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To: bubbleb

My insurance plan is quite good, and I'm pretty sure I'd be one of those who would have my taxes increase under the plan.

My personal opinion is that we shouldn't have employer-sponsored health care plans. People should buy their own plans, that way the people USING the plans would choose them, and there would be a better connection between costs and use.

I think republicans should be for lower taxes, and fewer targetted tax breaks. Health care should not get special treatment, but if it is we should control the amount of special treatment given so as to spread out the benefits to a larger class of people.

Right now, if you don't have employee health care, you pay for your health care with post-tax dollars. If I have to pay taxes on some of what my employee PAYS me that I direct to health care insurance so that others can get the same tax break for purchasing their own health insurance, that seems a fair thing to do. Tax breaks SHOULD be as widely available as possible, and applied as broadly as possible.

But if the specific implementation isn't what you like, we can at least have a serious debate about the issue, rather than just be all huffy about losing our special tax breaks. At least that's how I feel about it.


2,033 posted on 01/23/2007 7:29:14 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT
I am not "huffy" about it, Mr. Gore.
Most of those that have employer-sponsered health plans are paying monthly premiums.
I do get upset with my fellow conservatives that do not see that this is leading to socialized medicine and socialism in general.
Sometimes I think that upper middle class conservatives get to feeling as guilty as wealthy Hollywood stars over their wealth. Targeted tax breaks are based on the individuals ability to achieve a certain level of financial accomplishment. Why do you look at this as shameful.
Why is the healthcare business perceived as something other than a business that has a right to make a profit? I am not advocating outrageous greed. Access to good healthcare can be accomplished without more taxes or more government involvement. I live in a community where it has been done.
All without socialism, but with compassionate fiscally sound use of resources.
2,486 posted on 01/23/2007 8:35:57 PM PST by bubbleb
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