[Ingtar]

There is no such thing as a tax “hidden from consumers” as this article suggests.

[markomalley]

There is no such thing as a tax “hidden from consumers” as this article suggests.

Since the tax is levied upon the insurer and not on the consumer, it's not quite the same as an excise tax.

The lefties will simply accuse the horrible insurers of jacking up their premiums (rather than passing the tax back to the consumer).

[Buckeye McFrog]

There is no such thing as a tax “hidden from consumers” as this article suggests.

Tell that to our REPUBLICAN Governor, who just slapped a huge tax increase on oil companies, but tells us it's not his deal if they decide to pass it on to the consumer.

[plain talk]

Sure there is. The taxes are indirect and a consumer is not levied the tax. There is an estimate of this 3% but who knows what it will actually be. It will be buried in the cost of premiums - thus hidden. Companies don’t really ‘pay’ taxes — they just pass them on to consumers.

Hidden taxes, indirect taxes, laundered taxes - whatever you want to call them - is one of my pet peeves. If taxpayers actually paid a bill each month for all the indirect taxes they actually pay they would be astounded.

[cynwoody]

There is no such thing as a tax “hidden from consumers” as this article suggests.

Yes there is.

If you a low-information puke, all you will know is, your insurance premium went up. Meanwhile, when you watch the MSM, you will see Obozo blasting the greedy insurance companies and calling for Single Payer.

[Nachum]

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[Cyber Liberty]

There is no such thing as a tax “hidden from consumers” as this article suggests.

I am in complete and utter disbelief you said that. I'm putting your words up in my post as an example to all, to serve as a reminder.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Impeach the leaders, starting with Obama, and fire the rest.

[ri4dc]

This is strictly anecdotal, but I posted this article on my fb and the headline on twitter, and NONE of the liberal nut cases in my radius responded. In times gone by, I would have never gotten this sarcasm out without some arrogant nitwit insisting I was misrepresenting the facts [by adding two words and two letters]. But, silence ... as if they are thinking about the inescapable irony it is. Could they be?

In one FR thread I noticed someone mention 'if anyone will talk about it." and a response "they don't anymore." Is it a trend? If so, it would be a positive sign, or just maybe a relief that they simply shut up and listen for a few months. I could get used to the silence, at least for the Holidays. ;)

Obamacare Supplemental Health Insurance Tax

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Insurance premiums get the equivalent of the federal gas tax.

The government will collect $11.3 billion from the OSHIT in 2015 and 2016; $13.9 billion in 2017; and $14.3 billion in 2018, a total of $58.8 billion over five years. Thereafter, the tax will be increased subject to premium growth.

“It’s an odd sort of tax,” Burton said. “It’s not at a specific rate, but it raises a specific amount of revenue from insurers who underwrite health insurance outside of the exchanges. You basically have a set amount of money and then it’s allocated among the insurers based on the amount of health insurance premiums they actually wrote.”

The tax is also hidden from consumers. “They won’t see it,” Burton said. “It’s in effect hidden because it’s imposed on the insurance companies, but it’s a cost to them that they have to recover by raising premiums.”

ACA, we had to pass it to see what's in it.

#takeapill

Maybe they all just missed it. :0