healthcare

Cato: Costly IRS Mandate Slipped into Health Bill

More good news about the supposed health care "reform" bill:

From Cato:

Most people know about the individual mandate in the new health care bill, but the bill contained another mandate that could be far more costly.

2010 Health Freedom USA War Council!™

If you are concerned about the erosion of our health freedoms, you might want to sign up for the Natural Solutions Foundation's "2010 Health Freedom USA War Council", Jan 2-3 2010. You can attend virtually or in person (Newton, NJ) and the fee is $149 either way. Check it all out here.

Rep. Frank Kratovil (D) on Voting "No" on Healthcare

Just got this rather surprising and encouraging email from my Rep (Kratovil, MD - Dem). He's a first-timer in office, and although I'm forever the cynic, he actually does seem to be seeking feedback and trying to represent his constituents. (He's also a co-sponsor of HR 1207). Here's what he had to say:

Dear Friends,

What the Pelosi Health Care Bill Really Says

From Betsy McCaughey at the Wall St. Journal:

The health bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing to a vote (H.R. 3962) is 1,990 pages. Here are some of the details you need to know.

What the government will require you to do:

The Whole Foods Alternative to Health Care Reform

By JOHN MACKEY, original link here

UPDATE: John Mackey's response to calls for a boycott of Whole Foods

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."

—Margaret Thatcher

Today's Action: New 1000 Page Health Care Bill Being FAST-TRACKED Through Congress

Quote of the Day: "If every member pledged to not vote for it (the health care bill) if they hadn’t read it in its entirety, I think we would have very few votes." -- Senator Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader

Here's the link to the bill:

http://docs.house.gov/edlabor/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

How to Reduce Healthcare Costs by 80% Overnight (Without Spending $2 Trillion)

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Dr. Mary Ruwart has a plan that would reduce healthcare costs by 80% overnight... without costing taxpayers $2 trillion. So why isn't anyone talking about this?