Comments for The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation http://blog.heritage.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by Ace http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406895 Ace Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:06 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406895 Re-read the article closely. The current rate is compared to 1984, covering several Presidential terms of office. Re-read the article closely. The current rate is compared to 1984, covering several Presidential terms of office.

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]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by Kris Langley http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406767 Kris Langley Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:02:36 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406767 What would be interesting is breaking out military spending from that.. What would be interesting is breaking out military spending from that..

]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by mbitsko http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406740 mbitsko Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:42:35 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406740 The 99% are living off the 1%. The 99% are living off the 1%.

]]> Comment on Morning Bell: Religious Liberty Under Attack by Fred Trautlein http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/22/morning-bell-religious-liberty-under-attack/#comment-406736 Fred Trautlein Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:37:17 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91745#comment-406736 Having watched this entire video, my opinion is that it is misleading. First "Obamacare" is a term disrespectful to President Obama. Let's remember it's really The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and according to <a href="http://dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill45.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill...</a> it "will ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended, is fully paid for, provides coverage to more than 94 percent of Americans, bends the health care cost curve, and reduces the deficit by $118 billion over the next ten years, with additional deficit reductions in the following years." Why do organizations like yours not respect President Obama? Remember the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed with Republican support. We have separation of church and state in our country to allow government to provide the best place for all of the the people to live free As the preamble of our constitution says "in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" The general welfare of our citizens includes the right to have affordable healthcare for all including access to contraception and all other reproductive services which are legal. I doubt that my comments will remain here but it's 2012. What are we talking about here? 98% of women have used birth control at some time. Let's get real. How about feeding the poor and hungry. Providing clothing and shelter for the needy. Educating our youth for the challenges of our times. Having watched this entire video, my opinion is that it is misleading.

First "Obamacare" is a term disrespectful to President Obama.

Let's remember it's really The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and according to http://dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill… it "will ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended, is fully paid for, provides coverage to more than 94 percent of Americans, bends the health care cost curve, and reduces the deficit by $118 billion over the next ten years, with additional deficit reductions in the following years."

Why do organizations like yours not respect President Obama?

Remember the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed with Republican support.

We have separation of church and state in our country to allow government to provide the best place for all of the the people to live free

As the preamble of our constitution says "in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"

The general welfare of our citizens includes the right to have affordable healthcare for all including access to contraception and all other reproductive services which are legal.

I doubt that my comments will remain here but it's 2012.

What are we talking about here? 98% of women have used birth control at some time.

Let's get real. How about feeding the poor and hungry. Providing clothing and shelter for the needy. Educating our youth for the challenges of our times.

]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by Stella http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406735 Stella Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:36:57 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406735 Where's big O's "fairness" cries now??? Where's big O's "fairness" cries now???

]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by smitty http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406732 smitty Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:33:46 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406732 how many people are on ssi because they are alcoholic, drug addicted and deemed unemployable...(self inflicted disease) I personally know people who played the system to get on this program and are very happy living there meager lifestyle with a roof over there head, cigarettes, booze, and drugs... at the cost of the working taxpayer !!! how many people are on ssi because they are alcoholic, drug addicted and deemed unemployable…(self inflicted disease) I personally know people who played the system to get on this program and are very happy living there meager lifestyle with a roof over there head, cigarettes, booze, and drugs… at the cost of the working taxpayer !!!

]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by mdg http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406894 mdg Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:53 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406894 Alan, that is a pretty broad statement. My father is a disabled vet that has 100% lung damage. He requires 24/7 nursing care and he's living in a facility. He was disabled in service of his country and I assure you, he can't work. Without that money I couldn't afford his care. He earned it, he's not a "dependent". Alan, that is a pretty broad statement. My father is a disabled vet that has 100% lung damage. He requires 24/7 nursing care and he's living in a facility. He was disabled in service of his country and I assure you, he can't work. Without that money I couldn't afford his care. He earned it, he's not a "dependent".

]]> Comment on Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes by Guest http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/chart-of-the-week-nearly-half-of-all-americans-dont-pay-income-taxes/#comment-406730 Guest Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:27 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91574#comment-406730 Keep drinking the gov kool-aid, sucker! Keep drinking the gov kool-aid, sucker!

]]> Comment on Obama Administration Errs in Pressuring Israel Rather Than Iran by TimAZ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/21/obama-administration-errs-in-pressuring-israel-rather-than-iran/#comment-406729 TimAZ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:14 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91765#comment-406729 The regimes is giving the go ahead to Iran. Basically saying you take Israel out, I'll take car of the U.S. mission accomplished. Had enough yet? The regimes is giving the go ahead to Iran. Basically saying you take Israel out, I'll take car of the U.S. mission accomplished. Had enough yet?

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