The New Obamacare law as we have all heard will now give people the option of joining a 'high risk pool.' Great idea correct?
Now ask yourself this; if you're really sick, or "poor," or perhaps suffering from a disease, would you mind going 6 months without insurance?
Silly question, of course you would. But that's what it takes to get into Obamacare's cheap new high risk pools. The law clearly states that the individual must be uninsured for 6 months prior.
So not the best idea for the poor and sick is it? But then again, it's only six months right? I mean come on, you think in that time period some one could actually die?
22 April 2010
21 April 2010
Wow: Bisexual Men Sue Gay Group
Wow...The Seattle Times Reported today that:
"The three Bay Area men say the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance in essence deemed them not gay enough to participate in the series.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle accuses the alliance of violating Washington state laws barring discrimination. The alliance organizes the annual Gay Softball World Series.
Beth Allen, the alliance's attorney, said the lawsuit is unwarranted and that the three plaintiffs "were not discriminated against in any unlawful manner."
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Wow. I'm not really sure what to think about that. I found it rather entertaining so i thought i would pass it on.
You can read the full story here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011657770_lawsuit21m.html
"The three Bay Area men say the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance in essence deemed them not gay enough to participate in the series.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle accuses the alliance of violating Washington state laws barring discrimination. The alliance organizes the annual Gay Softball World Series.
Beth Allen, the alliance's attorney, said the lawsuit is unwarranted and that the three plaintiffs "were not discriminated against in any unlawful manner."
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Wow. I'm not really sure what to think about that. I found it rather entertaining so i thought i would pass it on.
You can read the full story here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011657770_lawsuit21m.html
Mood Of The Nation
Here are some Rasmussen Polls that have helped shape what the 'mood of the nation' is:
Just 24% have confidence in the US banking system, while 54% have no confidence in it.
On the generic congressional ballot, Republicans hold a ten point lead over Democrats, 46%-36%.
58% doubt Social Security will pay all of their benefits.
56% support the repeal of the health care bill.
77% are concerned about inflation.
39% view the SCOTUS as too liberal, while 25% view it as too conservative.
39% say it is good to be the party of no. 34% say it is bad.
This give us a feel of the current mood of the nation. They are concerned about the entitlement programs, they are opposed to the health care bill, they don't trust the Federal Reserve, and support GOPers, over Dems.
And this while todays Rasmussen Presidential poll has Obama at 47% approval rating. Yet Quinnipiac polled him yesterday at 44%.
Again, i dare say i don't think America is too keen on the whole 'Hope and Change' stuff.
Just 24% have confidence in the US banking system, while 54% have no confidence in it.
On the generic congressional ballot, Republicans hold a ten point lead over Democrats, 46%-36%.
58% doubt Social Security will pay all of their benefits.
56% support the repeal of the health care bill.
77% are concerned about inflation.
39% view the SCOTUS as too liberal, while 25% view it as too conservative.
39% say it is good to be the party of no. 34% say it is bad.
This give us a feel of the current mood of the nation. They are concerned about the entitlement programs, they are opposed to the health care bill, they don't trust the Federal Reserve, and support GOPers, over Dems.
And this while todays Rasmussen Presidential poll has Obama at 47% approval rating. Yet Quinnipiac polled him yesterday at 44%.
Again, i dare say i don't think America is too keen on the whole 'Hope and Change' stuff.
19 April 2010
Inside The Gallup Poll
So despite the media's attempts to deem the tea Party as "racist" Gallup did some real reporting and in their April 5 poll went deep into the demographics of the Tea Party.
The poll poll found that of the Tea Partiers, 79% are white, and 6% were black.
Seems pretty unbalanced right? Surely this means it is largely all whites.
Of course as many are now pointing out that the poll also showed the numbers for all US adults.
Those results found that of the whole US adult population, 75% are white, and only 11% are black. Now based on that isn't the whole country racist? Of course not. I could find a country in Africa that maybe has 81% black and 2% white. Would i say that country is racist?
The fact is 11% of US adults are black. Now going strictly by numbers, 6% of tea partiers are black. So based on those numbers, wouldn't it make sense that blacks would almost always be a minority representation in any group gathering? Since 75% of the country is white, you expect that in most places you go, you will find more white people. It's not that hard of a concept. Only 11% are black, so naturally most places you go you will see less blacks.
So only 11% of the US adult population is black. 6% of the tea party is black. So going strictly by numbers, i could claim that the 6% of black tea partiers are more than the 5% who are not. Majority anyone?
