher Taxes Starting January 1, 2011 Get ready to pay higher taxes in 2011 thanks to Democrats in Washington. Starting January 1, 2011 – less than six months from now – an unprecedented, $3.8 trillion tax increase is scheduled to kick in, affecting every American who pays income taxes. This Democrat tax hike will force hard-working Americans to pay over $200 billion in higher taxes next year alone. What are some of these tax increases? They include:

It seems that the left is still as confused about how to read the Constitution as they are about the Tea Party. The most confusing part of the Constitution seems to be the Bill of Rights. David Jarmon at Salon.com said today that the Tea Party supports an idea that would backfire. Before he gets to that point, he decides to do some bashing on Tea Party patriots, and he demonstrates that he can’t comprehend what he is reading.

This is an email I received today. As a plaintiff on the Obamacare lawsuit, you’ve probably been asked why Obamacare is unconstitutional. So, I wanted to share a couple illustrations that explain why Obamacare is unconstitutional. In 1919, the regulation of a drug – alcohol – required a Constitutional amendment to be ratified by the States. Yet, today we have the FDA which regulates every “prescription” drug and the DEA which regulates every “illegal” drug. We even have a “Drug Czar” on the President’s cabinet. So how did we go from requiring a Constitutional amendment to regulate just one drug,...

I received this by email today. I have not been able to verify it. Please take a look. From: Olivia Beck Subject: THIS IS OUR COUSINS ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN ISRAEL'S NAVY SEAL TRIED TO BOARD THE SHIP. Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 10:58 PM Hello uncle Erwin, This is Amir writing you after reading what you sent to my father. As you know, it was my unit and my friends who were on the ship. my commander was injured badly as a result of the "pacifists" violence. I want to tell you how he was injured so you...

First of all, I know this would not have happened were it not for my own mistake. But correcting simple mistakes is simple in a world run by people who are intelligent. I crossed 2 numbers on my daughters SS number filing my taxes. It took a 51 minute phone call to get the IRS to fix the mistake. 51 minutes. 51 MINUTES. And the woman who helped me was REAL friendly. And when I say REAL friendly, I am lying. This is the same IRS that will soon be in charge of making sure you have health insurance. Vote...

Since Democrats introduced their latest version of H.R. 4213, “The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act,” business leaders and organizations that represent millions of American businesses and their employees have voiced their opposition to the job-killing, deficit extending bill. These employers say that the legislation is anti-job growth, will place American businesses at a worldwide competitive disadvantage, subject them to higher taxes and will harm the nation’s path to economic recovery.

Republicans Call for Government Review of Obama Administration’s Misleading Brochure Washington, D.C. – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today sent a letter requesting that Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro examine the legality of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mailing to seniors about the Democrats’ health overhaul on the grounds that it is factually inaccurate and constitutes taxpayer-funded propaganda. Camp and Herger also sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking that CMS immediately stop all mailings until...

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that seniors will soon be receiving a health care information brochure that looks more like taxpayer-funded propaganda. Recognizing that the vast majority of Americans, especially seniors, are opposed to their health overhaul, the Obama Administration has unleashed a public relations campaign aimed at Medicare beneficiaries and what the government takeover of health care “means for [them].” Not surprisingly, the Obama Administration failed to tell seniors that their Medicare program would be cut by more than one-half trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Also absent from this mailer is any...

Ahead of Rep. Joe Sestak’s (D-PA) appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’s Face the Nation with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans today released a new video entitled: Honestly, They Both Can’t Be Right, So Who is Wrong? This week, both the White House and Joe Sestak were over-run with questions surrounding allegations first made by Sestak in February that the White House had offered him a job (rumored to be the Secretary of the Navy) in exchange for securing his withdrawal from the Pennsylvania Primary. The issue quickly found its way...

Today, the American Osteopathic Association released survey results that found Medicare physician payment rate cuts will likely threaten seniors’ ability to find a doctor, corroborating the Medicare Actuaries report that drew the same conclusions.

Today, the Committee on House Administration’s Ranking Republican Dan Lungren, R-Calif., released a list of hidden consequences of the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175), campaign finance legislation introduced by Democrats to counter the U.S. Supreme Court decision to block government attempts to ban books and restrict political speech. The legislation, which some Democrats claim is simply about disclosure, includes provisions that would:

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Republican Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today released a new flow chart that shows America’s small businesses and their employees how to calculate the so-called small business health care tax credit the Democrats included in their massive health overhaul earlier this year. As the navigation tool shows, employers face a dizzying array of questions and formulas before determining if they are eligible for some, all or none of this credit. In addition, the credit is limited to federal income tax liability, meaning that if a small business...

Justice Scalia inform Solicitor General Elena Kagan that the FEC does not over-ride the 1st Amendment. Kagan goes on to tell him that the FEC is allowed to tell people what they can and cannot say. Here is the audio.

May 11, 2010 From the Committee on Financial Services Despite the memo-writing efforts of Chairman Frank to drown out the calls for housing finance reform in the financial regulatory reform bill, nobody’s buying the Democrats’ spin. Just ask Rep. Paul Kanjorski – the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises – who had a tough morning trying to defend the two GSEs that were one of the root causes of the crisis. As the guest host on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Kanjorski was berated by the on-air editor Rick Santelli, who shared a...

I’m not kidding. It really seems like this should be a joke, but it’s really something that apparently requires a legislative hearing. Oversight Committee to Examine “Potty Parity” in Federal Buildings

Early Programs Fail to Match Rhetoric, Leaving Millions Wondering When the “Help” Will Arrive Monday, May 10, 2010 Americans are fast realizing that the Democrats’ rhetoric isn’t matching what the new law is delivering. Below are just three examples of how the law is coming up short for American families:

The American Medical Association (AMA) is putting the doctors of America on notice. A major cheerleader for ObamaCare, the organization is now trying to silence doctors who oppose it. It is time the American people understood what the AMA is really all about.