U.S. Congressman Kerry Bentivolio

Republican - Michigan

Frontiers of Freedom

(P.O. Box 17462, Washington, D.C. 20041-0462)

 

DEFUND OBAMACARE

 

Dear Fellow American,

 

The battle to DEFUND OBAMACARE has begun! And I need to know where you stand. Will you act today to help me pull ObamaCare out by the roots? Or will you stand by and do nothing as ObamaCare raises your taxes, degrades your health care, and gives Obama the chance to fully socialize our health care system?

 

YES, OBAMACARE CAN BE STOPPED!

 

And I've enclosed a special FACTSHEET [please request for it] that is key to putting ObamaCare in the grave. This FACTSHEET shows the true cost of ObamaCare . . .  something that Obama has desperately wanted to keep HIDDEN from the general public.

 

Because Obama knows that if the American people understood what is going to happen to their taxes and their health care . . .  

 

 . . . there would be a MASSIVE REVOLT!

 

The President and his liberal allies have never cared that ObamaCare would raise your taxes and blow up our existing health care system. Obama just wanted any law passed and he would fill in the details later.

 

As Nancy Pelosi said, "We have to pass the bill to find out what's in it."

 

Well, now we're finding out what's in ObamaCare and it stinks to high heaven. In fact, ObamaCare is ONE MASSIVE TAX INCREASE. And that will be its downfall. Because ObamaCare is built like a house of cards. It depends on massive tax hikes to finance itself. That means that if we start removing the taxes it depends on . . .  

 

IT WILL COLLAPSE!!!

 

If you want to expose the disaster that is ObamaCare, please find a pen right now [request for] and sign your emergency DEFUND OBAMACARE petition . . .

 

ObamaCare is nothing more than a tidal wave of taxes heading straight at Americans like you. Just consider:

 

**  A new tax on medical devices -- this tax hits braces, dentures, hip replacements, X-ray machines, operating tables, pacemakers and surgeon's tools.

 

**  A new 40% excise tax on so-called "Cadillac" health insurance plans -- those "Cadillac" plans are the ones that provide the best coverage.

 

**  A new 61% increase in the Medicare payroll tax.

 

**  A new income tax on investment, including capital gains, dividends, rents, and royalties.

 

The list goes on and on and you can read more in the enclosed FACTSHEET.

 

These taxes will squeeze Americans like you who watch every dollar you have. I'm sure you don't want to fork over more money to feed the ObamaCare beast at the same time as it's degrading the quality of your own health care.

 

Having ObamaCare stick a bureaucrat between you and your doctor is already bad enough . . . you shouldn't be forced to pay more.

 

The cracks in ObamaCare's façade are already beginning to show. In 114 polls Rasmussen Reports did on ObamaCare, all 114 shown that voters want it repealed.

 

Last Congress a group of 18 liberal senators called for a suspension of the tax on medical devices. And 73% of Americans think ObamaCare will cost more than Obama said it would.

 

Despite all this, only a small majority of Americans -- 55% -- know ObamaCare is a massive tax hike. If we educate more Americans about the massive ObamaCare Taxes coming . . .  

 

. . . and how cutting off the flow of money will cause ObamaCare to implode . . .  

 

. . . we can save America from the nightmare that is ObamaCare.

 

We can win this battle -- but only if you act today. [Request for and] Sign your emergency DEFUND OBAMACARE petition and rush it back to me in the enclosed envelope.

 

Your DEFUND OBAMACARE shows your leaders in Washington that you won't tolerate ObamaCare's massive tax increase.

 

The key to exposing ObamaCare's stealth tax hike is education and public pressure -- which is why I want to introduce you to George Landrith and FOF.

 

George is the president of Frontiers of Freedom, a non-profit group founded by the late Senator Malcolm Wallop in 1996.

 

Since its founding, FOF has been researching, exposing, and educating Congress and the American people on the threats to our nation's economic health, national defense, and the American way of life.

 

Making sure we bury ObamaCare is one of FOF' s top 44 priorities. To win, we need to educate the public and our politicians about the disastrous effects of ObamaCare.

 

I hope your will find the [requested] enclosed FACTSHEFT produced by Frontiers of Freedom helpful. Please share it with your family and friends so they can see how ObamaCare will hurt them and their pocketbooks.

