Several weeks ago my colleague Phil Kerpen, Director of Policy (FOX & Friends, July 10, 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvTbb0ldppw), exposed the sordid truth about Green Jobs “Czar” Anthony “Van” Jones. It took time for the facts to develop, but Van Jones, notorious for his left wing radical background and his espousing his belief President Bush had advance knowledge of 9/11, had no choice but to resign from his post.

This is an example of the power of an educated public and informed media when it comes to making a difference, even when you’re up against the president and his administration.
That’s why it’s so critical that people become educated on the true facts about President Obama’s plans for a Washington takeover of health care. A revealing analysis by Joe Coletti of the John Locke Foundation has revealed just how costly and destructive HR3200 will be.
President Obama said businesses that can't afford to offer health care with all the expensive new regulations would be required to "chip in to help cover the cost of their workers." That can only mean he supports the 8 percent payroll tax included in H.R. 3200. That's a huge job-killer at a time our economy can least afford it.

For an estimate of what this tax would mean, Coletti modeled the impact on a static basis of the phased-in 8-percent payroll tax in H.R. 3200.

If every company opted to pay the tax, Coletti estimated the total annual federal revenue would be more than $300 billion, an astonishing number that would imply a multi-trillion dollar tax hike for the 10-year budget impact. In New Jersey alone, he estimated the total would exceed $9.4 billion per year.

Of course, not every company will pay the tax. Some will find a way to keep providing health insurance to their employees, although according to the Council on Affordable Health Insurance, the president's proposed regulatory change would cause premiums to go up 95 percent, meaning that companies that DON'T choose the tax will actually be paying MORE than those that do.

So the total negative economic impact of this "chipping in" will be staggering, and couldn't come at a worse time for American businesses already struggling to keep people employed during this recession.

Just another major reason why every American should be concerned and take action to stop this so-called “reform.”

Please join Betsy McCaughey, Phil Kerpen and other expert speakers and learn more about the threat to your health care and to our economy. You can’t afford not to.

Health Care Conference and Dinner
Forsgate Country Club
Jamesburg, New Jersey
September 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
$39.00 registration fee which includes dinner.

This is the most informative conference on the facts about Obama’s Health Care bill in the state.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Despite pouring rain, over 200 AFP activists turned out at Independence Mall, Philadelphia on September 9 to tell Senator Arlen Specter to vote NO on the job destroying Cap and Trade Bill. Click here for a brief video report.

On the day Senator Arlen Specter’s Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works took up the American Clean Energy Act, known as Cap and Trade, hundreds of concerned citizens braved the pouring rain to hear speakers including WPHT Big Talker Conservative radio show host Dom Giordano, former Congressmen John Peterson and others. These patriots are commited to stopping Cap and Trade before it can damage America’s prosperity. Click here for pictures.

Check out Americans for Prosperity’s website for Cap and Trade and Health Care events and updates.