Friday, March 29, 2013

Fwd: The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax----covers more than medical !!!




Subject: FW: The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax

 


 

 

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/95/pg1/srtpages

 

The receipt (pictured below) spells out what Obama wants to keep secret – we are being heavily taxed one more time...
"The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax that began on January 1st is supposed to be 'hidden' from the consumer, but it's been brought to the public's attention by hunting and fishing store Cabela's who have refused to hide it and are showing it as a separate line item tax on their receipts," the email states.



Now please hold on and bear with me before you say "OH, another Alex Jones article!" because I did some research and found directly from the IRS's website information that PROVES this to be true and an accurate portrayal of something hidden in Obamacare that I was not aware of!

Now being skeptical of this I went to the IRS website and found this!

Q1. What is the medical device excise tax?

A1. Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices by the manufacturer or importer of the device.

Q2. When does the tax go into effect?

A2. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices after Dec. 31, 2012.

Q3. How much is the tax?

A3. The tax is 2.3 percent of the sale price of the taxable medical device. See Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510, Excise Taxes, and Notice 2012-77 for additional information on the determination of sale price.

IRS.gov 

So being more curious I clicked on "Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510" And WALLAH! What do I find under "MEDICAL DEVICES" under "MANUFACTURERS TAXES"?

Manufacturers Taxes
The following discussion of manufacturers taxes applies to the tax on:
Sport fishing equipment;
Fishing rods and fishing poles;
Electric outboard motors;
Fishing tackle boxes;
Bows, quivers, broadheads, and points;
Arrow shafts;
Coal;
Taxable tires;
Gas guzzler automobiles; and
Vaccines.

IRS.gov 

I think we have definitely been fooled, if we believe that the Affordable Care Act is all about healthcare. It truly does appear to be nothing more than a bill laden with a whole lot of taxes that we have to bear.

people have yet to be aware of!

 

Study: Climate Activists' 'Worst Case Scenario Approach' Could Backfire



Study: Climate Activists' 'Worst Case Scenario Approach' Could Backfire
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MARCH 28, 2013
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Actress Daryl Hannah says ‘absolutely no benefits from Keystone Pipeline XL’ — MSNBC

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Pat Robertson: EPA May End Up Killing ‘A Couple Billion People’Western Journalism

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BBC E-mail: Green campaigners dismayed by Budget

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** Green campaigners dismayed by Budget **
The chancellor angers environmentalists by supporting gas, oil and petrol and "ignoring" the green economy.
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Fwd: Watch KT McFarland on the Hannity Special on ----Develop USA FF energy!!!



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Friends,
 
In the last week KT discussed Afghan President Karzai's claims the US and Taliban are cooperating and organizing attacks to give Americans an excuse to stay in Afghanistan.  We always knew Karzai was corrupt and incompetent.  Is he now crazy?  Nope, he's just following the time-honored Afghan tradition of switching sides.  He knows we're leaving and wants to claim he's the one kicking us out, so when the Taliban returns Karzai doesn't end up swinging from the lamp post, like his predecessor.

KT on the stunning allegations from Hamid Karzai.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2218224280001/afghan-president-accuses-us-of-working-with-taliban/?playlist_id=903354961001
KT explains Karzai to IMUS - it's a challenge.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2220187919001/mcfarland-karzai-is-incompetent/?playlist_id=933116616001
Obama's first trip to Israel as President.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2241078904001/obama-visits-israel-for-first-time-as-president/?playlist_id=1866680862001
Iran has made a concerted push to help Assad's government stay in power.  What happens if he falls?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2226280768001/iran-stepping-up-help-to-syria/?playlist_id=930909808001
Why it makes NO sense to put Bin Laden's son-in-law or any Al Qaeda terrorists on trial in lower Manhattan.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2213065175001/white-house-preparing-civilian-trial-for-bin-ladens-son-in-law/?playlist_id=1866680862001
 
Every Monday morning at 9.30 am ET KT sits down with FOX News' anchor Bill Hemmer to discuss national security issues in the headlines.
Why is the White House silencing Benghazi survivors? What don't they want us to know about what US contractors were doing there?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2234415405001/why-would-white-house-want-to-keep-benghazi-victims-quiet/?playlist_id=903354961001
 
