What happened to We The People?
- by: Sarah Edwards and the continued freedom of American citizens
- recipient: Oppose a government takeover of healthcare!
As our nation debates the issue of health care reform, we must not lose sight of our crucial human rights.
Oppose a government takeover of healthcare!
-No Government Plan: American's can't afford the trillions of dollars in new taxes that would be required to pay for Obamacare.
-No Individual Mandate: Forcing people to buy insurance and then fining them or even putting them in jail if they don't is wrong.
-No Tax Hikes: Tax increases to pay for a new government program will only slow economic recovery and keep unemployment high.
-A vote for cloture = a vote for government-run health care.
TELL YOUR SENATORS AND HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Oppose a government takeover of healthcare!
-No Government Plan: American's can't afford the trillions of dollars in new taxes that would be required to pay for Obamacare.
-No Individual Mandate: Forcing people to buy insurance and then fining them or even putting them in jail if they don't is wrong.
-No Tax Hikes: Tax increases to pay for a new government program will only slow economic recovery and keep unemployment high.
-A vote for cloture = a vote for government-run health care.
TELL YOUR SENATORS AND HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
- Riddled with Taxes: This legislation is riddled with tax hikes. They start by taxing those earning over $10,831 year who don’t buy health insurance $750—a tax that escalates to $3,800 as income rises. Health insurance, health care devices and drugs are also taxed, adding to the cost of health care, and decreasing the competitiveness of these businesses.
- Medicare Cuts: The bill cuts $500 billion in Medicare spending, including over $130 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage and nearly $120 billion in Medicare cuts for hospitals that care for seniors. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says they “expected the Medicare Advantage plans to lose 2.7 million enrollees over the next decade” as a result.
- Raises Insurance Prices: CBO also finds “premiums in the new insurance exchanges would tend to be higher than the average premiums in the current-law individual market…”
- Force, Not Choice: This legislation includes an “individual mandate” forcing all Americans to purchase health insurance, like the Massachusetts law. Taxpayer subsidies will be given to those earning up to three times the federal poverty level. Those not qualifying for subsides will be taxed up to $3,800 if they do not buy insurance, and the Joint Tax Committee has confirmed failure to pay your fine could result in jail time. The experience in Massachusetts has left those caught in between unable to afford insurance and having to pay the tax.
- Big Insurance Boondoggle: Forcing all the uninsured into insurance could bring as much as $200 billion a year in new premiums to insurance companies, including $465 billion in subsidies over 10 years.
- Privacy Violation: This legislation would allow law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Justice unprecedented unfettered access to medical records.
- No Lawsuit Reform: This legislation fails to curb junk lawsuits. It doesn’t even implement the “demonstrations projects” on reform the President called for (despite the fact that states like Mississippi have already done so and seen medical malpractice insurance premiums drop 42 percent). Instead, it will “express the Sense of the Senate that health care reform presents an opportunity to address issues related to medical malpractice and medical liability insurance.”
- Bipartisan Opposition: The only thing bipartisan about this bill is the opposition to it.
***Please call your local member of congress -- go to www.FreedomWorks.org/call-congress
We the undersigned know that it is up to us to prevent any further dissolution of our economy and feel the need to take action regarding the future freedom and welfare of every American citizen.
If passed, this massive legislation (that is over 2,000 pages and costs $2.5 TRILLION from 2014 to 2024) will be paid for with huge tax hikes, ultimately resulting in a severe reduction freedom -- this is only one of the many reasons We The People need to make our voices heard before it is too late.
I wholeheartedly thank you for your time, for your support and action on this eminent matter, and for the courage to stand up for the rights and privileges of every American citizen.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionIf passed, this massive legislation (that is over 2,000 pages and costs $2.5 TRILLION from 2014 to 2024) will be paid for with huge tax hikes, ultimately resulting in a severe reduction freedom -- this is only one of the many reasons We The People need to make our voices heard before it is too late.
I wholeheartedly thank you for your time, for your support and action on this eminent matter, and for the courage to stand up for the rights and privileges of every American citizen.
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