To: tobyhill
The problem these idiots are bumping into, is that when it comes to taxing health care benefits, some of the best benefits in the Country go to Union employees, many of which are also some of the highest paid workers in the Nation. There is no way in hell that the Unions are going to agree to any kind of Federal tax increase, especially not on their benefits.
6 posted on
05/12/2009 4:19:29 PM PDT by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts....)
To: Bean Counter
There is no way in hell that the Unions are going to agree to any kind of Federal tax increase, especially not on their benefits. I bet the RATS will just exclude union workers.
35 posted on
05/12/2009 5:32:58 PM PDT by
kara2008
(Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem)
To: Bean Counter
There is no way in hell that the Unions are going to agree to any kind of Federal tax increase, especially not on their benefits. No problem..., just a few words in the tax code exempting health benefits paid pursuant to a Collective Bargaining Agreement!!!
57 posted on
05/12/2009 7:54:20 PM PDT by
ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
To: Bean Counter
hey you got something there. I forgot about that.
With obama he would just secure their benefits under federal insurance or something similar.
77 posted on
05/12/2009 11:29:21 PM PDT by
OafOfOffice
(Constitution is not neutral.It was designed to take the government off the backs of people-Douglas)
To: Bean Counter
The problem these idiots are bumping into, is that when it comes to taxing health care benefits, some of the best benefits in the Country go to Union employees, many of which are also some of the highest paid workers in the Nation. There is no way in hell that the Unions are going to agree to any kind of Federal tax increase, especially not on their benefits. I have a feeling that's why the committee is using the word trim rather than "we need to tax health care benefits totally". Otherwise, yes, the unions that got Obama elected will have a hissy fit.
The committee is going through mental gyrations in order to allow this to happen to every non-union worker with benefits and to exclude unions (and governmental workers) from having to be taxed.
It'll be in the fine print on page 2,396 of the Health Care Act that will just have to be rushed through Congress within minutes of the ink drying.
83 posted on
05/13/2009 7:11:54 AM PDT by
3catsanadog
(I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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