Along with many others, I have often accused our Democrat Representatives and Senators of being anti-military. At the same time, I have had no qualms in calling many of them out as unpatriotic. But this example of Democrat abuse of our war veterans is nothing short of just that....abuse. From the story at Family Security Matters, we see how the new Obamacare healthcare law taxes prosthetics and medical devices which the Democrats proudly boasted would bring in $20 billion dollars into the Federal coffer that they probably could spend on their own pet projects down the line. However, when Republican Senators tried to introduce an amendment to this bill that would exclude the tax from applying to U.S. veterans, that amendment was defeated.
It's important that every American is aware of the Senators that voted to make sure that our fighting men and women, who sacrificed their limbs in keeping us safe, are going to be burdened with an excessive tax on the very medical technology that will allow them to walk and function again - the names of those Senators are listed at the end of the article which I have excerpted below.
Call out these Senators. Shame them. The time is over for an elected official in this country to treat our nation's warriors in this way.
It's important that every American is aware of the Senators that voted to make sure that our fighting men and women, who sacrificed their limbs in keeping us safe, are going to be burdened with an excessive tax on the very medical technology that will allow them to walk and function again - the names of those Senators are listed at the end of the article which I have excerpted below.
Call out these Senators. Shame them. The time is over for an elected official in this country to treat our nation's warriors in this way.
Wounded Vets Betrayed by ObamaCare Tax on Prosthetic, Medical Devices - Why?
"You will not see your taxes increased a single dime." - President Barack Obama
"[W]e have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy." - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
As the nation celebrated Independence Day with parades and barbecues, America's veterans faced a new tax on prosthetic limbs and other vital medical devices.
The health care overhaul passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this year contains a new tax on medical devices such as prosthetic limbs, pacemakers, and wheelchairs. This tax, which its proponents claim will raise $20 billion over the next ten years, contains no exemption for the nation's 22 million veterans. In fact, Senate Democrats specifically refused to exempt veterans from the tax., according to officials from the non-partisan, public interest group Americans for Tax Reform.
"Did Americans forget President Obama promising that Americans making less than $250,000.00 per year would not see their taxes go up one cent? Once again a politician is caught lying to the voters," said political strategist Mike Baker.
On March 24 2010, Senate Democrats rejected an amendment offered by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to the healthcare bill. This amendment (SA 3644) would have prevented the medical device tax from hitting veterans covered by the Veterans Healthcare Program or TRICARE for Life.
This amendment was rejected by a vote of 44-54. All but five Democrat senators voted in favor of retaining the tax for veterans.
The medical device tax was one of over twenty new or higher taxes in President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul. This permanent new tax is already being collected by the federal government.
"On March 24, Senate Democrats had the opportunity to exempt our veterans from Obamacare's new tax on medical devices such as prosthetic limbs. But 54 Democrats voted against the measure. They chose to side with the tax-and-spend crowd in Washington over our wounded warriors," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
"This is one of the many reasons Harry Reid and the Democrats did not want Americans to read the 2,500 page health care bill before it was passed," Norquist added.
In addition to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Veterans Affairs reports the following number of veterans from America's wars:
World War II: 2,079,000
Korean War: 2,507,000
Vietnam War: 7,569,000
Desert Shield/Storm: 2,254,000
The following senators voted for the tax:
Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Mark Begich (D-AK)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Roland Burris (D-IL)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Bob Casey (D-PA)
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Diane Feinstein (D-CA)
Al Franken (D-MN)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Edward Kaufman (D-DE)
John Kerry (D-MA)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Pat Leahy (D-VT)
Carl Levin (D-MI)
Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Ben Nelson (D-FL)
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Mark Udall (D-CO)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
2 comments:
I only have one simple wish, I wish every one of these individuals get to pay this tax, 4 times.
Both of my Senators voted for it.
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
What a shocker.
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