 

I'm also asking that you support my friends at Frontiers of Freedom with a financial donation. Please make a much-needed financial donation of $35, $50, $75, $100, $250, $500, or even $1,000 to help FOF expand their petition campaign nationwide and expose ObamaCare's tax hikes.

 

United together, grassroots and patriotic Americans can raise a firestorm of protest at ObamaCare's taxes. And believe me, as a Congressman I know that your leaders in Washington, DC pay close attention to public sentiment.

 

 If Americans revolt against ObamaCare's massive tax increases, they will come tumbling down -- along with all of ObamaCare.

 

Show me where you stand today. [Request for and] Sign your DEFEND OBAMCARE petition right now. And don't forget to include a donation to Frontiers of Freedom for $35, $50, $75, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or more.

 

But I urge you to send at lease $35 if nothing else. If you don't want to pay these new ObamaCare taxes... then [request for and] sign your DEFUND OBAMACARE petition and rush your check to FOF to beat my 72-hour deadline. Thank you!

 

Sincerely,

Kerry Bentivolio

U.S. Congressman

 

P.S.    ObamaCare is a house of cards... remove the massive tax hikes that fund it, and it will collapse. [Request for and] Sign your DEFUND OBAMACARE petition and rush it back with an emergency donation to Frontiers of Freedom for $35 today.

 

 

[Please request for FACTSHEET and for the DEFUND OBAMACARE petition (FOF, P.O. Box 17462, Washington, D.C. 20041-0462)!].

 

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(Sample Petition)

DEFUND OBAMACARE

A Petition Campaign of Frontiers of Freedom

 

WHEREAS,      ObamaCare raises a raft of taxes, including taxes on income, dividends, rent, capital gains, health insurance, and medical devices; and,

 

WHEREAS,      ObamaCare remains deeply unpopular with the American people; and,

 

WHEREAS,      ObamaCare is built like a house of cards and it critically dependent on its tax hikes to exist; and,

 

WHEREAS,      Even liberals (including 18 liberal senators in the last session) are beginning to revolt at the massive new taxes ObamaCare makes into law;

 

THEREFORE,  I hereby exercise my First Amendment right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances" and express my opinion that all ObamaCare taxes should be repealed so that ObamaCare collapses under its own weight.

 

                            SIGNED:___________________________ DATE:____________

 

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FRONTIERS OF FREEDOM

OBAMACARE FACTSHEET

 

Below is a short summary of some of the taxes and regulations in ObamaCare. Please share this information with your friends and family and let them know the threat ObamaCare poses to their health care.

 

TAXES

 

"Special Needs Kids" Tax -- $24 Billion

A cap of $2,500 on Flexible Spending Account. This cap places an onerous burden on special need education.

 

Health Insurance Sales Tax -- $73 Billion

This is a new sales tax on health insurance that will affect people purchasing their own coverage, small employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with private coverage. This tax will increase health insurance premiums by between 1.9% and 2.3% in 2014 and 2.8% and 3.7% in 2023.

 

Medical Device Manufacturers Tax -- $29.1 Billion

This is a new 2.3% excise tax on medical devices, including braces, dentures, hip replacements, X-ray machines, operating tables, pacemakers, and surgeon's tools. This tax is on gross revenue, not profits, and will send many profitable medical device manufacturers into the red.

 

Health Insurers Tax -- $101.7 Billion

This is a tax on health insurance companies that is imposed relative to the health premiums they collect. It starts in 2014 and is gradually phased in until 2018.

 

Surtax on Investment Income -- $317.7 Billion

A new, 3.8% surtax on investment income for higher income households.

 

                          2012       2013+

Capital Gains    15%        23.8%

Dividends         15%        43.4%

Other                35%        43.4%

 

Charitable Hospitals Excise Tax -- Cost Unknown

A $50,000 per hospital tax on hospitals that fail to meet new community health assessment needs," "financial assistance," and "billing and collection" rules set by HHS.

 

Innovator Drug Company Tax -- $22.2 Billion

A new annual tax on innovative drug companies imposed relative to the share of sales they make in a year.

 

Individual Mandate Excise Tax -- $55 Billion

You will pay this tax if you fail to buy a health insurance plan that Obama and his Health and Human Services bureaucrats approve.

