ZERO US troops died in battle in March, 2014

[JakeStarkey]

Bring them all home.

You can't have your pathetic empire without troops in over a hundred countries genius.

Your the neo-con, sonny, not me.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Vigilante, if he had done that in 2009, you would still be bitching about that.

You are here only for grins and giggles.

 

[MarcATL]

For the first time in over a decade, the US military can declare a month with absolutely ZERO combat fatalities:

http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf

also as attachment:

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OAF (Operation Enduring Freedom) is showing 2 pending casualties to the list, but they are not supposed to be combat fatalities. See the next website - an independent watchdog website:

iCasualties | OEF | Afghanistan | Fatalities By Month

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Now, that is something to celebrate!


This is also being reported:

Afghan War Claimed No U.S. Soldiers in March - NBC News

Zero U.S. Troops Died In Combat In March, The First Time In More Than A Decade | ThinkProgress


(more links as they come out)

WoW!!!

This is EXCELLENT news!!

Every American should be rejoicing over this.

Finally a milestone that marks the turning of the quagmire that Rumsfeld and Bush led us to has arrived...no more lives lost of our troops.

THIS is true support of our truth...no more death.

Every active poster should be repping and/or thanking this post/thread.

USA! USA! USA!!!

 

[Vigilante]

Vigilante, if he had done that in 2009, you would still be bitching about that.

You are here only for grins and giggles.

But Jakey, the whole point was...HE DIDN'T! Sorry to lose you in the translation!

 

[MarcATL]

His own little fan club

What about this news is displeasing to you Stephanie?

 

[Dot Com]

And think how the stats will look when Obama finishes the job and there are NO American troops to be exposed to danger anywhere. Except, of course, in their own homes.

Yepp, leave it up to a fucked-up, whacked out RWNJ to ruin even a thread as joyous as this one. Drinking all that Tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yep, he's always a partisan little bitch No matter the occasion, he'll have a rw whine to go along w/ it.

 

[Vigilante]

And think how the stats will look when Obama finishes the job and there are NO American troops to be exposed to danger anywhere. Except, of course, in their own homes.

Yepp, leave it up to a fucked-up, whacked out RWNJ to ruin even a thread as joyous as this one. Drinking all that Tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yep, he's always a partisan little bitch

Just for you DotCommie, you can use this as your new Sig!... Don't have to thank me, it's a public service!...Truth in Advertising!

 

[Mertex]

My goodness, liberal civility in full flower at the thought of Their New Messiah totally eliminating the military to perfect His foreign policy of strength through weakness!

You should talk....after you took a dump in what is supposed to be wonderful news....I guess your butt hurt is more important to you.

My goodness! Willing to settle for a single casualty-free month when, were He to exert Himself and get on with eliminating the military (as He will ultimately get around to) there could be generations so blessed?

I guess you've forgotten it was George Bush, who started the unnecessary war in Iraq...if he had concentrated on Afghanistan to begin with, our troops could have come home a lot sooner....what short memories most of you have.

Such low expectations!

Considering the cesspool they're fighting in, yes, it's great to even have one month without any of our men dying. I guess you don't care if more had died.....as long as it wasn't you.

But is that surprising?

Failures fail......

You're in denial.....the failure was done away with in 2009. "2009 The End of an Error"!

 

[Mertex]

You should talk....after you took a dump in what is supposed to be wonderful news....I guess your butt hurt is more important to you.

My goodness! Willing to settle for a single casualty-free month when, were He to exert Himself and get on with eliminating the military (as He will ultimately get around to) there could be generations so blessed?

Such low expectations!

But is that surprising?

Failures fail......

But it is a damn shame that 4 of our military were killed in January, and 6 in February. When did Obuma say he would have us out of Afghanistan in that speech from 2007? Where is the remorse over those deaths? Why hasn't "CODE PINK" and the anti-war crowd been out protesting that we are still there today, after Obuma's promise?

I guess you choose to ignore the Republicans in Congress, who fight Obama at every turn...if it were up to McCain, we'd still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and your ass would be on the way to the Ukraine to fight another war there....

 

[Vigilante]

My goodness! Willing to settle for a single casualty-free month when, were He to exert Himself and get on with eliminating the military (as He will ultimately get around to) there could be generations so blessed?

Such low expectations!

But is that surprising?

Failures fail......

