Posted on 10/02/2009 5:43:37 PM PDT by Nachum
A provision in the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform would tax medical devices and replacement parts like pacemakers, hearing aids and porcelain teeth, worrying critics who say the higher costs will be passed on to consumers.
Tucked into the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform is a provision to tax medical appliances -- including some manufactured replacement parts for your body.
Under pressure, the Senate recently exempted medical items that cost under $100 -- such as tampons and condoms. But the tax, expected to raise about $40 billion over the next decade, is still in the bill and includes items like:
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The list, ping
I see the tampon lobby was effective, again.
Congress has a plan - tax seniors so much that they will commit suicide by 66. Viola, SS and Medicare are “profitable”. Then they can raid the funds.
What happened to all the anti-discrimination laws? RATs are going to pass a death care bill, the people be damned. The next question is what are we, the people, going to do about it? I say - “I REFUSE”. I refuse to obey any law that Congress passes as unconstitutional.
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