Posted on 01/06/2010 9:09:20 PM PST by icwhatudo
WASHINGTON -- Some married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living together, under the health insurance overhaul plan pending in Congress.
The built-in "marriage penalty" in both House and Senate healthcare bills has received scant attention. But for scores of low-income and middle-income couples, it could mean a hike of $2,000 or more in annual insurance premiums the moment they say "I do."
The disparity comes about in part because subsidies for purchasing health insurance under the plan from congressional Democrats are pegged to federal poverty guidelines. That has the effect of limiting subsidies for married couples with a combined income, compared to if the individuals are single.
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Why not? The Jackass party has always supported shacking up and popping out kids out of wedlock. After all, if gays can’t get married, then nobody should.
***The built-in “marriage penalty” in both House and Senate healthcare bills has received scant attention. ***
Dear Marty, you should read FR more. We’ve discussed it plenty.
Just the thing to keep poor couples with children from getting married and doing the right thing.
Oh well, at least the government ~ I’m sorry, I mean the US taxpayer ~ will pay to kill your unborn child for you.
What comes first; secession or revolution??
Hey, gotta break up those marriages, encourage more sexuality, abort and this leaves no one around when they pull the plug.
So Hitlerian.
I’m hoping for the former... but might as well go for the latter, just to be sure.
Marty, you’re missing the point. Nobody should be forced to buy a product or service. Even if it’s good for them. Liberty is the ability to make bad choices.
Harry Reid subsidizing shacking up. Maybe he would think twice if he became a Christian. Or a Mormon.
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
Yep, nothing like 5 welfare checks going to the same trailer. Gives them some seed money for the meth lab.
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