But it is a damn shame that 4 of our military were killed in January, and 6 in February. When did Obuma say he would have us out of Afghanistan in that speech from 2007? Where is the remorse over those deaths? Why hasn't "CODE PINK" and the anti-war crowd been out protesting that we are still there today, after Obuma's promise?

I guess you choose to ignore the Republicans in Congress, who fight Obama at every turn...if it were up to McCain, we'd still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and your ass would be on the way to the Ukraine to fight another war there....

Mert, why are you in denial? I don't like to pull the rug from under a nice cat lady, but when you challenge me you will get no quarter! I post a video of your president stating in 2007 that the very first thing he'll do is get us out of Afghanistan and yet, you fail to reply to his lie. It's now over 5 years, and we are still there with men dying. Fight Obuma! Perhaps you have a very bad memory of Hillary's FAMOUS RANT...



Of course we are going to fight obuma, he's a liar, a socialist at best, and has prevented this country from an economic recovery that has been the worst recovery after a recession in over 100 years! He's a jackass, a narcissist, a dictator, and shreds the Constitution with his E.O.'s and a corrupt AG and CZARS to back him up.... You'll like this one!

How can anyone with a functioning brain, not realize that she is guilty as sin, why else plead the fifth, and for you liberals, Christie's people that took the fifth are just as bad! Now you want to say Christie knew, then you MUST SAY Obuma knew! Or you have absolutely NO CREDIBILITY!!!

The problem is we should still be controlling both Iraq, and Afghanistan. We should be taking their resources and paying for our men to keep those 2 countries from falling back into the hands of the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. We screwed up after Gulf War I by letting Saddam stay in power, it cost us thousands of lives in Gulf War II. It also EMPOWERED the terrorist muslim's to see just how WEAK we were. You only keep stability in THIS WORLD through the threatened use of force, and when called upon, use that force in an overwhelming display, so that the enemy is AFRAID of what you did, and what you can do again, if they try something!

Ukraine is a bad situation. You want to talk about that, start a new thread and I'll jump in.

 

[Statistikhengst]

And think how the stats will look when Obama finishes the job and there are NO American troops to be exposed to danger anywhere. Except, of course, in their own homes.

Some honestly believe their New Messiah didn't promise to bring all the troops home sehr schnell but only 'cause they were busy chanting snappy slogans at the campaign rallies to hear much.

People like you would cheer if Putin were to nuke us, just so you could see the country destroyed, because in your mind that would mean Obama failed. Your kind is so sick.

My goodness, liberal civility in full flower at the thought of Their New Messiah totally eliminating the military to perfect His foreign policy of strength through weakness!

Yer really not worth the response cuz you are so fucking whacko, but I'm a softie for hard-luck cases like you.

The OP has NOTHING at all to do with President Obama. It has to do with the US Military and a very, very good statistic. I issued not one word about President Obama in the OP, for a President is neither directly responsible for individual battle deaths, nor does he get credit when suddenly there are no more battle deaths. You can damn or credit a President's policies that got us there (or got us out of there), but that has nothing to do with individual casualty statistics.

Damn if you are a bitter, anal-retentive little troll with no heart and no life.

Poor you.

 

[Statistikhengst]

It's from this administration

sorry I find that hard to believe, just like we can keep our plan if we liked our plan

I don't believe anything from this lying bunch of commies

You really are a stupid fucking asswipe, now aren't you.

The DOD issues these stats every single month. The people who collect and double check these stats are non partisan.

To think that you would even shit on a thead about the US military, just because you are all butthurt.

 

[Jroc]

My thoughts:

After 11 years of casualty reports and the misery of losing many of our best and brightest and bravest, how nice it is to see such a statistic.

Those ZEROS are the sweetest ZEROS I have seen in a long time. Tears of joy close welling in me, knowing that no millitary families had to go through the horror of a funeral due to a battle death.

Just great news, great news. Best news thus far of 2014, if you ask me.

Havent heard any "casualty reports" since Obama. The press doesnt have time for such things when the fake messiah and chief is in office, otherwise they be filming the flag draped coffins whenever possible.

 

[Statistikhengst]

My thoughts:

After 11 years of casualty reports and the misery of losing many of our best and brightest and bravest, how nice it is to see such a statistic.

