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The Baucus Bill: Unfair to Women?
Today, the Congressional Budget Office budget estimate was released mentioning that the Baucus Bill is relatively deficit neutral. It is quite difficult to make this assumption considering that no one has seen the actual bill, only concepts. So, how does Baucus want to pay for this?
According to Amanda Carpenter’s article in The Washington Times, the Baucus Bill could have added a tax on women and certain products. Of course, this is referred to as a “Mommy tax” and would have placed feminine products, as well as breast pumps, pacemakers, ventilators, powered wheelchairs, and needles.
Is Baucus sexist that this would be one of his considerations? Thankfully, the Senate Finance Committee went back and took out this tax. Still, this is an outlandish idea that would have caused much backlash. How about using common sense for a change?
UPDATE: Turns out that the Baucus bill is non-existant…they are mere concepts. This is just for clarification.
House GOP Women hold Press Conference on Health Care
When thinking about the impact that ObamaCare would have on women’s health and the family, I just shutter knowing that it will not only impact basic services, but it will harm those with pre-existing conditions, like cancer, etc.
Recently, the GOP Women’s Caucus on Capitol Hill held a press conference addressing the direct impact that ObamaCare will have on women and children. Pay particular attention about 6:20 into the video, where Kristan Hawkins talks about how this plan will impact her son, who has Cystic Fibrosis.
Do you honestly feel ObamaCare will be the solution to the health care crisis? I don’t, and it appears that others share in this consensus.
