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Speaker Pelosi is planning a vote on the health care bill in the House. This is an unusual Saturday session, but unusual measures call for unusual measures. How often is it that a few elected elitists attempt to change the basic fiber of America - and may actually get away with it (for now)?
Let's see, Pelosi is for its passage, Obama is for it, Hoyer and most of the other leading Democrats are for it, the AMA is for it (for now), the unions are for it, the AARP is for it. On the surface, this looks impressive.
The flip side is that none of the House Republicans are for it and aren't expected to cast a single vote for it. Also, the majority of Americans are against it.
In summary, Big Government and Big Unions want it. The average citizen does not want it. Result, we may get it anyway because we really don't know what's good for us.
Of course, it could fail to pass. That would really be historic and worthy of a celebration.
Never forget that the 2010 election season has begun. I expect to see many new faces a year from now. In fact, I'm counting on it.
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An article today in the Wall Street Journal reported that the per car cost of the additional sales generated by the Cash For Clunkers program was approximately $24,000 per car. Wow! Perhaps it would have been better if we just gave each of the participants a car. We could have given them an American car, which would certainly have made a difference to the American auto industry.
Why bother with setting up a cumbersome program that stimulates foreign auto sales and costs enough to give the cars away. And the argument that we removed a greater number of older, polluting vehicles from the road, while correct, is difficult to justify, considering the cost. The realities of the program are that it was an artificial, temporary, and costly stimulus that failed to create a lasting effect in the industry. And now that it appears that the First Time Buyer Tax Credit will be extended, I can’t wait to see its final cost.
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The Pelosi/Obama health care bill is in trouble - as well it should be.
Not one Republican in the House supports it or will vote for it (so they say).
The majority of Americans don't want this passed.
For all of their talk about insuring every eligible American citizen (excluding illegal aliens at this point), the bill still fails to cover 4%, with just 96% coverage.
The bill is still 10 votes short of passage as of this afternoon.
The enormity of the expense for this bill cannot even be calculated but exceeds a trillion dollars - and likely several trillion dollars.
And the pressure to pass this unwanted (and unconstitutional) measure is so great by the House leadership that the House and the President are working on a Saturday (can you believe it?) to try to get it passed - even though the Senate has said it will next year before they get around to it. I know I've asked this before, but what's the rush?
It just doesn't add up. Let's forget the whole thing - Republican bill and Democratic bill. Better luck after the 2010 elections.
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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. You can also listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.
For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. You can also listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.
Photography displayed is original composition and artistic expression of Steve Hoffacker, and as such is copyrighted. Photos are in their original digital image state and have not been cropped, edited, or enhanced in anyway.
A few things in the news today are real head-scratchers. Here are three.
A person can be convicted of a crime for lying to the White House, yet the White House systematically lies to us, midleads, spins, and advances its own agenda. Why the double standard? And why the inanimate "White House" rather a specific person?
In the recent "Cash for Clunkers" program - which was disasyerous in so many ways - the most common vehicle traded-in was the Ford F-150, and the people trading those trucks in were just upgrading and purchasing a new F-150. That certainly helped the economy. Ford was doing OK anyway.
Rep. John Larsen (Democrat from Connecticut and the 4th ranking member in the House) was interviewed on TV about the Health Care bill. He mentioned several concepts that he considers important in the bill, yet every single one that he raised is directly contradicted by the language in the bill. Nevertheless, he promises passage of the bill this weekend. Maybe he should actually read the bill, but there's probably not time before the vote tomorrow night or Saturday.
Oh, add a 4th. The President actually was consulted for his approval to allow a special Saturday session of Congress to vote on his bill. You mean the House members might have to work on Saturday? By the way, what ever happened to separation of powers?
Americans, Active Rainers, entrepreneurs, patriots, it's time we all question inconsistencies and excesses like this and put a stop to it. We deserve better.
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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. You can also listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.
This is exciting! Rep. Michelle Bachman of Minnesota has issued a call for all Americans to show up at noon tomorrow on the steps at the west entrance to the Capitol. I surely wish that I could be there. What a show of force it will be. Thank you for arranging this, Michelle.
This meeting has two major purposes as far as I am concerned: (1) to show Nancy Pelosi that her strongarm tactics are not welcome or appreciated, and (2) that we as Americans do not want and will not accept passage of the Pelosi health care bill.
The timing is necessarily condensed because Pelosi has determined that the bill will be put to a vote on Friday or Saturday.
Suppose they gave a vote and nobody came.
If you're in Washington tomorrow, drop by at noon. Should be a great time.
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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. You can also listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.
For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. You can also listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.
Photography displayed is original composition and artistic expression of Steve Hoffacker, and as such is copyrighted. Photos are in their original digital image state and have not been cropped, edited, or enhanced in anyway.
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An article today in the Wall Street Journal reported that the per car cost of the additional sales generated by the Cash For Clunkers program was approximately $24,000 per car. Wow! Perhaps it would have been better if we just gave each of the participants a car. We could have given them an American car, which would certainly have made a difference to the American auto industry.
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