ObamaCare- the Game

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Yes, Jack LeFeber, an entrepreneur from Kentucky, is raising money to launch production of a game called ObamaCare – the Game.
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He rewards contributions toward his cause with gifts – ObamaCare the Game magnets, coffee mugs and ObamaCare the Game Board Games (for $35 contribution), Delivery is estimated November of 2013, in time for Christmas.

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Promotional Details:

• Obamacare The Board Game. You’ll have to play it to see what’s in it!
• Players choose game pieces: Republican, Democrat, IRS, Green Party, Tea Party, or Occupy Wall Street.
• Everybody has to play. Nobody ever wins.
• You’re either broke or you’re dead.
• You can either read the ObamaCare Bill and its ever-expanding regulation and risk an aneurysm, or you can buy this game instead (link to the actual law is provided, for reference while playing the game).
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Some Suggestions for the Inventor:

• Players should also be able to choose Catholic as one of the game pieces.
• HHS Mandate and penalties should be included in the game.
• Remember Go to Jail Cards for refusing to answer intrusive and irrelevant sexual questions.

 More Info:

•  PRESS RELEASE
• CNS Article
• ObamaCare the Game on Facebook
• Donate and/or get ObamaCare the Game gifts

Taxing the Rich

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Thou Shalt Not Kill Thy Neighbor’s Cow

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Does President Obama Know How to Count?

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Brainstorming for a title for my article on the merits of  “taxing the rich,” I stumbled across an article entitled “Killing Your Neighbor’s Cow: The Defining Sin or Our Times.” The relevancy of this concept to my article was so striking that I borrowed it.  I am grateful to Charles Colson of Catholic Exchange for his perceptive article, which is well worth reading.  (We’ll get to the cow later. Or scroll down.)

US and China Deficits

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Outlining the Problem

• The US has a two-pronged financial problem; an annual deficit, and an accumulated debt.
• Obviously we must find solutions to the problem.
• Continued borrowing is destabilizing our international status and our economy.
• Our national debt is 34 times higher than China’s.
• We must stop spending or find a new source of income.
• Political leaders like Wisconsin’s Governor Walker try to reduce spending and are vilified and threatened with recall.
• Political leaders like President Obama try to find new sources of tax income with popular slogans like “tax the rich,” a concept which, not surprisingly, seems to have much public appeal.  The concept of dipping into Scrooge McDuck’s seemingly limitless wealth is, on the surface, quite attractive.

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Is “Tax the Rich” a Realistic Solution to the Problem?

Scrooge McDuck

Kevin D. Williamson analyzed the possibilities regarding taxing the rich in the United States in his National Review Online Article

Define the goal:
National Debt: 15 trillion  ($15,000,000,000,000)
Yearly Deficit: 1.3 trillion ($1,300,000,000,000)

Define the rich:
Definition A:  households earning $250,000 ($250K)
Definition B: households earning $1,000,000 ($1 million)

The “Rich” as Those Who Earn $250K Annually

There are 2.2 million households in the US earning more than $250K.  To raise enough money to wipe out the annual deficit of 1.3 trillion, each of these households would have to pay $600K per year ( more than twice their entire income). continue reading…