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What is in the health care bill that just passed - The Oregon Catalyst

What is in the health care bill that just passed - The Oregon Catalyst

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Cost

• The proposal will cost $940 billion over a decade and reduce the deficit by $138 billion in the first 10 years, according to a CBO estimate.

New price tags, taxes
• A new excise tax on high-premium insurance plans, equal to 40% of premiums paid on plans costing more than $27,500 annually for a family, starting in 2018
• An increase in Medicare payroll taxes on couples with income of more than $250,000 a year.
• Customers of indoor tanning salons would pay a 10% tax
• Fees on insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, including $33 billion over ten years on fees on drug makers
• A tax on individuals without qualifying coverage, maximum penalty set at 2.5% of income Requirements
• Requires U.S. citizens and legal residents to have qualifying health coverage
• Individuals without qualifying coverage could face a penalty up to 2.5% of income
• Exemptions for economic hardship, religious objections, American Indians, those without coverage for less than three months, undocumented immigrants, incarcerated individuals
• Employers of 50 or more full-time workers that do not offer coverage would pay a fee as high as $2,000 per worker if the government ends up subsidizing employees' coverage

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What is in the health care bill that just passed - The Oregon Catalyst

10 things you must know about animal rights | Drovers.com - Industry News

10 things you must know about animal rights | Drovers.com - Industry News

The livestock industry is getting attacked left and right by animal-rightists. David Martosko, director of research for the Center for Consumer Freedom, refers to these types as “humaniacs.”
And, he says, when it comes to dealing with them, there are 10 lessons you need to learn. Martosko shared these lessons last week at the Western United Dairymen Convention in Modesto, Calif.

10 things you must know about animal rights | Drovers.com - Industry News

Behind the cute photos: Does HSUS want a meatless world?

This article is definitely one of the best I have read about the true intentions of the HSUS

The Marshall Democrats-News

Excerpts: Recently Missourians for Animal Care was formed, banding together agriculture in the state like never before. Their stated purpose is to inform the public about the ballot initiative and what they call the ultimate goal of HSUS, "to eliminate meat from the human diet."

In a recent interview on the Cattle Network, when asked about claims they are out to abolish animal agriculture, Pacelle said (among other things) "Our policy statement makes it clear that we respect individual choice, but we do challenge consumers, citizens, and policy makers to apply some moral reckoning to the subject of how animals used for food are treated."

However, they can't deny that their website shares only "humane eating" recipes, which are actually vegan recipes that don't include meat or any animal products, incuding butter, eggs or cow's milk (even in cakes and breads).

Some recipe highlights are "Faux Turkey Casserole," "Eggless Egg Salad" and "chicken-friendly" products: processed food like "Chicken-style strips" (faux chicken), Soy Boy's Okara Courage Burger and Gardenburger's Flame Grilled Chik'n Grill.

They recently unveiled a new line of organic, vegetarian dog food, called Humane Choice. It does not contain "corn, dairy, artificial coloring, wheat, wheat gluten, animal-based protein, or ingredients produced by genetic engineering." (Aren't dogs natural carnivores?)

Pacelle and other HSUS leaders are unabashed vegans who don't eat, wear or use anything from animals, including leather belts or shoes.

They might deny their ultimate goal is abolishment of all animal agriculture, but the HSUS seems smart enough to know that their credibility and funding will suffer if they come right out and say they advocate the elimination of meat consumption, especially with over 97 percent of Americans exercising their right to choose an omnivorous diet.

They seem to have the patience and plan to know when building a house, or in this case a movement, you must first start at the bottom, building a foundation before moving on to the next step. 

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7 out of 10 Americans Confused about HSUS

From SAOVA (Sportsmen's & Animal Owners' Voting Alliance) -- Increasingly animal owners, sportsmen, and related organizations are uniting in a common effort to expose the animal rights agenda of HSUS. For years HSUS has received $ millions from the animal-loving public who believe HSUS does sheltering and hands-on animal care. There is MUCH more work to be done educating citizens regarding the true nature of HSUS as the survey cited in the Center for Consumer Freedom’s press release below reveals. Susan WolfSportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance http://saova.org Issue lobbying and working to identify and elect supportive legislators Ask your legislator to help Spay and Neuter HSUS!

http://www.saova.org/SpayNeuterHSUS.html

Nationwide Poll: Seven Out of Ten Americans Wrongly Believe the Humane Society of the United States is a Pet-Shelter "Umbrella Group"

Consumer Group Reminds Americans that Less than One Percent of Donations to HSUS Benefit Local Pet Shelters

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seventy-one percent of Americans questioned in a new opinion poll wrongly believe the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is an "umbrella group" for America's local humane societies. Sixty-three percent incorrectly think their local "humane society" is affiliated with HSUS. And fifty-nine percent falsely believe HSUS "contributes most of its money" to local organizations that care for cats and dogs.

