rains, it s pours. the next item is now all the more ju sea. the rnc also has curious charges for what it labels office supplies. remember that, office supplies. these charges include hundreds of dollars at a clothing boutique, and a fly-fishing store, and perhaps the most curious bill was at the winery in vermont, a winery that says it doesn t sell anything but wine. how much did the office supplies cost up there? $982. the hits keep coming at the rnc. talk about creative accounting. tonight s big number, wow. look out mr. steele. angry voters about health
her family. then, the bondage-themed naked lady bar in west hollywood. now the republican national committee is apparently caught for spending its donors money in high fashion boutiques, liquor stores and on fishing tackle. alternate.org has looked at the recent filings with the election commission and found the committee spend $3800 at fugates in florida on something they listed as office supplies. they sell clothing. the rnc also paid for $423 worth of meals at bendle in manhattan, except they don t have a restaurant, it s a high-fashion boutique. then there s the nearly $300 spent on meals at something called boca grande outfitters. it s a store that doesn t sell food, unless you re a fish. and the $982 spent on office supplies from boyden valley
accounts. these changes are such as they ban the use of over-the-counter medication out of both of these plans. there s a new cap on fsa contributions of $2500. that text, that language is found on page 1,959 of the senate bill. that will hinder the growth of those plans. which encourage americans to consider quality and price when they purchase health care. let me just say under hsa plans, premiums increase just 1.3% for individuals in 2007 to 2008 and declined 5.4% for families in that same period. and when people switch from a ppo or preferred provider organization to a health savings account, their premiums declined by an average of $3800. now, another concern i have is the senate bill which on page 982 creates an unelected board
cap on fsa contributions of $2500. that tax, that language, is found on page 1959 of the senate bill, and that will hinder the growth of those plans, and which encourages americans to consider quality and price when they purchase health care. and let me just say under hsa plan, premiums increase just 1.3% for individuals in 2007-2008 and declined 5.4% for families in that same period. and when people switch from a ppo, preferred provider organization, to a health savings account, their premiums declined by an average of $3800. now, another concern i have is the senate bill which on page 982 creates an unelected board, charged with recommending even more medicare reductions, and if congress doesn t accept these recommendations, they
that text, that language, is found on page 1,959 of the senate bill. and that will hinder the growth of those plans. and which encourage americans to consider quality and price when they purchase health care. and let me just say under hsa plans, premiums increase just 1.3% for individuals in 2007 to 2008 and declined 5.4% for families in that same period. and when people switch from a ppo, provider organization, to a health savings account, their premiums decline by an average of $3,800. now, another concern i have is the senate bill which on page 982 creates an unelected board charged with recommending even more medicare reductions. and if congress doesn t accept these recommendations, they have to find other medicare spending to cut instead. and that gives, i think, too