ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike

wsj ^ | 3/17/10 | staff

[Nachum]

The forced march to pass ObamaCare continues, and all that matters now is raw politics. But opponents should go down swinging, and that means exposing such policy debacles as President Obama's 11th-hour decision to apply the 2.9% Medicare payroll tax to "unearned income."

That's what savings and investment income are called in Washington, and this destructive tax wasn't in either the House or Senate bills, though it may now become law with almost no scrutiny.

[GailA]

This is from a 2007 contact list of congressional aides. Some might not be there any longer, but worth a try.

Contact congressional aides.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857768/posts

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121
White House comments: (202) 456-1111
Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep
Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Toll free to the US Senate:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number)
1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Courtesy of a pro-amnesty group, no less!!

[OldGoatCPO]

When Clinton attempted this, I was talking to an OB GYN who was on the board of a foreign hospital. The hospital happened to be in a resort area. He and his family received free housing at the resort for two weeks, in return he handled a few births and went to a few meetings. We discussed tying the hospitals to resorts as one care package. American doctors get free vacations if they provide services for a week. But heck, there are plenty of Indian and Filipino docs willing to be on staff. Would not look much different than an American Hospital today. Get out patient surgery, spend two weeks recovering on a beach in Costa Rico. I would buy off shore insurance as a hedge against being denied care after age 65.
When my son had his surgery in China, the doc had to delay the surgery, he had to fly to the EU to work on a pro-soccer player. Sounds like my son had a pretty good surgeon.