Those ZEROS are the sweetest ZEROS I have seen in a long time. Tears of joy close welling in me, knowing that no millitary families had to go through the horror of a funeral due to a battle death.

Just great news, great news. Best news thus far of 2014, if you ask me.

Havent heard any "casualty reports" since Obama. The press doesnt have time for such things when the fake messiah and chief is in office, otherwise they be filming the flag draped coffins whenever possible.

I honestly expected better than this from, of all people, you.

I have been watching the casualty reports ever since Afghanistan in 2001, the website is there for all to see.

So, and just to be real clear with you and to clear up your illogical butthurt, I don't see President Obama as a "messiah", so you can cut that shit out right then and there. There is only one G-d, and a President it is not!

This report is supposed to be good news for all of us. All of us Americans.

Can't you take off your fucking political blinders for even one single solitary second?

Wow. I am ashamed for you. I really am, Jroc. This kind of stuff is good news and has absolutely nothing to do with anyone's feelings about the President.

Go re-read the OP. Did I even mention his name? The Democratic Party?

Nope. I mentioned the US Military. The US Military is NON-PARTISAN. As it should be.

 

[Mertex]

But it is a damn shame that 4 of our military were killed in January, and 6 in February. When did Obuma say he would have us out of Afghanistan in that speech from 2007? Where is the remorse over those deaths? Why hasn't "CODE PINK" and the anti-war crowd been out protesting that we are still there today, after Obuma's promise?

I guess you choose to ignore the Republicans in Congress, who fight Obama at every turn...if it were up to McCain, we'd still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and your ass would be on the way to the Ukraine to fight another war there....

Mert, why are you in denial?

Whoa, I think you are the one that is in denial. Republicans in Congress have been against Obama on everything and certainly against bringing the troops home. If you don't know how our government works, you can claim all you want that it's Obama's fault, but the facts show that Republicans were more concerned in lowering taxes for the rich than bringing the troops home....and if Obama had made it an Executive Order over Congress, you would be belly aching that he is a dictator. You can fool yourself all you want, it doesn't work with me.


Today, House Republican Leader John Boehner gave a regrettably partisan speech before the American Legion in which he continued to criticize President Obama’s Iraq, security, and veterans’ policies, even as the President is keeping his promise to bring home all combat troops from Iraq and strongly supporting our troops.

Leader Boehner’s partisan rhetoric is an attempt to distract the American people from the failed Republican record on troops and veterans—and their plans to put tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of the needs of our troops and Veterans.
Why Do Republicans ALWAYS Vote AGAINST Soldiers and Veterans? | Just The Messenger

I don't like to pull the rug from under a nice cat lady, but when you challenge me you will get no quarter! I post a video of your president stating in 2007 that the very first thing he'll do is get us out of Afghanistan and yet, you fail to reply to his lie. It's now over 5 years, and we are still there with men dying. Fight Obuma! Perhaps you have a very bad memory of Hillary's FAMOUS RANT...

Your challenge isn't worth anything, when you continue to deny the facts. Obama may have thought Republicans would be sensible and work with him, instead he got a bunch of recalcitrants, who said no to everything he suggested....and why are you upset that he didn't bring them home immediately? McCain would have kept them there 100 years, and I'm sure you voted for him....

Of course we are going to fight obuma, he's a liar, a socialist at best, and has prevented this country from an economic recovery that has been the worst recovery after a recession in over 100 years! He's a jackass, a narcissist, a dictator, and shreds the Constitution with his E.O.'s and a corrupt AG and CZARS to back him up.... You'll like this one!

Now you're sounding like a broken record. You don't even know the definition of Socialism, so I'm going to consider your comment as just a worthless rant from someone suffering from major butt hurt and just venting.

How can anyone with a functioning brain, not realize that she is guilty as sin, why else plead the fifth, and for you liberals, Christie's people that took the fifth are just as bad! Now you want to say Christie knew, then you MUST SAY Obuma knew! Or you have absolutely NO CREDIBILITY!!!

You're upset because your golden boy just disintegrated any chances he had of coming close to Hillary in 2016.....the facts are coming out, and I don't think Christie is going to come out smelling like a rose....now that Bridgett Kelly is getting ready to spill her guts.
Poor Christie...