KT on Hannity's Benghazi special report.
In two years the President has presided over a Middle East policy that has led to political and economic chaos from the Atlantic to North Africa to the Middle East to the Persian Gulf all the way to Pakistan.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2215127477001/
 
KT's Opinion piece on FOXNews.com

Obama gave Netanyahu the green light on Iran

By KT McFarland
Published 3/22/13

Most analysts think President Obama went to Israel in a public relations effort to smooth relations between the two countries. He wasn't aiming for any breakthroughs in the peace process, and tried to dampen expectations in advance.  The visit may have started out that way, but by the end I think something significant did happen.

There are signs President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu have come to some sort of private understanding over Iran. I think Obama gave Netanyahu a green light to do whatever Israel has to do to stop Iran.  America will give Israel the advanced weapons it needs for a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear sites, but will not join in that fight. Obama said, "we've got your back," but did not say "we'll be with you shoulder to shoulder should fighting break out."
 
The joint press conference between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu was revealing:  The last time the two leaders met, their body language was so frigid you expected expect icicles to form on the windows. They could hardly bear to be in the same room with each other. Instead of the happy talk that usually accompanies Oval Office meetings they lectured each other, scowling the entire time.
 
This time you had to wonder if they were the same two guys.  All of a sudden they were like a stand-up comedy act in the Borscht Belt. They cracked jokes, complimented each other and smiled effusively.  They sure didn't act like two guys who had just been sniping at each other behind closed doors.
 
But it wasn't just friendlier body language; what they said was even more revealing. Here are four things that caught my attention: 

 

1.  Obama and Netanyahu both said Israel has the right to defend itself, by itself, against any threat.   They've said those words before, but this time they kept repeating the mantra, saying it several times, often using the very same words. Netanyahu said, "Israel can never cede the right to defend ourselves to others, even to the greatest of our friends." Obama said, "your first task is to keep the people of Israel safe.
2.  Israel and the US intelligence agencies now see eye to eye on how close Iran is to having nuclear weapons.  In the past Obama, and his aides have said the Iranian leaders hadn't made the decision to 'go nuclear,' even though they were enriching uranium. It was always in stark contrast to Netanyahu's statements that Israel was at the threshold. This time Obama said, "our intelligence cooperation on this issue, the consultation between our militaries, our intelligence, is unprecedented, and there is not a lot of light, a lot of daylight between our countries' assessments in terms of where Iran is right now." Netanyahu echoed him by saying, "we share information and we have a common assessment" on Iran's nuclear enrichment and weapons development programs. 
3.  Both acknowledged that the US and Israel see the threat differently. Obama said, "Israel is differently situated than the United States. And I would not expect that the Prime Minister would make a decision about his country's security and defer that to any other country -- any more than the United States would defer our decisions about what was important for our national security."
4.  Both leaders talked about continuing and extending US military assistance to Israel, with Obama pledging "to preserve Israel's qualitative military edge [and here it is again] so it can defend itself, by itself, against any threat." And just in case reporters missed the significance of this, Netanyahu wrapped up the press conference by saying, "I think you've just heard something that is very meaningful.  It may have escaped you, but it hasn't escaped me. And that is the president announced that in addition to all the aid that his administration has provided -- including the Iron Dome, including defense funding for Israel during very difficult times -- he has announced that we are going to begin talks on another 10-year process arrangement to ensure American military assistance to Israel. I think this is very significant."

 This all sounds good. The U.S. wants to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, but doesn't want another Middle East War to do so.

Diplomacy hasn't worked; neither have sanctions. So let's give Israel the weapons it needs to do the job. Neat, clean, over before you know it, and the U.S. stays out.
 
The only problem with this scenario is Iran still gets a vote. What happens the day after Israel attacks?

The Iranian regime will be forced to retaliate or be forced out of power. Iran will order its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, to fire thousands of missiles into Israel from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

But what if it doesn't stop there?

