Those voices don't speak for the rest of us

[LuciferSam]

Obama:

Made the stock market go up 40% so that companies would be worth more when the gubment takes it ova.

Captured and killed Taliban and Al-Quaeda members so he can become their leader

Improved school lunch program because well-fed kids are easier to indoctrinate into socialist agenda

Goes out of his way to be personable and attractive so people won't notice his resemblance to Hitler

 

[poppy]

A great video contrasting the Great Communicator against the chosen One and his lackeys.

What has this got to do with the Bush administration?

 

[Jdarg]

:funn::Alphacrab!! The best quote I have seen on SOWAL thus far!!!! Must come from someone who has never been self-employed and worked hard to have OBAMA take everything away!!! What are we telling our children? My husband who works hard everyday and our youngest is going to college this fall with no financial help, but her best friend who has a father that is spending every night at the bar drinking and not working is getting to go to college for free!!! Hey the new way is don't work and get a free ride!!!

That was happening WAY before Obama took office. There are people who truly need the help, and there will always be people who take advantage of the system. You are so worried about people getting help, I am just as worried about white collar crime now there is some taking advantage of the system. Or is that not the same?

I find it interesting that people blame Obama for such things. I think it might be a function of "right time right place" several years ago your child was not going to college yet, so you were not paying attention to college scholarships and financial aid. Now that you are, it is oh so easy to put bitter blame on the President. Why does anyone have to be blamed that a deserving child will get to go to college? Ugly and meanspirited.

Is it really the your daughter's friend's fault that her dad is a bum? So she shouldn't go to college? Or is it also possible that your daughter's friend has worked hard and has Bright Futures or other academic scholarships? FYI Bright Futures was available to your daughter too.;-)

 

[AlphaCrab]

:funn::Alphacrab!! The best quote I have seen on SOWAL thus far!!!! Must come from someone who has never been self-employed and worked hard to have OBAMA take everything away!!! What are we telling our children? My husband who works hard everyday and our youngest is going to college this fall with no financial help, but her best friend who has a father that is spending every night at the bar drinking and not working is getting to go to college for free!!! Hey the new way is don't work and get a free ride!!!

I am self employed now for 16 years (still working @ age 57) Just reduced my catostrophic insurance plan (basic hospitalization) thru the new Govt healthcare website-I am now saving $50 per month.

Best of luck to your husband in his educational endeavors!

 

[GoodWitch58]

:funn::Alphacrab!! The best quote I have seen on SOWAL thus far!!!! Must come from someone who has never been self-employed and worked hard to have OBAMA take everything away!!! What are we telling our children? My husband who works hard everyday and our youngest is going to college this fall with no financial help, but her best friend who has a father that is spending every night at the bar drinking and not working is getting to go to college for free!!! Hey the new way is don't work and get a free ride!!!

I find it really interesting that President Obama has singled one family out and taken something from that family..what exactly has he taken?

It may make one feel better to blame others; but, really, there are lots opportunities for financial aid for your child--in fact, there is more now than there was before Obama, thanks to the elimination of the banks from the student loan process.

If you are in the local area either the Northwest Florida College or Gulf Coast Community College can offer any number of scholarships/grants/loans/workstudy job for a deserving student--meaning one who has a need and a willingness to apply for the help.

I work with them every day and believe me the parents and students who apply themselves get lots of help--they do not spend energy blaming the President of the United States for their problems, whatever they are.

The child whose father is behaving as you describe (how do you know this ?) can not be held responsible for what the father chooses to do. Obviously, the student has worked hard to find a way to achieve an education and IMO that is to be commended, not ridiculed.

Whether members of the Republican Party want to admit it or not, the Health Care Reform and the Financial Reforms put into place by this Administration are doing good for many people, and especially many self employed ones and I have been self employed for many years: I raised my son as a self employed single parent and we did just fine. We would have done much better if some of the Obama health insurance options had been available. The benefit from these programs comes to everyone--the laws were not written to only help those who voted for Obama!

I do not understand how people who claim to want everyone to be responsible for themselves, find it so easy to believe that just because one person has something, it is automatic that something has been taken [/B]from another.

