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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:55:12 +0000

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By: dan708

dan708 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:46:29 +0000

Not for the first time, the idea of taxing health benefits betrays what Zerobama said during the campaign, that he wouldn’t raise taxes on workers. I never believed him, but too many other voters apparently did. If this idea is dropped, the Dems will have to find some other way to reach into our pockets to pay for this insane plan.

By: cheapseat

cheapseat — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:45:41 +0000

too many of those pesky democrat voters would see an increase in their taxes and let their representatives know they didn’t like that and remembered the one’s pledge to only tax rich fat cats.

By: spaceycakes

spaceycakes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:58:13 +0000

backwoods conservative said:
I want to hear what Joe the Biden has to say about it. That should be good for a real healthy laugh.

We all know laughter is the best medicine. Then we don’t need any health coverage!

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:45:53 +0000

On July 8th, 2009 at 9:21 am, Truesoldier said:
Speaking of Russia, did you know that Russia has a flat tax of 13% instead of a complicated system like we have in the US? It is pretty sad when even the former communist country gets it and the pols here in the US dont.

Maine is actually toying with the idea of a flat tax as well. Maine!

By: reutersrutter

reutersrutter — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:04:50 +0000

Obambi was told by Putin that Russian health care don’t need no competition, while chucking Obambi’s Huevos in a pot of steaming goulash.

By: DougT

DougT — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:56:14 +0000

I hate taxes, but taxing health benefits is not a bad idea. The tax-free employer contribution already acts as a tax. That money has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is our real wages.

If the government took money from your check and used it to buy 50% of your health insurance, how would you feel about that? What would you call it?

It is a tax.

Let’s stop this nonsense of having employer provided health care. Give us our money and let us buy our own health insurance–pre-tax–on the individual market. Let’s let insurance companies actually compete. Let’s let us have a choice when it comes to our health care.

There are plenty of other reforms that would have to coincide with this (which would be a bit lengthy for a comment), but lifting the tax exemption on health care benefits might be just what is needed to shake things loose.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:40:07 +0000

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By: Truesoldier

Truesoldier — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:21:11 +0000

Speaking of Russia, did you know that Russia has a flat tax of 13% instead of a complicated system like we have in the US? It is pretty sad when even the former communist country gets it and the pols here in the US dont.

By: tre

tre — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:40:22 +0000

HAHAHAHAHA!

Good one, 30!

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:32:16 +0000

Definition of Politics: “Poli” in latin meaning “many” and “tics” meaning “blood-sucking parasites.” Anonymous –

By: tre

tre — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:24:19 +0000

On July 7th, 2009 at 5:32 pm, madmonkphotog said:
Don’t they get it? Doesn’t D.C. get it?

We don’t want socialized healthcare!

We don’t want to pay for socialized healthcare!

Doncha get it, Mad Monk Photog!? You, you poor crawling worm, are too darn STUPID to know what you want, or what’s good for you!
That’s why you need a wise, benevolent, and fatherly leader like Duh One, or Joseph Stalin, or Adolf Hitler, or Pol Pot, or Fidel Castro, or….. well, you get the idea, to TELL you what you want and need.

By the way, have you found another job? I recall once you said you were job hunting. I’ve been praying about that for you.

By: Disciplined

Disciplined — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:14:04 +0000

The consequences of more government debt will be catastrophic to the economy. Government Debt Has Consequences

By: graysonret

graysonret — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:38:46 +0000

If, after spending their campaign money, the liberals find they are behind in their “reelections”, they just put Acorn to work on the problem…that, and put illegals to vote, like Connelly and Moran.

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Michelle Malkin » Tax-maniacs backing off health benefits? | health — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:44:35 +0000

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