Democrats Give Unions Special Break in Health Care Bill

Flopping Aces ^ | 01-15-10 | Mike's America

[Starman417]

Non Union workers will be forced to pay the difference!

Two neighbors do the same kind of work. One is a member of a union and the other is not. Both work in fields which require a substantial health insurance plan. So why is it that the neighbor in the non-union job will now pay a 40% tax on a premium health insurance plan and the union neighbor will get a waiver on that tax until 2018? It's another smack in the face to fairness that has been all too common in the Democrat conduct of health care "reform."

First there was the Louisiana Purchase with $300 million going to Louisiana to buy the vote of Senator Mary Landrieu (D). Then, the $100 million Cornhusker compromise which bought the vote of Ben Nelson (D-NE). A slew of other secret backroom deals for other states.

Now, the labor unions, which pumped tens of millions in Obama's 2008 campaign are getting another payoff.

To make up for the lost revenue, Democrats will have to raise taxes on the rest of us.

Read more at floppingaces.net ...

[screaminsunshine]

I think the rank and file would rather have a job than a tax break on health insurance. I am surprised the Union Guys have not hung the bosses by their heels yet.

[kjo]

Looking forward to the MSM covering this...

...Not.

How long, Oh Lord, is the MSM going to continue to cheer for this guy???

How long?

[Westbrook]

Imagine that.

Which of us is surprised by THAT news?

[originalbuckeye]

Zero: ALL my donors WILL be paid back with taxpayer money and there’s nothing you can do about it!

Not yet.

[lacrew]

This is what ‘We Won’ means.

[wac3rd]

Aren’t most newsrooms unionized?

[OpusatFR]

Won’t hold up in court.

Equal protection it is not!

[Seaplaner]

Aren’t most newsrooms unionized?

What an excellent question you ask!

I would love to know the answer.

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[Boiling point]

Equal justice under the law, but some people are more equal than others.

[goodnesswins]

I kinda think you are correct.....too many parts of this so called “Health care” bill are unconstitutional...they keep piling on! Which is only pissing people off.

[Falcon4.0]

Tax Cuts for the RICH. As far as I'm concerned.

[Boiler Plate]

OK so we all join the “Kick the Democrats asses Union”. What are they gonna do then, make it only Obama certified unions?

[engrpat]

I received a jubilant email from a old union type I used to work with. He was beside himself with joy. They don’t realize that they have now PO’d 85% of the workers that don’t belong to a union. Can they really be this narrow minded?

[goodnesswins]

"Can they really be this narrow minded?"

UH...is that a rhetorical question....???

[ANGGAPO]

This is called buying the vote, just as the Cornhusker Bribe and the Louisiana Purchase. A Curse on all of them.

[Plutarch]

When this gets to SCOTUS, they can either overturn this law, or get rid of the inscription in front of their building.

[ANGGAPO]

How can we stand by while these misfits continue to stomp on our Constitution?

[goodnesswins]

I’m NOT standing by....

[Lmo56]

Class warfare will ensue ...