 

                  2014                 

1 Adult         1% of AGI or $95 

2 Adults       1% of AGI or  $190 

3+ Adults     1% of AGI or  $285 

 

                    2015

1 Adult        2% of AGI or $325    

2 Adults       2% of AGI or $650  

3+ Adults     2% of AGI or $975  

 

                    2016+

1 Adult        2.5% of AGI or $695

2 Adults      2.5% of AGI or $1,390

3+ Adults    2.5% of AGI or $2,085

 

AGI = Adjusted Gross Income

 

"Medicine Cabinet" Tax -- $5 Billion

This tax increase disallows the use of health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines.

 

Drug Manufacturers/Importers Tax -- $34.2 Billion

This is an annual fee on manufacturers and importers of branded drugs

 

Health Care Head Tax -- $12 Billion

A yearly $63-per-head fee that begins in 2014.

 

Employer Mandate Tax -- $106 Billion

This is a new tax on employers if they do not offer health insurance and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit. This provision applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. The tax is $2,000 for every full-time employee. However, if any employee receives coverage through a health exchange, the penalty on the employer for that employee is $3,000.

 

Health Executive Tax -- $0.6 Billion

This tax limits the deduction for remuneration to officers, employees, directors, and service providers of certain health insurance providers

 

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax -- $0.4 Billion

Disallows a special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies if less than 85% of premiums are spent on clinical services.

 

"Economic Substance Doctrine" Tax -- $5.3 Billion

This is the codification of and IRS rule, the "economic substance doctrine," that allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal deductions simply because the IRS deems that the deduction lacks "substance" and is intended to reduce taxes owed.

 

HSA Withdrawal Tax -- $1.4 Billion

Hikes the tax on non-medical withdrawals from Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to 20%, which disadvantages them to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10%.

 

Medicare Payroll Tax -- $86.8 Billion

This is an increase in the Medicare payroll tax that is taken out of every worker's paycheck.

 

                       First $200,000

                       ($250,000 Married)     All Remaining Wages

                       Employer/Employee    Employer/Employee

 

Current Law  1.45%/1.45%                1.45%/1.45%

                       2.9% self-employed     2.9% self-employed

 

Obamacare    1.45%/1.45%                1.45%/2.35%

Tax Hike        2.9% self-employed     3.8% self-employed

 

"Cadillac" Health Insurance Tax -- $32 Billion

This is a tax on so-called "Cadillac" health insurance plans. These plans are considered the most comprehensive and best plans. The tax rate is 40%.

 

"Black Liquor" Tax -- $23.6 Billion

This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel.

 

Indoor Tannins! Services Tax -- $2.7 Billion

New 10% excise tax on indoor tanning salons.

 

Retirement Drug- Insurance Tax -- $4.5 Billion

This eliminates the tax deduction for employer-provided retirement drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D.

 

 

REGULATIONS

 

HHS Mandate

Regulations require nearly every health insurance plan in the country to cover, without co-pays or deductibles, "preventive services" for women. That includes "free" coverage for early-abortion pills, contraceptives, sterilizations, and "education and counseling" about choosing and using those things. Planned Parenthood executives helped to craft the mandate and applauded its provisions.

 

Employer Mandate

Beginning in 2014, large employers must provide their employees with ObamaCare-approved health insurance plans or face a fine. Employers of any size must only offer their employees ObamaCare-approved plans or face a fine. There is a very narrow exception for churches and some religious organizations.

 

Individual Mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate as a "tax" even though the text of ObamaCare describes it as a "penalty." Beginning in 2014, nearly all Americans must buy ObamaCare-approved health care or face a fine.

 

Abortion Premium Mandate

Hidden in the individual mandate is a command that requires all people enrolled in insurance plans bought through state ObamaCare exchanges that include elective abortion coverage to pay a separate premium straight from their paychecks to fund all types of elective abortion. This separate charge will go into an abortion-on-demand fund established by ObamaCare to cover abortions. The fund will likely collect nearly $1 billion a year, which at current rates would completely subsidize 2 million abortions per year (more than the current 1.2 million abortions performed).

 

Secrecy Clause

Not all health insurance plans cover the abortion premium. However, insurance companies are not allowed to communicate to employees which plans include the abortion premium. It may only be disclosed at the time of enrollment in the fine print of the benefits explanation.

 

Automatic Enrollment of Minors in HHS Mandate

Children and dependents are automatically enrolled in the HHS Mandate coverage. They will receive free contraception, free contraception education and counseling, free sterilization, and free early-abortion pills. Health care providers are not required to inform parents if these services are provided to their children.