Bridget Kelly Strikes Back! | Crooks and Liars

The problem is we should still be controlling both Iraq, and Afghanistan. We should be taking their resources and paying for our men to keep those 2 countries from falling back into the hands of the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. We screwed up after Gulf War I by letting Saddam stay in power, it cost us thousands of lives in Gulf War II. It also EMPOWERED the terrorist muslim's to see just how WEAK we were. You only keep stability in THIS WORLD through the threatened use of force, and when called upon, use that force in an overwhelming display, so that the enemy is AFRAID of what you did, and what you can do again, if they try something!

Ha,ha, so you think you know more than Obama....you know exactly what needs to be done. The whole problem stems from George W Bush screwing up royally and starting a war in Iraq, when he should have gone to Afghanistan to begin with, and that's exactly when Al Qaeda was able to strengthen its manpower. About using force, that's your opinion, I'm sure, and the opinion of most Republicans.....fight with everybody and terrorize everyone. Well, it didn't work so well for George W. Bush...and I like Obama's attempt at diplomacy much better.

Ukraine is a bad situation. You want to talk about that, start a new thread and I'll jump in.

Oh, don't worry, I already know that you are rooting for Putin...you took your sig poster off showing Cuckoo Palin rooting for Putin....what a patriot she must be....and you must be one, too....rooting for the enemy.

 

[DriftingSand]

I'm sure someone has already mentioned the fact that nearly 3 times as many American soldiers in Afghanistan under Obama's watch than under Bush's entire 8 years. I guess that didn't make the headline news.

U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan: Obama vs Bush | Just Foreign Policy

 

[Vigilante]

I guess you choose to ignore the Republicans in Congress, who fight Obama at every turn...if it were up to McCain, we'd still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and your ass would be on the way to the Ukraine to fight another war there....

Mert, why are you in denial?

Whoa, I think you are the one that is in denial. Republicans in Congress have been against Obama on everything and certainly against bringing the troops home. If you don't know how our government works, you can claim all you want that it's Obama's fault, but the facts show that Republicans were more concerned in lowering taxes for the rich than bringing the troops home....and if Obama had made it an Executive Order over Congress, you would be belly aching that he is a dictator. You can fool yourself all you want, it doesn't work with me.


Today, House Republican Leader John Boehner gave a regrettably partisan speech before the American Legion in which he continued to criticize President Obama’s Iraq, security, and veterans’ policies, even as the President is keeping his promise to bring home all combat troops from Iraq and strongly supporting our troops.

Leader Boehner’s partisan rhetoric is an attempt to distract the American people from the failed Republican record on troops and veterans—and their plans to put tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of the needs of our troops and Veterans.
Why Do Republicans ALWAYS Vote AGAINST Soldiers and Veterans? | Just The Messenger


Your challenge isn't worth anything, when you continue to deny the facts. Obama may have thought Republicans would be sensible and work with him, instead he got a bunch of recalcitrants, who said no to everything he suggested....and why are you upset that he didn't bring them home immediately? McCain would have kept them there 100 years, and I'm sure you voted for him....





Now you're sounding like a broken record. You don't even know the definition of Socialism, so I'm going to consider your comment as just a worthless rant from someone suffering from major butt hurt and just venting.


You're upset because your golden boy just disintegrated any chances he had of coming close to Hillary in 2016.....the facts are coming out, and I don't think Christie is going to come out smelling like a rose....now that Bridgett Kelly is getting ready to spill her guts.
Poor Christie...

Bridget Kelly Strikes Back! | Crooks and Liars

The problem is we should still be controlling both Iraq, and Afghanistan. We should be taking their resources and paying for our men to keep those 2 countries from falling back into the hands of the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. We screwed up after Gulf War I by letting Saddam stay in power, it cost us thousands of lives in Gulf War II. It also EMPOWERED the terrorist muslim's to see just how WEAK we were. You only keep stability in THIS WORLD through the threatened use of force, and when called upon, use that force in an overwhelming display, so that the enemy is AFRAID of what you did, and what you can do again, if they try something!

Ha,ha, so you think you know more than Obama....you know exactly what needs to be done. The whole problem stems from George W Bush screwing up royally and starting a war in Iraq, when he should have gone to Afghanistan to begin with, and that's exactly when Al Qaeda was able to strengthen its manpower. About using force, that's your opinion, I'm sure, and the opinion of most Republicans.....fight with everybody and terrorize everyone. Well, it didn't work so well for George W. Bush...and I like Obama's attempt at diplomacy much better.