What if Iran does something in the Strait of Hormuz, like mining the shipping lanes, which only U.S. naval minesweepers can clear? Obama may not want in on this fight, but he might get pulled in nonetheless, because while Israel can start this war, it can't finish it without the United States.

Some argue that even so, the fighting would be over in a few days, and the world would be rid of Iran's nuclear weapons.  But these are the same folks who said the Iraq War would be a cakewalk, cost us almost nothing, be over quickly and result in just a handful of casualties.

I'm not buying that line again. That's why it is absolutely imperative that we find a way out of this train wreck of having to choose between bombing Iran or letting Iran get the bomb.

I keep thinking about how my boss Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot.  We turned tables on the Soviet Union by driving their one revenue source (oil) down so low they had to concede or face the ire, even starvation, of their own people.

Time is running out, but there are two things we could do right now to avoid another Middle East war:


1.  We could buy time. By working with tech-savvy Israel, we could launch another round of cyberattacks against Iran's nuclear program and infrastructure.  It might set Iran's weapons program back only a year or so, but it's time we could use to develop our own energy resources.
2.  We could develop our own energy resources.  If we accelerated the already shovel-ready American oil and natural gas projects, within a few short years we would be energy independent.  We would not only have enough oil and natural gas for our own needs, we would have enough left over to become one of the world's leading energy exporters. Then who needs Iranian oil? Sanctions against Iran would be easier to impose if there were secure, abundant and cheap alternatives. 

Developing U.S. oil resources would also drive down the price of oil, and leave oil-exporting countries like Iran (and Russia) without enough revenue to pay for the subsidies that keep their people fed and off the streets. Within a very short period of time the Iranian regime would have its hands full just dealing with angry Iranians. They might come to the conclusion that it's their necks or their nukes and voluntarily give them up. If not, it would be the Iranian people rather than Israeli or American military going for their necks.

If I'm right, and Obama has given Netanyahu what amounts to a green light to do what he needs to do to stop Iran, then Obama should take his own counsel and let the American energy industry do what it needs to do to stop Iran.


Kathleen Troia "K.T." McFarland is a Fox News National Security Analyst and host of FoxNews.com's DEFCON 3. She is a Distinguished Adviser to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and served in national security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations. She wrote Secretary of Defense Weinberger's November 1984 "Principles of War Speech" which laid out the Weinberger Doctrine. Be sure to watch "K.T." every Wednesday at 1 p.m. on FoxNews.com's "DEFCON3" already one of the Web's most watched national security programs. Fox Forum is on Twitter. Follow us @fxnopinion.
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Obama Touts Fuel Saving Plan at Battery Plant That Doesn't Make Batteries

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

"Slide Back To Cave"-----DeGrasse. Avoided with Vibrant Space Shuttle----Richardson, Cernan, Aldrin

Read the Case to Save the Shuttle to get an idea of the potential of the system.  With a vibrant shuttle utilizing its ability to place heavy payloads in EO we could maximize the ISS, insert new systems, explore the universe, establish moon settlements, mine astroids, conduct manned mission to mars, increase research in all science & engineering fields, and improve economies on the earth & Improve the lives of people all around the planet!!

AND give our youth goals to aspire to as has been the case in the last 5 decades with shuttle operations, Apollo, Gemini & Mercury.

All that is required is the use & improvement of what we have already designed , fabricated and operated for 50 years.

Mankind would have benefited significantly in all fields of science, the world economy and a general alleviation of human suffering, if our leaders would listen to knowledgeable scientific leaders & were more critical/thorough in assessing/following recommendations to retire shuttle.

The decision to retire shuttle, not evolve & improve & use it as Aldrin said is a very profound decision and has & will have profound impact on mankind.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Fwd: Doesn't it really UPSET you to see all the Shuttle Hardware wasting away!!!



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Subject: Doesn't it really UPSET you to see all the Shuttle Hardware wasting away!!!

Considering what time we put into the shuttle system, knowledge we acquired over the decades, the importance to the USA national security, I find it incomprehensible , mind boggling , that our " leaders" have destroyed this system.

