“If you have to twist people’s arms…”
Posted on November 10, 2009
Nancy Pelosi, in her own words, talking about “the abuse of power…huge bill with many thousands of pages, containing 9 appropriations bills, 7 of which never appeared… it’s an absolute outrage… members can’t even see what they’re voting on before they vote on it… and something like looking at your tax returns could be sneaked into the bill without any safeguards to protect you from that…” Watch all the way to the end to see what she says about Representative’s responsibilities.
◼ h/t: Holger
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Democrats are liars and hypocrites.
Pope remains catholics.
Bears crap in the woods.
News at 11.
Want to get rid of her?
You can’t.
Because the stupid douchenozzles in San Fran will vote her in for life.
But you can lessen her power by committing a lot of money and effort toward Conservative victories in 2010.
It’s interesting that Pelosi would bring up that bit about the IRS… Given this provision:
? Democratic Health Care Bill Divulges iIRS Tax Data cbsnews
*Section 431(a) of the bill says that the IRS must divulge taxpayer identity information, including the filing status, the modified adjusted gross income, the number of dependents, and “other information as is prescribed by” regulation. That information will be provided to the new Health Choices Commissioner and state health programs and used to determine who qualifies for “affordability credits.”
Section 245(b)(2)(A) says the IRS must divulge tax return details — there’s no specified limit on what’s available or unavailable — to the Health Choices Commissioner. The purpose, again, is to verify “affordability credits.”
Section 1801(a) says that the Social Security Administration can obtain tax return data on anyone who may be eligible for a “low-income prescription drug subsidy” but has not applied for it.
Over at the Institute for Policy Innovation (a free-market think tank and presumably no fan of Obamacare), Tom Giovanetti argues that: “How many thousands of federal employees will have access to your records? The privacy of your health records will be only as good as the most nosy, most dishonest and most malcontented federal employee…. So say good-bye to privacy from the federal government. It was fun while it lasted for 233 years.”
Wonder if that survived in this final bill?
Yes, Nancy, the same rules apply to YOU as they do to others. Get thee from our sight, thou foul and festering boil on the butt of humanity!