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1 posted on 03/04/2009 3:42:43 AM PST by tobyhill
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The employer-provided benefit is not taxed as income and critics say the tax break encourages workers to seek a more generous benefit package than they might want if it was taxed.

No Sh*t Sherlock! I for one don't scrimp on health care - why should I?

2 posted on 03/04/2009 3:46:03 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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That POS Obama ran against McLame with the talking point that McLame was going to tax health care benefits and he would not. Amazing a deceitful politician.
3 posted on 03/04/2009 3:46:23 AM PST by Billg64 (LOL ROFL Senator Mccain for what????)
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Trying to drive the sheeple to the Obama’s Universal Health plan.


4 posted on 03/04/2009 3:47:06 AM PST by A. Morgan (Every night I pray that Rezko and Blago roll over on Obama!)
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“A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday he would consider taxing U.S. workers on their employer-sponsored health insurance to help pay for extending coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.”

Remember when 0bama and the MSM lambasted McCain’s health care plans because it included a tax on health care benefits?

Don’t look for the same level of outrage anytime soon.


5 posted on 03/04/2009 3:48:35 AM PST by DemforBush (Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
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The effect of this will be to have employers reduce the benefit and charge the workers its full cost. No increased tax will come to the government.


6 posted on 03/04/2009 3:53:06 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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Will health plans of unionized workers be taxed?


7 posted on 03/04/2009 3:54:30 AM PST by reformedliberal (N0)
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Would Congress members and FedGov workers plans get taxed also?

I think I know the answer already.


8 posted on 03/04/2009 4:06:48 AM PST by PogySailor (We're so screwed.....welcome to the American Oligarchy)
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“If ya walk too much they’ll tax your feet”.

Time to overthrow this govt.?
Oppressive taxation is as good a reason as any.


10 posted on 03/04/2009 4:18:52 AM PST by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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Asmoreemployersdon ot cover their employees because ofalready skyrocketing costs and other Government taxes thismoron wants tocauseMORE people to lose healthcare coverage.
Is it something in the DNA with liberals? Is it a mental disease?


12 posted on 03/04/2009 4:25:54 AM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Coming to You From the Front Lines of Occupied America)
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Remember during the campaign it was Obama who kept saying the McCain plan would tax health benefits? That was a scare tactic. Now if you have it, he taxes it.


13 posted on 03/04/2009 4:33:59 AM PST by Williams (It's The Policies, Stupid.)
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This is the same idea as the carbon tax on utilities where the money would be used to pay utilities for some. I see a trend.


14 posted on 03/04/2009 4:40:46 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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They’re probably going to tax it on both sides, employer and employee...so this is a tax increase for “average” income folks and for small business. Most small business owners would probably quit offering it if it doesn’t yield tax benefits. Larger businesses would pass on the tax increase to the employee in the form of less contribution to the plan...so the employee will lose twice, once on increase in taxes, and another on having to pay a greater percentage of your benefits.


16 posted on 03/04/2009 4:56:37 AM PST by dawn53
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Yeah, but 95% of Americans will get a tax break, right? LOL.


17 posted on 03/04/2009 6:54:06 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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