The poll, which sampled the opinions of 1,008 Americans, was commissioned by the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) and conducted by Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) of Princeton, New Jersey.

"These numbers indicate that Americans don't really know what the Humane Society of the United States is all about," said CCF Director of Research David Martosko. "HSUS intentionally uses those sad dogs and cats in its TV infomercials as props in an animal rights fundraising shell game. Meanwhile, thousands of American pet shelters are underfunded and struggling." Martosko blogs about HSUS at www.HumaneWatch.org.

According to the federal income tax return filed by HSUS for the tax year 2008, less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the organization's budget consisted of grants to hands-on pet shelters. HSUS does not run a single shelter for dogs or cats anywhere, and it is not affiliated with any local "humane society" organizations.

Martosko continued: "This poll indicates that most Americans think HSUS is a worthy charity. But very few Americans understand what HSUS really is—a super-rich lobbying group that puts more money into its executive pensions than in the hands of local humane societies."

Survey Methodology

The survey of 1,008 adults nationwide was conducted by telephone between February 25 and February 28, 2010 by Opinion Research Corporation. The margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.

Questions:

I'm going to read you the names of several nonprofit organizations. For each one, please tell me if you are very familiar, somewhat familiar or totally unfamiliar with the organization.

The Humane Society of the United States: 79% familiar ("very"/"somewhat" net)

I'm going to read you several statements. For each one, please tell me if you think the statement is true or false.

• 71% "TRUE": The Humane Society of the United States is an umbrella group that represents thousands of local humane societies all across America.
  
• 63% "TRUE": My local humane society or pet shelter is AFFILIATED with the Humane Society of the United States.
  
• 59% "TRUE": The Humane Society of the United States contributes most of its money to local organizations that care for dogs and cats.

• 48% "TRUE": My local humane society or pet shelter receives financial support from the Humane Society of the United States.

(Tax records filed by HSUS show that all four statements are false.)

To learn more about the Humane Society of the United States, visit www.HumaneWatch.org. To arrange an interview, call Allison Miller at 202-463-7112.

The Center for Consumer Freedom is a nonprofit watchdog organization that informs the public about the activities of tax-exempt activist groups. It is supported by American consumers, business organizations, and foundations.

SOURCE Center for Consumer Freedom

RELATED LINKS

http://www.consumerfreedom.com

http://humanewatch.org/

Sen. Johanns on the Government's Response to the Toyota Recall

Bills Beyond Belief, Arizona and Maryland

Bills Beyond Belief, Arizona and Maryland

Here we go... get ready have your pets taken away from you , be criminalized in court in Arizona and Maryland, if this bill passes. And, for anyone who is not taking this serious... We had a kid here in Wallowa County who got in trouble with the law for selling frogs!!! They are property of the State of Oregon...

Farm and Ag vs. HSUS News: Animal rights a high stakes issue... and Jesus was not a vegetarien

By Jim Hamilton

Published:

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:05 AM CST

Though peripheral to the daily concerns of most Americans, animal rights vs. agriculture is emerging as one of the hottest issues of this young century. The stakes are too high for it to be otherwise.

Livestock producers, though not yet well organized in their opposition to animal rights activists, are justifiably alarmed at the activities of the Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other extremist organizations.

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Animal rights versus animal welfare

The HSUS - a real threat to the livestock industry in the US. Read this article published by Highplains Journal to get a real insight on what is the biggest threat to Farm and Ag in this country. 

From the article:"The greatest fear of livestock organizations is that HSUS ultimately seeks a vegan diet for all Americans." - "It doesn't require elimination of the right to produce livestock forHSUS and PETA to win--it only requires the elimination of profit inlivestock production to accomplish their purposes."

FOXNews.com - Top U.N. Climate Official Yvo de Boer Resigning

FOXNews.com - Top U.N. Climate Official Yvo de Boer Resigning

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