Ukraine is a bad situation. You want to talk about that, start a new thread and I'll jump in.

Oh, don't worry, I already know that you are rooting for Putin...you took your sig poster off showing Cuckoo Palin rooting for Putin....what a patriot she must be....and you must be one, too....rooting for the enemy.

Mert, I'm proud of you. You actually took 18 hours to do research on a bunch of bullshit and then pasted it here! You have to be one seriously deranged subversive.

Obuma, has done little right from the start, one of his very first lies was his famous "NO NEW TAXES OF ANY KIND" sounding Just like BUSH SENIOR, and was about as effective



So what does he do, he almost immediately signed a law raising the Federal tobacco tax 62 cents on a pack! Now that's just ONE of hundreds of this LIES he's said and policies that have hurt America's TRYING TO RECOVER economy!

Mert, I'm quite uninterested in being a OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE, as YOU, and your mate, POGO STICK seem to be. But really, anyone with a few working brain cells knows that we couldn't let Saddam AFTER BREAKING THE PEACE TREATY HE SIGNED FOR GULF WAR I, get away with firing on our planes in the no fly zone, and had repeatedly violated sixteen United Nations Security Council Resolutions! But you continue to play mental masturbation with yourself, or Pogo Stick could give you a hand.

 

[Mertex]

Mert, I'm proud of you. You actually took 18 hours to do research on a bunch of bullshit and then pasted it here! You have to be one seriously deranged subversive.

Ha,ha, you thought I was doing research......actually I had a dental appointment, and then went shopping....got some nice stuff. I don't have to do research, I have a good memory, unlike you.....

Obuma, has done little right from the start, one of his very first lies was his famous "NO NEW TAXES OF ANY KIND" sounding Just like BUSH SENIOR, and was about as effective

Well, at least you are not denying that G.H.W.Bush lied when he told us to watch his lips...but Obama hasn't raised taxes....where exactly does he say "no new taxes of any kind"....that's pure bullshit that you are making up...he said no increases on income tax, payroll tax or capital gains tax.....that's the three he was talking about, nothing on those three...you're the liar here. But I'm not a bit surprised, that seems to be the conservative MO.

So what does he do, he almost immediately signed a law raising the Federal tobacco tax 62 cents on a pack! Now that's just ONE of hundreds of this LIES he's said and policies that have hurt America's TRYING TO RECOVER economy!

You're really desperate... trying to use that video to prove he lied....it didn't work, because Obama never said "no taxes of any kind".....so go back to the drawing board, Mr. Desperado.

Mert, I'm quite uninterested in being a OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE, as YOU, and your mate, POGO STICK seem to be. But really, anyone with a few working brain cells knows that we couldn't let Saddam AFTER BREAKING THE PEACE TREATY HE SIGNED FOR GULF WAR I, get away with firing on our planes in the no fly zone, and had repeatedly violated sixteen United Nations Security Council Resolutions! But you continue to play mental masturbation with yourself, or Pogo Stick could give you a hand.

Yep.....you are cuckoo.....Bush was just going to let 9/11 go unpunished...what a Commander in Chief.....the thing is, he wanted to blame Iraq for 9/11, and came up with his cockamamie bullshit about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" - which turned out to be another of his many lies....and over 7000 lives were shed in his worthless wars....
and I see that you are really getting frustrated, having to make it personal.....Bwahahaha....can't debate civilly because you got nothing, so bring up the much and vitriol....that's all you and your party got left......Bwahahahaha....

 

[Vigilante]

Mert, I'm proud of you. You actually took 18 hours to do research on a bunch of bullshit and then pasted it here! You have to be one seriously deranged subversive.

Ha,ha, you thought I was doing research......actually I had a dental appointment, and then went shopping....got some nice stuff. I don't have to do research, I have a good memory, unlike you.....

Obuma, has done little right from the start, one of his very first lies was his famous "NO NEW TAXES OF ANY KIND" sounding Just like BUSH SENIOR, and was about as effective

Well, at least you are not denying that G.H.W.Bush lied when he told us to watch his lips...but Obama hasn't raised taxes....where exactly does he say "no new taxes of any kind"....that's pure bullshit that you are making up...he said no increases on income tax, payroll tax or capital gains tax.....that's the three he was talking about, nothing on those three...you're the liar here. But I'm not a bit surprised, that seems to be the conservative MO.

