Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Another day, another call: With ObamaCare, Republicans should be Party of kNOw
We've been hearing about President Obama's desire to have Republicans take part in his February 25th televised bi-partisan summit to resurrect ObamaCare. The President says he wants the Republicans to come so he can listen to their ideas on health care. Really?
He and the Democrats in Congress haven't listened so far, why should they do it now? According to Rasmussen, 61% say Congress should start all over again on health care. Only 28% think we should work with the present ObamaCare bill. Why should we try to revive ObamaCare?
Yet the pressure for Republicans to come and make nice-nice is huge. Many of them fear being dubbed "The Party of NO" But it's OK to be the Party of NO when it's because you kNOw ObamaCare will be a disaster for the American people and economy. I don't want my representatives to compromise with tyranny.
Plus, if someone invites you so he can listen, and they already have their bill in hand, are they really wanting to listen? I think the invitation is more of a Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly invite.
From what I can glean, House Minority Leader John Boehner was firmly against any kind of meeting to compromise on the Democrat's ObamaCare bill. No matter how they try to wrap up that bill, be it adding the pretty paper of tort reform or a bow of shopping across state lines, the package still amounts to the government taking over our health care!
If you want Republicans to stand firm against attending the televised ObamaCare summit, you better let them know. Yes, that means calling.
Come on, it's not that bad. It only takes a minute to dial and say something like, I would like to encourage/ask Representative or Senator ------- to NOT attend the President's Health Care Summit on Feb. 25th and stand firmly against the present bill in any shape or form. Please start over from scratch.
Contact numbers: The House seems pretty set on not attending but encourage them anyway:
Congressman John Boehner (202) 225-6205
Congressman Eric Cantor 202.225-2815
Congressman Mike Pence (202) 225-3021
The Senate leadership doesn't seem as resolute on not attending or starting over from scratch. They need to hear from you.
Senator Mitch McConnell Minority Leader (202) 224-2541
Senator Jon Kyl
The President wants the public to see that Republicans are there with him on ObamaCare reform. Let's face it, many Americans do not bother to follow the issues. If they see everyone playing nice/nice on TV in this photo-op, they might think Republicans approve of the government's takeover of our health care system.
True healthcare reform is too big an issue to tackle in one bill. In my opinion, it should be worked on issue by issue, not passed in some 2,000 page monster. For example: Start with just tort reform. Then allow shopping across state lines for health insurance. Make reducing Medicare fraud and waste a separate measure. These changes have all been suggested by Republicans.
The only reason we haven't passed ObamaCare thus far has been the opposition from the American people bothering to put the pressure on by attending rallies and making calls. So, make that call. What do you have to lose?
Sign the petition to Stand Firm
More reading: Obama's Health Care Summit Sham
Tea Party Express/American Grassroots Coalition: Health Care
Past Posts: Being "stubborn as a mule" can be a good thing
The Party and power of kNOw prevent mortgage cramdown
Links:
Brookfield7, BetterBrookfield, Vicki McKenna, Jay Weber, The Right View Wisconsin, Randy Melchert, Mark Levin, The Heritage Foundation, CNS News, Breitbart BigGovernment
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Carpie, you are on the wrong post.
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Thanks for changing the subject, Kyle. I was getting awful tired of Nail Bender's "grumpy old man" crap.
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dbeardda, you got the response you deserved, came down to your level. Have a nice day
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Well that is a real grown-up response. Are we sure Bender is a senior citizen and not a three-year-old?
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The tea parties are very valid with people expressing their concerns. All the politicians spew forth with" decrease the deficit all the time" , both sides, yet the deficit keeps on going up. Taking money from Medicare to fund other items so they can say that item didn't raise taxes. Medicare is there , we all pay for it, except dbeardda, who probably is here with out a green card. He of course will not take advantage of anything that he was suppose to pay for. Just keep his wages below the amount where he wouldn't qualify for food stamps and Medicade.
