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He pointed out that the last EIGHT presidents have all said they will make it a priority to end dependence on foreign oil. Nixon said he would set in motion a plan to end it by 1980. Ha ha ha. “When the Cuyahoga River was on fire in 1969, [Nixon] put it out with his own urine.”

Nixon’s target has been pushed back to 2025, and we’re likely not to meet it.

Here’s the Galago.net take on dependence on foreign oil:

– Impose a national tax of $50 on every barrel of imported oil. That will make it more affordable to drill for oil in domestic fields, and it will help reduce the deficit.
– Give massive tax incentives for vehicles that run on natural gas or electricity.
– Give massive tax incentives for power plants that run on natural gas, clean coal, solar, or other renewable sources.
– Giving tax incentives for efficiency improvements in houses and businesses.

That will solve the problem.

There will be no tax on health benefits until 2018 (and we think it will be repealed before then).

Starting next year, your employer will have to include the value of your health plan on your W-2, but until 2018, it’s just for informational purposes – there will be no taxes on it.

In 2018, insurers must pay a 40% tax on the part of “Cadillac” benefit plans that exceeds $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for families (not including stand-alone vision or dental benefits). If you have a tax-favored health savings accounts or flex spending account, they will be included in the limit.

By way of example, if your insurance premiums for the year are $2500 per month for your family, your insurer will have to pay 40% of $2,500, or $1000 per year. Of course, that can be avoided if your employer reduces the plan so that it costs less than $2291 per month.

There are some exceptions. The 40% tax will not apply until higher limits for high-risk employees, such as firefighters and pilots. Also, retirees 55 and older get a break as well because their insurance tends to be more expensive. For them, the tax will apply to the value of benefits above $11,850 for individual coverage or $30,950 for a family plan.

You can expect a couple things to happen here. Insurers will pass on the extra taxes in the form of higher premiums. Also, employers will cut down the so-called Cadillac plans so that the premiums fall below the level described above.

We are talking about the most expensive plans, though, folks. The average policy for an individual cost $4,824 per year for single coverage and $13,375 for family coverage in 2009, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The bottom line is that Congress has yet-again succeeded in postponing the day of reckoning. There is plenty of time to change or repeal this law. Even if that doesn’t happen, the likelihood of the change in taxes affecting you is pretty slim.

NASA released these satellite photos for everyone to see it from space. Pretty scary. The world needs to figure out new technology to clean these things up faster, so they don’t reach land.

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Here’s a close up:

Close up picture of the Gulf oil slick

By the way, thanks to Pete at www.Mashable.com for posting this. That’s how I found it.

The best quote is:
“It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Microsoft was supposed to be the evil one, but now you guys are busting down doors in Palo Alto while Commandant Gates is ridding the world of mosquitoes.”

13. “What does a yellow light mean?” -Jim, on Taxi

12. The Turkey Promotion, on WKRP In Cincinnati

11. “You’re Batman” -George, on Seinfeld

10. Vince Young Scores the National Championship-winning touchdown

9. “The show that leads in to mine is puppets making crank calls.” John Stewart confronts Crossfire.
Crossfire is ultimately canceled.

8. JR gets shot on Dallas

7. Monkeys try to bite Letterman when he says, “Maybe you’ll get some, and maybe you won’t.”

6. Sammy Davis, Jr., kissing Archie Bunker

5. “They pelted us with rocks and garbage.” – Catch Phrase on Late Night With David Letterman

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4. Man walking on the moon

3. “Jane, you ignorant slut!” -Dan Akroyd, Saturday Night Live

2. Cliff Claven on Jeopardy, from Cheers

1. “Where’s the weirdest place you ever wanted to make Whoopee? — In the ass?” – The Newlywed Game

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