I bet your child will find a way to get an education if she has that as her dream...and hopefully others will be lifted up by the example of a student working hard to acheive...who knows, your student might even find it rewarding and satisfying enough to want to to give something back someday. We all need uplifting in these difficult times--perhaps you can rethink your approach and find something positive to put energy into...

 

[futurebeachbum]

It will be interesting when all of the self-employed people 'helped' by health care reform fully understand the new reporting laws and the workload that will cause them and the penalties it will expose them to.

If you are a self-employed or small-business person and you buy more than $600 worth of product (not services, but product) for your business from any supplier, you will have to 1099 that supplier. In other words, if you are a plumber living in Santa Rosa Beach and you buy more than $600 worth of gas from the local Tom Thumb, you will have to get their taxpayer ID and you will have to 1099 them. You will face a penalty if you fail to do this or if you do it late. You also had better keep up with how much you spend at Frank's and Publix, etc... during the year as well because the same rules apply.

Yes, I can see how this will make things much better for self-employed folks and small businesses.

At least they have the financial reforms to help them. Of course, none of those bailout billions were set aside to help small businesses and self-employed people and the banks used none of what they got to help with credit in the small business world either.

 

[GoodWitch58]

It will be interesting when all of the self-employed people 'helped' by health care reform fully understand the new reporting laws and the workload that will cause them and the penalties it will expose them to.

If you are a self-employed or small-business person and you buy more than $600 worth of product (not services, but product) for your business from any supplier, you will have to 1099 that supplier. In other words, if you are a plumber living in Santa Rosa Beach and you buy more than $600 worth of gas from the local Tom Thumb, you will have to get their taxpayer ID and you will have to 1099 them. You will face a penalty if you fail to do this or if you do it late. You also had better keep up with how much you spend at Frank's and Publix, etc... during the year as well because the same rules apply.

Yes, I can see how this will make things much better for self-employed folks and small businesses.

At least they have the financial reforms to help them. Of course, none of those bailout billions were set aside to help small businesses and self-employed people and the banks used none of what they got to help with credit in the small business world either.

What does reporting purchases on a 1099 have to do with health insurance costs? As I understand it, this was an attempt to be sure that businesses reported income and find some revenue to pay for some of the insurance reform; if it is as onerous as some believe, then, it should be repealed. Call your Congressman or Senator and express your opinion...don't throw the entire program out, because one piece of it is poorly defined.

 

[futurebeachbum]

What does reporting purchases on a 1099 have to do with health insurance costs? As I understand it, this was an attempt to be sure that businesses reported income and find some revenue to pay for some of the insurance reform; if it is as onerous as some believe, then, it should be repealed. Call your Congressman or Senator and express your opinion...don't throw the entire program out, because one piece of it is poorly defined.

That was a part of the bill (wait, you mean you didn't read it?)

This so-called Health Care 'Reform' put the IRS in charge of enforcement and that is one of the major tax reporting changes in the bill.

For those who don't deign to read the bill (don't feel bad, no legislator or aide read it either) there are plenty of summaries. Here's an article from CNN called Health care law's massive, hidden tax change:

An all-but-overlooked provision of the health reform law is threatening to swamp U.S. businesses with a flood of new tax paperwork.

Section 9006 of the health care bill -- just a few lines buried in the 2,409-page document -- mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies will have to issue 1099 tax forms not just to contract workers but to any individual or corporation from which they buy more than $600 in goods or services in a tax year.

The stealth change radically alters the nature of 1099s and means businesses will have to issue millions of new tax documents each year.

Don't you feel healthier already?

 

[Lynnie]

Good Heavens! What an administrative nightmare!!! Well, at least they are successful in 'creating new jobs!' Either hire personnel or outsource for this!

 

[30ashopper]

I am self employed now for 16 years (still working @ age 57) Just reduced my catostrophic insurance plan (basic hospitalization) thru the new Govt healthcare website-I am now saving $50 per month.

Best of luck to your husband in his educational endeavors!

Really? I don't believe healthcare.gov lists providers. So I'm curious how it helped you find a new one. For that matter, why didn't you do this in the past?

Note, with the exception of a new government funded high risk pool and some minor regulation, Obamacare hasn't taken effect yet.