So what does he do, he almost immediately signed a law raising the Federal tobacco tax 62 cents on a pack! Now that's just ONE of hundreds of this LIES he's said and policies that have hurt America's TRYING TO RECOVER economy!

You're really desperate... trying to use that video to prove he lied....it didn't work, because Obama never said "no taxes of any kind".....so go back to the drawing board, Mr. Desperado.

Mert, I'm quite uninterested in being a OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE, as YOU, and your mate, POGO STICK seem to be. But really, anyone with a few working brain cells knows that we couldn't let Saddam AFTER BREAKING THE PEACE TREATY HE SIGNED FOR GULF WAR I, get away with firing on our planes in the no fly zone, and had repeatedly violated sixteen United Nations Security Council Resolutions! But you continue to play mental masturbation with yourself, or Pogo Stick could give you a hand.

Yep.....you are cuckoo.....Bush was just going to let 9/11 go unpunished...what a Commander in Chief.....the thing is, he wanted to blame Iraq for 9/11, and came up with his cockamamie bullshit about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" - which turned out to be another of his many lies....and over 7000 lives were shed in his worthless wars....
and I see that you are really getting frustrated, having to make it personal.....Bwahahaha....can't debate civilly because you got nothing, so bring up the much and vitriol....that's all you and your party got left......Bwahahahaha....

What the fuck is this Mert, ham gravy?

While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year.
The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan Washington research group, estimates that 77 percent of American households will face higher federal taxes in 2013 under the agreement negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans. High-income families will feel the biggest tax increases, but many middle- and low-income families will pay higher taxes too.
Households making between $40,000 and $50,000 will face an average tax increase of $579 in 2013, according to the Tax Policy Center's analysis. Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 will face an average tax increase of $822.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/payroll-tax-rise-article-1.1231335

But here, I did C&P this since I'm a lazy bastard, and these just beat the shit out of the NO NEW TAXES promise!

Since taking office three years ago, President Barack Obama has signed into law twenty-one new or higher taxes on the American people:
1. A 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco: On February 4, 2009, just sixteen days into his Administration, Obama signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco, a hike of 61 cents per pack. The median income of smokers is just over $36,000 per year.
2. Obamacare Individual Mandate Excise Tax (takes effect in Jan 2014): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following:

1 Adult
2 Adults
3+ Adults
2014
1% AGI/$95
1% AGI/$190
1% AGI/$285
2015
2% AGI/$325
2% AGI/$650
2% AGI/$975
2016 +
2.5% AGI/$695
2.5% AGI/$1390
2.5% AGI/$2085


(Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS). Bill: PPACA; Page: 317-337)
3. Obamacare Employer Mandate Tax (takes effect Jan. 2014): If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $2000 for all full-time employees. Applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If any employee actually receives coverage through the exchange, the penalty on the employer for that employee rises to $3000. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days, there is a $400 tax per employee ($600 if the period is 60 days or longer). Bill: PPACA; Page: 345-346

Combined score of individual and employer mandate tax penalty: $65 billion/10 years​

4. Obamacare Surtax on Investment Income (Tax hike of $123 billion/takes effect Jan. 2013): Creation of a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250,000 ($200,000 single). This would result in the following top tax rates on investment income: Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 87-93

Capital Gains
Dividends
Other*
2011-2012
15%
15%
35%
2013+ (current law)
23.8%
43.4%
43.4%
2013+ (Obama budget)
23.8%
23.8%
43.4%

*Other unearned income includes (for surtax purposes) gross income from interest, annuities, royalties, net rents, and passive income in partnerships and Subchapter-S corporations. It does not include municipal bond interest or life insurance proceeds, since those do not add to gross income. It does not include active trade or business income, fair market value sales of ownership in pass-through entities, or distributions from retirement plans. The 3.8% surtax does not apply to non-resident aliens.
​

5. Obamacare Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans (Tax hike of $32 bil/takes effect Jan. 2018): Starting in 2018, new 40 percent excise tax on “Cadillac” health insurance plans ($10,200 single/$27,500 family). Higher threshold ($11,500 single/$29,450 family) for early retirees and high-risk professions. CPI +1 percentage point indexed. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,941-1,956
6. Obamacare Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax (Tax hike of $86.8 bil/takes effect Jan. 2013): Current law and changes:

First $200,000
($250,000 Married)
Employer/Employee
All Remaining Wages
Employer/Employee
Current Law
1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed
1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed
Obamacare Tax Hike
1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed
1.45%/2.35%
3.8% self-employed


Bill: PPACA, Reconciliation Act; Page: 2000-2003; 87-93
7. Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax (Tax hike of $5 bil/took effect Jan. 2011): Americans are no longer able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957-1,959
8. Obamacare HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike (Tax hike of $1.4 bil/took effect Jan. 2011): Increases additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,959
9. Obamacare Flexible Spending Account Cap – aka “Special Needs Kids Tax” (Tax hike of $13 bil/takes effect Jan. 2013): Imposes cap on FSAs of $2500 (currently unlimited). Indexed to inflation after 2013. There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States, and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington, D.C. (National Child Research Center) can easily exceed $14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,388-2,389
10. Obamacare Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers (Tax hike of $20 bil/takes effect Jan. 2013): Medical device manufacturers employ 360,000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exempts items retailing for <$100. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,980-1,986
11. Obamacare "Haircut" for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI (Tax hike of $15.2 bil/takes effect Jan. 2013): Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994-1,995
12. Obamacare Tax on Indoor Tanning Services (Tax hike of $2.7 billion/took effect July 2010): New 10 percent excise tax on Americans using indoor tanning salons. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,397-2,399
13. Obamacare elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D (Tax hike of $4.5 bil/takes effect Jan. 2013) Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994
14. Obamacare Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike (Tax hike of $0.4 bil/took effect Jan. 1 2010): The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,004
15. Obamacare Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (Min$/took effect immediately): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new "community health assessment needs," "financial assistance," and "billing and collection" rules set by HHS. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,961-1,971
16. Obamacare Tax on Innovator Drug Companies (Tax hike of $22.2 bil/took effect Jan. 2010): $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,971-1,980
17. Obamacare Tax on Health Insurers (Tax hike of $60.1 bil/takes effect Jan. 2014): Annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year. Phases in gradually until 2018. Fully-imposed on firms with $50 million in profits. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,986-1,993
18. Obamacare $500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives (Tax hike of $0.6 bil/takes effect Jan 2013). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,995-2,000
19. Obamacare Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 ($min/takes effect Jan. 2012): Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957
20. Obamacare “Black liquor” tax hike (Tax hike of $23.6 billion/took effect immediately). This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 105
21. Obamacare Codification of the “economic substance doctrine” (Tax hike of $4.5 billion/took effect immediately). This provision allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal tax deductions and other legal tax-minimizing plans just because the IRS deems that the action lacks “substance” and is merely intended to reduce taxes owed. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 108-113

Let me know when you want to go one on one, Those I like to bitch slap you with, instead of flying all over the place...Remember, be kind, I'm a VERY OLD man, that has a hard time typing!

 

[LoneLaugher]

My thoughts:

After 11 years of casualty reports and the misery of losing many of our best and brightest and bravest, how nice it is to see such a statistic.

Those ZEROS are the sweetest ZEROS I have seen in a long time. Tears of joy close welling in me, knowing that no millitary families had to go through the horror of a funeral due to a battle death.

Just great news, great news. Best news thus far of 2014, if you ask me.

Havent heard any "casualty reports" since Obama. The press doesnt have time for such things when the fake messiah and chief is in office, otherwise they be filming the flag draped coffins whenever possible.

I honestly expected better than this from, of all people, you.

I have been watching the casualty reports ever since Afghanistan in 2001, the website is there for all to see.

So, and just to be real clear with you and to clear up your illogical butthurt, I don't see President Obama as a "messiah", so you can cut that shit out right then and there. There is only one G-d, and a President it is not!

This report is supposed to be good news for all of us. All of us Americans.

Can't you take off your fucking political blinders for even one single solitary second?

Wow. I am ashamed for you. I really am, Jroc. This kind of stuff is good news and has absolutely nothing to do with anyone's feelings about the President.

Go re-read the OP. Did I even mention his name? The Democratic Party?

Nope. I mentioned the US Military. The US Military is NON-PARTISAN. As it should be.

What made you expect better from him? Honest question.