The mmu , RMS , Eva suits, airlock are wasting away.  The iss, Hubble must have the shuttle or they will waste away also.

We could have utilized the shuttle for placing vehicles in orbit for missions to moon, Lagrange points, mars, astroids , etc.

This administration want NASA to be a muslim outreach & climate monitoring organization .

The American people should be very mad & email, write their congress people & let them know how you feel!,

Let me know too at bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Fwd: Why in museum?... Because we have the worst possible leadership in NASA & wh.!



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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Al Gore Attacks NRA



Al Gore Attacks NRA
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MARCH 9, 2013
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BBC E-mail: Report details Boeing battery fire

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** Report details Boeing battery fire **
A detailed description of a battery fire on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is released by a US regulator, but no cause is specified.
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BBC E-mail: Ash fungus genetic code unravelled

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** Ash fungus genetic code unravelled **
British scientists decode the DNA of the fungus attacking Europe's ash trees, offering hope that a way of stopping the epidemic can be found.
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BBC E-mail: Comet 'lighting sky' as it flies by

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** Comet 'lighting sky' as it flies by **
A comet called C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs is lighting up the skies as it makes a fly past of Earth.
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Found Formation of the Solar System on the NASA App

http://iphone22.arc.nasa.gov/public/iexplore/missions/pages/yss/november.html
Our world's birth story is intertwined with that of its family -- the Earth formed along with the rest of our solar system, 4.5 billion years ago.
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Found Scale of the Solar System on the NASA App

http://iphone22.arc.nasa.gov/public/iexplore/missions/pages/yss/october.html
Taking a trip away from home often helps us to understand and appreciate our own home more.
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BBC E-mail: Japan quake 'heard at edge of space'

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** Japan quake 'heard at edge of space' **
A deep rumble produced by the great Tohoku earthquake in Japan two years ago was sensed by a satellite circling the Earth, scientists say.
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Env. Crap !

28% of Alaska Reserve's Recoverable Oil Declared Off-Limits

Outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has signed a directive placing 28 percent of the "estimated economically recoverable oil" in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve off-limits to oil exploration.

The Record of Decision signed by Salazar marks the first time a plan has been put into effect to regulate all of the Reserve.

The action "allows the development of 72 percent of the estimated economically recoverable oil in the nearly 23-million-acre Reserve, while protecting the vital subsistence resources of Alaska Natives and the habitat of world-class wildlife populations," the Interior Department said in a statement.

The plan protects "critical areas for sensitive bird populations" and for "the roughly 400,000 caribou" in parts of the Reserve, the statement asserts.

The statement does not disclose that 28 percent of the Reserve is now closed to development. Simple math does.

The Reserve was set aside by President Warren Harding in 1923 as an emergency oil supply for the U.S. Navy. It was transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1976 and is now known as the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Republicans were quick to criticize Salazar's move.

Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement: "Only in President Obama's backwards worldview of anti-energy policies does it make sense to prohibit energy production in a place specifically set aside for energy production at a time when gasoline prices are skyrocketing."

The village of Nuiqsut, a mostly Alaska Native community in the Reserve, had requested that more land south of nearby Teshekpuk Lake be made available for drilling leases, but the request was ignored by the Interior Department, CNS News reported.

Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska said: "No one disputes the importance of Teshekpuk Lake to waterfowl and caribou, but I think we should listen most closely to those who live there and depend on these critical subsistence resources as well as the economic opportunity resource development can bring."

Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, is stepping down this month.


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Saturday, March 9, 2013

BBC E-mail: EU court rebuffs Poland over CO2

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** EU court rebuffs Poland over CO2 **
Poland is frustrated after the EU's top court rejected its legal complaint about the EU mechanism for cutting carbon emissions.
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BBC E-mail: Antarctic lake yields 'new life'

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** Antarctic lake yields 'new life' **
Russian scientists say they have found a new type of bacterial life form in water from a buried Antarctic lake.
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Friday, March 8, 2013

BBC E-mail: Antarctic ice volume measured

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** Antarctic ice volume measured **
Scientists have their best estimate yet for the amount of ice in Antarctica - 26-and-a-half-million cubic km.
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