RIP Joe the Plumber

49 is too young.

 

A friend found out in May she had a brain tumor. She died last week. It can grow so fast.

 

Congratulations to your friend! Pancreatic Cancer is usually fatal because it's hard to catch early, sounds like he may have.

 

I always tell people how I went blissfully ignorant through my 30's and 40's never thinking of breast cancer. I had a 98% chance of never having it and guess what? I had it. I'm lucky that even though I ignored it, it was still caught early. It's been almost 10 years and thank God I'm still cancer free. All the best for your friend.

 

Becoming famous for 15 minutes by being on TV

 

My condolences to his family. He was way too young. That being said although he became a symbol of the right during the 2008 presidential campaign Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, Joe's full name, was never a licensed plumber and Obama's tax proposal would most likely not have raised either his personal taxes or the taxes on his 2-person business.
Real Deal on ‘Joe the Plumber’ Reveals New Slant (Published 2008)

Thomas Joseph, the business manager of Local 50 of the United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, based in Toledo, said Thursday that Mr. Wurzelbacher had never held a plumber’s license, which is required in Toledo and several surrounding municipalities. He also never completed an apprenticeship and does not belong to the plumber’s union, which has endorsed Mr. Obama. On Thursday, he acknowledged that he does plumbing work even though he does not have a license.

Neither Mr. Newell nor Mr. Wurzelbacher responded to telephone calls. And Mr. Wurzelbacher has provided only vague information on his and the company’s finances since talking to Mr. Obama. But if the plumbing business remained a two-person company and the net proceeds — after deductions for business expenses — were shared by the two men, both incomes would most likely fall well below the top tax brackets on which Mr. Obama wants to raise rates, as would the company itself.

Both, in fact, would probably be eligible for a tax cut, said Bob Williams, senior research associate at the independent, nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, though the cut would probably be greater under Mr. McCain’s tax plan than Mr. Obama’s.


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Sad. Hopefully Obamacare made his life a little easier at the end.

 

The real issue isn't so much as whether or not he was a plumber (technically he wasn't) it's whether Obama's tax proposal would have adversely affected him and based on the data his 2-person business (and he apparently was not the senior of the two partners) would have had to grow exponentially before he and his partner or the business itself would have been hit by the tax increase. In fact based on the available data his taxes probably would have decreased.

 

The death panels got him, possibly the vaccine

 

My family history is basically clear of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and anything else you can think of. I'm 62 and extremely healthy. No meds for hypertension or cholesterol. My PCP is like " Well you're stable as usual, you just want to wait 12 months to come back?" I keep my weight down and make exercise a main part of my week.
I did go for my first colonoscopy in December and I had two polyps they removed. I have to go back in 3 years, I might do it in 2. I had a neighbor who got the all clear for 10 years and within six months she had to go to the ER with pain. She had colon cancer. We just have to be diligent to keep up with screenings and pay attention to what our bodies are telling us!

 

Thank you for that! My husband would love it, I'll keep it in mind

 

CONservatives never let facts get in the way of their crazy…..