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Elf,
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dbeardda, while I pert near agree with your last post, I think that you are rather confused as to who has paid, is paying or will be paying for my Social Security and Medicare. Let me assure you that I paid more than enough for my own. It is not my fault that most of it was used to pay for ear marks and government sponsored inflation. Nor will it be your fault when your Social Security and Medicare are being paid for by countless generations to come. I'd still opt out of the entire mess if O'Bama would return my inflation adjusted wages and taxes, along with contributions made on my behalf to the entitlements.
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You see, my problem with Nail Bender is not that he depends on the government to provide his needs. It is also not that he argues that the government should not ensure the social welfare of its citizens. It is that he depends on the government to provide his needs AND he argues against social welfare for everybody else.
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And don't get me wrong: I don't begrudge the seniors their welfare. (In other words, I don't agree with Ronald Reagan, who said "If you don't stop Medicare, one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free.") My problem is when those same seniors (on the public dole with their personalized socialized national healthcare funded by the taxpayers) are marching at the tea parties trying to keep healthcare away from the people who are funding their welfare.
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Nail Bender, you do *not*, nor did you ever, pay for your Medicare benefits. The fact that you pay *something* does not mean that it is not a social welfare entitlement. So, yes, we are keeping far away from your wallet, while you have your fingers in mine to pay for your Medicare welfare. Free market capitalism? Be careful what you wish for.
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Load more comments View all comments Back to topKyle Prast - Feb 23, 2010 4:54 PM - Report Abuse
But on this post, I am really quite stunned at dbeardda inferring that taxpaying Americans shouldn't collect Medicare. Are you admitting that the whole idea of paying into the Social Security system and Medicare system, all of our working years, under the guise that it is for our retirement, is a scam? I know that it is nothing but a Ponzi Scheme, but to hear a lib admit it is quite amazing.
Medicare and Social Security aren't solvent but we shouldn't work to stop expanding the Medicare/Medicaid program to include everyone under ObamaCare? Yikes.
"How much of our skyrocketing deficit does/will Medicare account for?" That is a problem. But the same question on steroids is How much of our skyrocketing deficit will ObamaCare account for? Not to mention the damage to the economy because of the hardship it puts on businesses.
CarpieD - Feb 23, 2010 2:15 PM - Report Abuse
Nail Bender - Feb 23, 2010 10:00 AM - Report Abuse
dbeardda - Feb 23, 2010 9:18 AM - Report Abuse
Nail Bender - Feb 23, 2010 9:06 AM - Report Abuse
He/She is the one who should get the hook. He has no idea what Medicare is all about and why Obama wants to change it. Just a complainer with no solution. Shows all the symptoms of a pot head. One track mind. I could care less what he has to say, his opinion has no value what so ever.
dbeardda - Feb 23, 2010 8:47 AM - Report Abuse
By and large, you paid for your SS. But, remember both of these programs are designed as pay-as-you-go. And they are not even that. Therefore, at most, you paid for the previous generation's Medicare, at a level that is (even adjusted for inflation) about an order of magnitude lower than what your generation is costing. So, no, you did not pay for your Medicare. It is a social welfare benefit, part of Johnson's "Great Society".
I would argue that providing social welfare to senior citizens is part of what civilization ought to do. My point to Nail Bender is that he is living in a glass house. And the whole bunch of those angry seniors marching to their tea parties really make me shake my head. How much of our skyrocketing deficit does/will Medicare account for? But they want a free market? The want to drastically cut federal spending? If they get what they are asking for their won't be any more time for tea parties because they will all have to get jobs.
Santas Elf - Feb 22, 2010 9:49 PM - Report Abuse
Then you'd be free of me!
"Free market capitalism"? There is no such thing. It's just a wet dream some folks prefer to dream. But when the going gets tough, every one of its advocates is trampling over the others, making their way to government for a bailout!
You show me a capitalist who - when his scam fails - laments the fact that that's the way free market capitalism is suppose to work: good ideas succeed in good times; bad ideas fail in bad times. That's a real free market capitalist.
Peace!
dbeardda - Feb 22, 2010 9:01 PM - Report Abuse
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