Posted on 10/14/2013 6:07:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Labor unions are poised to score the delay of an ObamaCare tax in the bipartisan budget deal emerging in the Senate.
The bargain under negotiation would make small adjustments to the healthcare law, including delaying the law's reinsurance fee for one year. The three-year tax is meant to generate revenue that will stabilize premiums on the individual market as sick patients enter the risk pool.
The reinsurance tax figured prominently in discussions at a recent AFL-CIO convention, where workers passed a resolution demanding changes to ObamaCare.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
I agree no $ for the RNC - only the TEP.
Oh boy, big surprise here.... /s
How can this government legally exempt unions muslims amish Indians etc from a “national healthcare” TAX?
oh wait, “legally”
who needs a steekin’ Constitution
apparently these unions don’t really want to pay for healthcare for the poor, downtrodden, and Georgetown Law students who can’t afford birth control
abortions and maternity coverage don’t benefit the average 60 year old couple either but they are being forced to buy it or pay extra TAX for not buying it, but the UNIONS are “exempt”?
"It seems the Senate is going to try to jam the House on Thursday and then leave town, take-it-or-leave-it."
That's exactly what they're trying to do... and Mitch McConnell is in the driver's seat, allowing it to happen. It's disgusting.
What is a reinsurance fee?
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