The poll poll found that of the Tea Partiers, 79% are white, and 6% were black.
Seems pretty unbalanced right? Surely this means it is largely all whites.
Of course as many are now pointing out that the poll also showed the numbers for all US adults.
Those results found that of the whole US adult population, 75% are white, and only 11% are black. Now based on that isn't the whole country racist? Of course not. I could find a country in Africa that maybe has 81% black and 2% white. Would i say that country is racist?
The fact is 11% of US adults are black. Now going strictly by numbers, 6% of tea partiers are black. So based on those numbers, wouldn't it make sense that blacks would almost always be a minority representation in any group gathering? Since 75% of the country is white, you expect that in most places you go, you will find more white people. It's not that hard of a concept. Only 11% are black, so naturally most places you go you will see less blacks.
So only 11% of the US adult population is black. 6% of the tea party is black. So going strictly by numbers, i could claim that the 6% of black tea partiers are more than the 5% who are not. Majority anyone?
Debunking Tea Party Racism
Awesome video from the D.C. Tax Day Tea Party last thursday.
My favorite line:
Keith Olbermann says that the tea partiers are scared of the president because he's black. Are you scared of him because he's black?
(black) Woman: I'm scared of the president because he's white. What does Keith Olbermann have to say about that?
My favorite line:
Keith Olbermann says that the tea partiers are scared of the president because he's black. Are you scared of him because he's black?
(black) Woman: I'm scared of the president because he's white. What does Keith Olbermann have to say about that?
18 April 2010
Tax Day Stats
I know this is late but these numbers were just too good not to post.
This tax day the number of pages in the federal tax rules are: 71,684. Up from 66,498 in 2006.
The tax cuts for the rich continue as the top 1% of earners now pay 40.1% of all federal income taxes. The top 50% pay 97.1% while the bottom 50% pay 2.9%. That number is down from 3.2% earlier this decade.
Federal spending now consumes 25% of our GDP, and the number of subsidy programs has reached 2,001 up from 1,645 five years ago.
Happy Tax Day! Isn't it great! I hope you all had a wonderful Tax Day, i know i sure did!
This tax day the number of pages in the federal tax rules are: 71,684. Up from 66,498 in 2006.
The tax cuts for the rich continue as the top 1% of earners now pay 40.1% of all federal income taxes. The top 50% pay 97.1% while the bottom 50% pay 2.9%. That number is down from 3.2% earlier this decade.
Federal spending now consumes 25% of our GDP, and the number of subsidy programs has reached 2,001 up from 1,645 five years ago.
Happy Tax Day! Isn't it great! I hope you all had a wonderful Tax Day, i know i sure did!
Ok I Need To Settle This One and For All
On Thursday thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest higher taxes and big spending and big government. Yet all Obama could say was, "they should be thanking me." because he thinks he has cut taxes.
Let me make this clear. He has not. He has raised the cigarette tax, he has raised taxes on medical devices, tanning, condoms, health care plans, cars, and more.
What he is referring to are his little tax credits. Example the home buyers tax credit. Tax credits are not reductions in tax rates, but a form of government spending. It's just instead of spending money to build a bridge, it spends money on people to buy homes. A government investment. And like all government spending, how is that paid for? By taxes of course.
So really in that sense he raised taxes even more to use his home buyers subsidy. Perhaps these taxes could be part of the reason why personal income rates fell by an average of 4% in 2009.
Let me make this clear. He has not. He has raised the cigarette tax, he has raised taxes on medical devices, tanning, condoms, health care plans, cars, and more.
What he is referring to are his little tax credits. Example the home buyers tax credit. Tax credits are not reductions in tax rates, but a form of government spending. It's just instead of spending money to build a bridge, it spends money on people to buy homes. A government investment. And like all government spending, how is that paid for? By taxes of course.
So really in that sense he raised taxes even more to use his home buyers subsidy. Perhaps these taxes could be part of the reason why personal income rates fell by an average of 4% in 2009.
17 April 2010
So I Took It To The Bank But...
Remember this promise by our President, to end the war in Iraq right away?
Really that will be the first thing you do huh? I suppose, once you ya know take away the stimulus, cap & trade, health care, and now education and immigration.
In fact, in September, Obama actually increased personnel in Iraq: http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/us-replacing-iraq-troops-with-private-contractors/
The time line remains 2011 by the agreement with Iraq under Bush. But Obama has done very little in means of ending the war. So really, since the time line was reached under Bush, i could make the claim, that Bush did more in efforts to end the war than Obama has done.
