Bill Moyers: Tea Party Organizer Is Epitome Of Privilege (VIDEO) (unemployment, premium)

[irishvanguard]

Originally Posted by Katiana

But they are paying for them with federal funds, ie, their salaries.

You don't even try to hide your socialist bent, do you?

Their salaries are THEIRS. They most certainly are not federal funds.

[dukester.2]

Originally Posted by newsworthy32

The healthcare that our federal employees get is NOT what they are proposing for the rest of America you fool. You are an idiot, and it shows so in your posts. Good God, can you even be rational?

Rational? Something apparently foreign to you judging by your post...

[evilnewbie]

Actually newsworthy is correct... the funny thing is that liberal politicians are against taxing "cadillac insurance plans" and in fact are offering ammendments to INCREASE the limit at which it starts being taxed... it appears the liberals don't want the public to know they are part of the problem...

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by irishvanguard

You don't even try to hide your socialist bent, do you?

Their salaries are THEIRS. They most certainly are not federal funds.

Who is paying them? The federal government, that's who. Who is that? It's you and me!

[dukester.2]

Originally Posted by evilnewbie

Actually newsworthy is correct... the funny thing is that liberal politicians are against taxing "cadillac insurance plans" and in fact are offering ammendments to INCREASE the limit at which it starts being taxed... it appears the liberals don't want the public to know they are part of the problem...

Do you have proof?

[irishvanguard]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Who is paying them? The federal government, that's who. Who is that? It's you and me!

It is important to remember who is doing the buying and when.

The "federal government" allows the employee (private person) to select a plan (private insurer). The federal government (mine & your tax money) does pay a percentage (just like ANY private employer would), but once an employee is paid, it is his money to pay his portion of the private plan.

Everyone got it now??

[irishvanguard]

Oh, I forgot. The "federal" employee (private person) has to go to a private doctor and private hospital for treatment.

Is it so complicated?

[Katarina Witt]

The federal governmnet pays the federal employee's salary! Your taxes are paying these people's salaries. What part of that don't you understand?

[dukester.2]

Originally Posted by irishvanguard

It is important to remember who is doing the buying and when.

The "federal government" allows the employee (private person) to select a plan (private insurer). The federal government (mine & your tax money) does pay a percentage (just like ANY private employer would), but once an employee is paid, it is his money to pay his portion of the private plan.

Everyone got it now??

I think this thread has strayed a bit from the OP. The OP states that Dick Armey (FreedomWorks) has lived on the backs of taxpayers most of his adult life and he is the one spearheading the TeaBag Parties to protest against Health Care Reform of any kind. It's like as Moyer put's it, Armey is protesting something he has enjoyed most of his adult life, kind of ironic don't you think?

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by Dukester

I think this thread has strayed a bit from the OP. The OP states that Dick Armey (FreedomWorks) has lived on the backs of taxpayers most of his adult life and he is the one spearheading the TeaBag Parties to protest against Health Care Reform of any kind. It's like as Moyer put's it, Armey is protesting something he has enjoyed most of his adult life, kind of ironic don't you think?

Thanks for bringing this back on track. Yes, I agree it's ironic. It's equally ironic that someone can't understand that a federal employee gets paid with tax money.