This is just a partial collection of headlines from today. In addition to the billions in US tax dollars that have been donated to Haiti throughout the years, the outpouring of generosity from American citizens, companies, and organizations has been tremendous. Please feel free to add similar stories in the forum section.
Hospira Supports Disaster Relief Efforts in Haiti With Products and Cash Grants
Specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company Hospira, and its philanthropic arm, the Hospira Foundation, have made initial donations of approximately $1.75 million in medical products and cash grants to support humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. More than 750,000 units of Hospira products, valued at more than $1.5 million, are either in Haiti or en route to the country and include antibiotics, intravenous (I.V.) solutions, analgesics and anesthetics, all of which are in high demand and are integral to serving the needs of disaster victims.
A new 90-second video comparing Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts to the American Revolution has gone viral on the Internet. Since it was first introduced five days ago, the video has received more than 170,000 views on YouTube, more than any other video on the election, including one produced by President Obama in support of Martha Coakley.
The video highlights the fact that the American Revolution began in Massachusetts in 1775 with the battle of Lexington, where a brave group of Americans fought against a vastly superior tyrannical government to secure their freedom. The video asserts that Massachusetts has one again become a front line in the battle to defend liberty and that Tuesday's election will be a referendum on this question.
"I believe this video captures the sentiment of a majority of Americans," said Jeff Davis, the video's producer. "President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are intent on advancing their agenda regardless of the will of the people. That is a trait of a tyrannical government which Americans reject, regardless of their party affiliation. Tuesday's election could put a stop to the Obama freight train, including the government takeover of our health care system."
Hundreds of comments have been logged on the video's page from individuals across the nation. One commenter recorded, "To all my family and friends in Massachusetts where I was born and raised, now is the time to send a message to the whole world, we the people are still in control and there are still many patriots in the place where the fight for liberty began." Another commenter states, "After 46 years, Massachusetts has the chance to elect a Senator instead of anointing a King."
New tax on medical device manufacturers endangers Commonwealth paychecks
WASHINGTON -- Americans for Tax Reform today released an analysis showing the impact on Massachusetts of Marsha Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill. Coakley is on record supporting the Senate government healthcare bill, which contains eighteen separate tax increases. One of these is a new $2 billion per year (rising to $3 billion in 2017) tax on medical device manufacturers.
