Obama has said over and over that anyone making less than $250,000 will not have their taxes raised one dime. That might be true (but it's not), unless you need diabetic supplies, or need a wheelchair, or need a hearing aid, or need some other medical supply or equipment. Senator Max Baucus's plan includes a tax on all these items. It also included contact lens solutions, maxi-pads and other items until the Republicans shamed them into removing them by calling it a "Q-Tip" tax. And Baucus still claims this will "reduce costs" for working class families.
Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf says the plan, which would require everyone to buy insurance, could reduce benefits for seniors enrolled in private Medicare plans. But Obama says, "Nobody is talking about cutting Medicare benefits." He may not be talking about it, but he plans to do it! He's not talking about ACORN, either, but that doesn't mean they're not corrupt!
The Paris News funny for today: Mary Madewell went to the circus recently. She says it's "good to revert to the days of our youth and do something compulsive." I think she means "impulsive." But then again, maybe she's one of those people Barney Fife refers to as "compelsion nuts."
"Headaches open health care debate." The Dallas Morning News; September 23, 2009; p. 13A.
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