WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for H.R. 976, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Comment by Cigar Man (October 29, 2007, 20:08:46)

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:08:46 EDT

VOT NAY ON THIS BILL. The tax increase on cigars is crazy. $3 per cigar is more than double of many good hand rolled cigars cost. This price increase is going to cause many small business owners of cigar stores to go out of business. The impact of this tax will send shock waves through south american countries that struggle much more than us americans. Most of nicaragua, honduras, and dominican republic use money from the cigar industry to survive and a large number of these people are women with children. The tax increase will fail to raise money to fund this program because many cigar smokers will not buy enough cigars at this elevated price. VOTE NO ON SCHIP and keep your hands of my smokes....

Comment by Jonathan (October 22, 2007, 13:55:45)

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:55:45 EDT

I think there is a misconception about corporations and taxes. I own a small IT consulting company and trust me, corporations pay a lot of taxes that can't simply be passed on to consumersl. If government spending was in check and foreign policy particularly in the middle east was more realistic, the government could fund this bill without implementing additional taxes of any sort. The biggest problem is that neither the president or congress have a clue about how to effectively utilize the military using effective strategies that combat terrorism and the guerilla tactics presented by many radical islamic fundamentalist. Stop using the military in Iraq for policing which should allow the military to significantly downsize from Iraq, refocus on al Qaeda and killing Bin Laden and his top aides, and fund H.R. 976 with a fraction of the funds that would have been wasted in Iraq!...

Comment by D-Bo (October 16, 2007, 20:42:06)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:42:06 EDT

This is the only site I have found with a direct link to the actual bill. Independent thinkers can read the bill and come to their own conclusions. Everyone should try it instead of being spoon-fed BS by the media. After reading the bill, I've found a couple of shortfalls. A) States are required to match the contribution made by the feds. Some states are poorer, and may not be able to contribute as much. B) There isn't a contingency plan in case tobacco & para. taxes do not meet their projected income. C) The bill provides coverage from the womb to adulthood. The biggest problem with the bill: Consequences of poor decisions made by reproducing adults are now society's responsibility....

Comment by Mia (October 15, 2007, 10:31:55)

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:31:55 EDT

I don't want this bill at all but here are some other problems: where are the requirements from the feds to the states to REQUIRE means and assets testing? It is ridiculous that a family can have $400,000 in property, 4 kids in private school, 3 newer cars, part-time jobs that pay $45,000 and get benefits. This is not an example of the working poor. This is an example of a family who is better off than I am BUT I am paying my own way. The reason I am against this bill is because it is another example of creeping socialism. Our government is trying to steal our liberties slowly and we are asleep. If we don't stop them now, with this bill and with each bill like this they will get away with it. Stop going to DC with your hand out. Each time you do you lose a piece of your freedom....

Comment by Bob (October 4, 2007, 22:08:33)

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:08:33 EDT

Why is there rarely any mention about how much a the tax on a pack of cigaretts would be, not only cigaretts byt any form of tobacco products including rolling papers. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c110:7:./temp/~c1103m5nSR:e332435:...

Comment by Ann (October 2, 2007, 09:27:58)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:27:58 EDT

Look, small business is good. It allows smaller business to hire people and give them some way to help them with medical. Jobs is everyone's business. Gary's right, they pass the cost of taxes to the comsumer. Incomes have not rised with the rate of inflation. Larger corporations net profit has increased, but employee income under the line of executives has not. When the coporations take away some of the benefits from those employees because they say they cannot afford it, then employees are forced to get help someplace else. It's one thing to be a healthy adult and have to pay occasional medical bills when you are sick, it's quite another not to get regular medical for the kids. It's not just about socialized medicine, it's about making sure the children have medical regardless of benefits or have, or not have. We were all kids once....

Comment by Gary (October 1, 2007, 19:19:22)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:19:22 EDT

Most people fail to understand, Corporations don't pay taxes per say. The taxes that they pay are passed right to us that purchase their product or service. So if the government increases the tax to corporations, their price of product/service goes up to us, the consumer to off-set the higher tax burden on them...

Comment by Great Danes (October 1, 2007, 10:39:50)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:39:50 EDT

Hey I smoke and I'll tell you ..If these guys think I'm going to be taxed to death and then NOT be able to Smoke...GUESS WHAT I DO......I QUIT!! Now WHO PAYS FOR THIS??? YOU DO!...

Comment by Dubya (September 17, 2007, 20:19:12)

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:19:12 EDT

When all is said and done, the tax on tobacco products will not sate their appetite. But, they have a "Law" once the President sings it and therefore are authorized to take the money from any and all sources to fund their 'socialized insurance', the Socialists' dream. They start off by taxing 'only 5.0% with 95% supporting their idea, how can it go wrong? Once it is 'Law' they can shift the money from any and all incomes to finance it! You will all pay....

Comment by doh (August 8, 2007, 18:37:47)

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:37:47 EDT