More on "A Reckless Congress"

ADDENDUM (from WSJ article A Reckless Congress): Sorry! I missed this in an earlier post. The Heritage Foundation Chart (below the fold) shows that, if the Obama budget and the House health-care plan become law, including a 2.9% Medicare tax, then U.S. taxes will exceed those of France. Even worse, see where Oregon places in comparison.




There's Oregon with the highest tax rate in the U.S.!



See what happens when the people elect Democrats! You'd think they'd learn. Read More......

Uninsured in America

By Stuart Browning - Visit FreeMarketCure.com
(Figures presented in this video are shown below the fold)

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Data presented in this video:
Claim: 45 million Americans are uninsured

• 17 million live in households with yearly average incomes of $50,000 (38%)
  
• 9 million live in households with yearly average incomes of $75,000
  
• 18 million are the "Young Invincibles," age 18-34 who spend 4 times as much on alcohol, tobacco, entertainment and dining out as they would spend on health insurance (40%)
  
• 14 million of the uninsured are eligible for Medicade or SCHIP but choose to opt out (31%)
  
• 12 million illegal immigrants have no health care insurance but cannot be turned away from health care
  
• With "Compassionate Entry," Mexican citizens living in Mexico can receive free health care in border states

This leaves 8 million people of the claimed 45 million who are actually uninsured in America and either fall through the cracks and don't get health care or refuse treatment.

Claim: The numbers of "Uninsured in America" are exaggerated by advocates of universal (or nationalized) health care. Read More......