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Biden Proposes to Raise Taxes on High Earners to Avert Medicare Funding Crisis WaPo
Reuters via USN ^ | March 7, 2023 | by Shivani Tanna

Posted on 03/07/2023 5:31:57 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

(Reuters) - The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more than $400,000 and reduce what Medicare pays for prescription drugs in a bid to keep the program stable, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

"The president's budget extends the life of the Medicare Trust Fund by at least 25 years," the report said citing the plan.

The White House's proposal would raise the net investment income tax, created by the Affordable Care Act, from 3.8% to 5% for all Americans earning more than $400,000 per year, according to the report.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brandon; medicare; taxes
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1 posted on 03/07/2023 5:31:57 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How about cleaning out all the waste fraud and abuse instead?

Or is that too damn hard?....................


2 posted on 03/07/2023 5:33:18 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s all they know. Tax the rich.


3 posted on 03/07/2023 5:33:20 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Non-starter thanks to Manchin and Sinema.


4 posted on 03/07/2023 5:33:59 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Problem?

Raise taxes.

New problems?

Raise more taxes.

Newer problem?

Raise newer taxes.....................Rinse lather repeat............


5 posted on 03/07/2023 5:34:35 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: nwrep

Have to get through the House first. That may not be easy.


6 posted on 03/07/2023 5:36:30 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Plank #2 of the Communist Manifesto: A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

https://www.laissez-fairerepublic.com/TenPlanks.html


7 posted on 03/07/2023 5:37:15 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Politicians say, “More Taxes, will solve everything!”

And the band played on....


8 posted on 03/07/2023 5:38:14 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A better source of funds is that wasted on purchasing Black America.


9 posted on 03/07/2023 5:38:18 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Probably no taxes have been paid on any of the Biden Crine Family grift.


10 posted on 03/07/2023 5:38:18 AM PST by twister881
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To: Georgia Girl 2

“That’s all they know. Tax the rich.”

Don’t be so sure that it’s only ‘the rich’. By the time they’re done determining how to calculate income for this purpose, it may easy reach much further down.


11 posted on 03/07/2023 5:45:01 AM PST by BobL
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Stop giving our SS & Medicare money to the Ukrainians . You are jobbing the American people blind ,POS!!!!!


12 posted on 03/07/2023 5:45:57 AM PST by spincaster
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why is there unlimited, non-budgeted $ for unending immigration and Ukraine, but not “entitlements” that were funded???


13 posted on 03/07/2023 5:47:03 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How about take Ukraine off the budget and get back to us


14 posted on 03/07/2023 5:49:22 AM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

400K is hardly “rich”, especially in some parts of the country.


15 posted on 03/07/2023 5:50:10 AM PST by kaktuskid
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To: dfwgator
Fiscal policy by designer dress


16 posted on 03/07/2023 5:51:50 AM PST by xp38
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To: kaktuskid

He really means $40K


17 posted on 03/07/2023 5:53:26 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In this 8% inflationary environment, a family earning 200k today will be at the 400k level within 8 or 9 years.


18 posted on 03/07/2023 5:53:51 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The $400K number is just for show.

Tax the rich means tax anyone with a job.


19 posted on 03/07/2023 5:58:20 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How much has this clown given to Ukraine?


20 posted on 03/07/2023 5:59:47 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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