You can take THAT to the bank!
Really that will be the first thing you do huh? I suppose, once you ya know take away the stimulus, cap & trade, health care, and now education and immigration.
In fact, in September, Obama actually increased personnel in Iraq: http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/us-replacing-iraq-troops-with-private-contractors/
The time line remains 2011 by the agreement with Iraq under Bush. But Obama has done very little in means of ending the war. So really, since the time line was reached under Bush, i could make the claim, that Bush did more in efforts to end the war than Obama has done.
You can take THAT to the bank!
16 April 2010
Time To End The Argument That Tea Partiers are "Racist"
From the 'Stu Blog' on Glennbeck.com
"""The media was giddy to find out that 89% of tea party members are white, which is apparently supposed to mean that tea party members are racist.
This is somewhat out of whack with a Gallup poll that showed the tea parties were 79% white, from just last week.
But, either way, which stat is most important to keep in mind when looking at these polls?
75% of Americans are white.
That means the expected racial makeup of any random group meeting in America would be 75% white. An alternative headline for this story would be “Poll Shows Tea Party Members are Slightly More Likely to be White than the General Population”. Oh, the horrors.
But why? Why is it that tea parties feature slightly more whiteys? Could it be the 95% approval rating among African-Americans that the President currently enjoys?
Are we really supposed to be surprised that a group of people who universally approve of the president–don’t go to rallies showing disapproval of the president? If you need to go to the racist attack to figure that one out, you probably already work in the media."""
"""The media was giddy to find out that 89% of tea party members are white, which is apparently supposed to mean that tea party members are racist.
This is somewhat out of whack with a Gallup poll that showed the tea parties were 79% white, from just last week.
But, either way, which stat is most important to keep in mind when looking at these polls?
75% of Americans are white.
That means the expected racial makeup of any random group meeting in America would be 75% white. An alternative headline for this story would be “Poll Shows Tea Party Members are Slightly More Likely to be White than the General Population”. Oh, the horrors.
But why? Why is it that tea parties feature slightly more whiteys? Could it be the 95% approval rating among African-Americans that the President currently enjoys?
Are we really supposed to be surprised that a group of people who universally approve of the president–don’t go to rallies showing disapproval of the president? If you need to go to the racist attack to figure that one out, you probably already work in the media."""
Oh My! Foreclosures Up 35%!
AP:
"A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.
RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. homes taken over by banks jumped 35 percent in the first quarter from a year ago. In addition, households facing foreclosure grew 16 percent in the same period and 7 percent from the last three months of 2009.
More homes were taken over by banks and scheduled for a foreclosure sale than in any quarter going back to at least January 2005, when RealtyTrac began reporting the data, the firm said."
Hmm, not what would cause this? The AP reported that these are the homes that the government intervention prevented banks from taking after the 2008 financial meltdown.
So it was the government stepping in and "helping" that has now lead foreclosures to jump 35% from last year.
"A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.
RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. homes taken over by banks jumped 35 percent in the first quarter from a year ago. In addition, households facing foreclosure grew 16 percent in the same period and 7 percent from the last three months of 2009.
More homes were taken over by banks and scheduled for a foreclosure sale than in any quarter going back to at least January 2005, when RealtyTrac began reporting the data, the firm said."
Hmm, not what would cause this? The AP reported that these are the homes that the government intervention prevented banks from taking after the 2008 financial meltdown.
So it was the government stepping in and "helping" that has now lead foreclosures to jump 35% from last year.
Tea Party Video
Despite what some say, the Obama administration has in fact raised taxes. By a whopping 670.431 billion and counting.
15 April 2010
Great McCain Ad
Here is an ad done by the John McCain team attacking the neo-con theo-crat former congressman J.D. Hayworth.
Ya know the guy who wants individual freedom and then votes for the FMA. The guy who believes in small government and the bill of rights but then supports the patriot act. The same guy who claims to be conservative but then goes on a trillion dollar spending spree with George Bush. Yeah, that guy.
Anyway here is a great McCain ad against him:
Note, by no means am i a John McCain supporter. Yet i still found this to be quite humerus.
Ya know the guy who wants individual freedom and then votes for the FMA. The guy who believes in small government and the bill of rights but then supports the patriot act. The same guy who claims to be conservative but then goes on a trillion dollar spending spree with George Bush. Yeah, that guy.
Anyway here is a great McCain ad against him:
Note, by no means am i a John McCain supporter. Yet i still found this to be quite humerus.
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