The effect of healthcare reform on home schooling

clipped from www.onenewsnow.com A national home school group is concerned that passage of the healthcare reform bill could pose a serious threat to parental rights and home school freedom. According to the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), the pending healthcare legislation would provide federal grants to fund state home visitation programs.  Attorney Will Estrada with HSLDA reports that states receive grants through a competitive system where preferences are given to states that have increased the number of families who are receiving services. Is there any abuse going on? Should we be investigating your family?'  And what could start out as a fairly good program for some families could basically become, 'If you don't receive these services, you're considered at risk' -- and you sort of go under the microscope," the attorney explains. He notes that the program in the bill is voluntary, but a foundation being laid reveals that the government thinks it knows how best to raise children.

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OBAMA'S HEALTH PLAN -- TAXES, TAXES EVERYWHERE

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clipped from www.ncpa.org The White House recently released President Obama's health care reform proposal.  The plan incorporates a mixture of the many tax increases passed by the House and Senate, hiking taxes by almost $750 billion over ten years.  This is on top of $1.3 trillion in other tax increases the President recently proposed in his 2011 budget.  Not that there is ever a good time to raise taxes, but doing so as the economy is still emerging from a deep recession is particularly ill-advised and will likely prolong full recovery.  Moreover, the President's proposal deviates from his stated goal to address the soaring spending and debt problem the nation faces by piling on massive new spending and taxes, says the Heritage Foundation.  How will the president's plan affect payroll taxes?  How will seniors be affected by the Medicare payroll tax?  Seniors also sell assets to raise income, so raising the tax on capital gains further reduces their resources.

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