It’s not a Tax, it’s just a Fee – Get it?

President Obama unveiled his tax plan today and presented it as the only solution to get our country’s spiraling debt under control. And while he touts this plan as ‘fairness’ in that he is going to finally get those evil rich people – there is some fine print in his tax plan that makes his claim of fairness laughable. While Obama claims to not raise taxes on ‘ordinary Americans’, here’s some ‘fees’ he dreamed up to collect the trillions he needs to support more wasteful liberal spending.
So who did Obama target? Here’s a rundown…

Military Retirees -- Any retiree that ‘earned’ military retirement and health care by volunteering to lay their down their lives for their country will now have to pay $200 upon turning 65 to continue to receive Tricare (the military healthcare plan). Plus, there are fees to be charged for any non-generic drugs prescribed to military retirees. So if you don’t pay Obama, he will take away your healthcare. As most liberals hate the military anyway, this is a big winner with Obama’s radical left. Result: More Vets denied health care – something the government once said would be ‘free for life’ if you volunteered.

Frequent Flyers -- Obama plans to double the Federal Security Fees on airline tickets – granted, that is only from $5 to $10 a ticket, but by 2017, he wants it to go to $15. For a family of four to fly – add $60 to the price. Maybe they’ll just stay home and skip the $15 TSA hand massage. Result: More empty seats on airliners.

Federal Employees – Obama plans to take another 1.5% bite out of your paychecks to supposedly to go help with federal pensions. Do you really think that’s where the money will end up? It will probably be raped just like the Social Security Fund. Result: No increase in the federal pension fund – just smaller paychecks for ALL federal workers (not just those at the upper end of the pay scale)

Mortgage Applicants – Yep, you too!! Obama wants to add a fee of $15 a month to your mortgage – that’s $5400 over a 30 year mortgage. Result: Those applying for mortgages on the bubble financially will no longer qualify for a mortgage – more house setting empty needing qualified buyers.

Corporate Jet Flyers** – Obama will charge you $100 for EVERY flight. That’s right, Obama has made you evil rich corporate types with your fancy cars, and your big houses, and fancy clothes and corporate jets the face of EVIL in this country – but wait, he says this isn’t class warfare… (** but you need to be punished anyway) Result: I hope you weren’t looking for a job manufacturing or maintaining corporate jets.

Now I fail to see how any of these actions will help the economy. So, the Old NCO’s take here is this “Stimulus II” (sorry Nancy, I said a bad word) is the liberal’s one last chance to “Tax and Spend” as they have all but written off any reelection of Barack Obama in 2012.