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GOP Drops Tax Cuts for Big Earners in Revised Health Bill, Sources Say (GOPe KEEPS Obamacare taxes!)
Bloomberg ^ | July 11, 2017 | Laura litvan and Steven Dennis

Posted on 07/11/2017 12:53:59 PM PDT by Alter Kaker

Edited on 07/12/2017 1:49:23 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aca; acha; ahca; mcconnell; mitchcare; obamacare; obamacare2; senatehealthcare; trumpcare
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To: Truth29
The GOPe continues to try and commit suicide

Fairly sure they've succeeded!

41 posted on 07/11/2017 1:55:26 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

Autocorrect killed a threat of mine. I tried to type “rules” but was posted as “cruels.” Moderator killed it thankfully.

Siri is worse. My dictated text messages come out crazy.


42 posted on 07/11/2017 1:57:08 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: scooby321

These friggin’ Republican morons were given a majority by “we the people” to repeal the goddam thing! We need to give the majority back to the dems. At least the stabbing won’t be in the back!

Reposted for effect


43 posted on 07/11/2017 2:00:11 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Vendome

It’s on investment income.


44 posted on 07/11/2017 2:01:00 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: rockinqsranch

NO NO NO...it was a healthcare cost disaster BEFORE Obamacare was passed. Healthcare costs were inflating at double the rate of inflation. Obamacare did nothing to improve that and only made it worse.

A genuine healthcare reform law is direly needed.
Take a look at my profile page to view my idea on how to really reduce healthcare costs.


45 posted on 07/11/2017 2:13:40 PM PDT by entropy12 (Russia did not elect Trump! Americans did!!)
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To: Alter Kaker

Why do you believe FAKE NEWS as gospel and get all worked up?

Stay calm until GOP healthcare AND tax reform bills are actually passed.


46 posted on 07/11/2017 2:15:43 PM PDT by entropy12 (Russia did not elect Trump! Americans did!!)
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To: Alter Kaker

Voting doesn’t actually make a difference...


47 posted on 07/11/2017 2:18:10 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

It is the reality of the real world political landscape. It is very very very hard to take away ANY entitlements, benefits already given out.

How many conservatives receiving social security and medicare are willing to reduce their benefits?

I rest my case.


48 posted on 07/11/2017 2:19:48 PM PDT by entropy12 (Russia did not elect Trump! Americans did!!)
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To: entropy12

They should take ALL the unpaid entitlements away and then when the freeloaders rise up, take them out. They contribute NOTHING to society. They are a cancer.


49 posted on 07/11/2017 2:21:05 PM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: entropy12

Social Security is not an entitlement!!!!


50 posted on 07/11/2017 2:22:15 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: pgkdan; inchworm
> Looks like taxes have become charity. You're just noticing? Our tax code has been used for wealth redistribution my entire life but never as blatantly as now. > Ha! It's been blatant since the day they started the whole 16th. The only reason it's 'blatant' is 'cause it now includes . "Oh, it's only vs. the 'rich'". "It's NEVER go above 3%". Personally, I can't wait for the 47+% to start shrinking and the bitching REALLY begin.
51 posted on 07/11/2017 2:31:49 PM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Alter Kaker

This is what happens when you have horses asses like Murkowski and Collins in your party. The stupid party is doing stupid things. Surprise.


52 posted on 07/11/2017 2:31:57 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: MichaelCorleone

There was no way to know that was sarcasm.

I tried to address it as I thought you meant it.

If you didn’t mean it that way, then I’m glad we agree.


53 posted on 07/11/2017 2:32:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
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To: Vendome

My favorite was the call that they were stealing money from the poor to give to the rich. I always asked, what will you do when they call you rich for having a house or a car?

That gets a whole lot of people thinking.

Oh, look, free government cell phones.


54 posted on 07/11/2017 2:34:27 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Alter Kaker

WE are witnessing an all out assault on the very core of this nation and its economy, its people, healthy or not..

and both parties seem to be OK with that as they continue their tedious games.. a pox on all of them.


55 posted on 07/11/2017 2:36:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: entropy12

Healthcare costs aren’t the problem...non-payers are....insurance premium costs are rising due to govt. “pool” intervention (non-payers & mandates), but I see $499. MRI’s, $100. Dr. office visits, $400. payment to an ortho surgeon for 4+ hours of hip replacement surgery (Medicare reimbursement)(that is less than my mechanic or a lawyer makes). Hospitals are operating on a 0.52% profit margin (less than grocery stores). And health insurance is making about 4.5% profit.
Doctors are doing pretty well at about 12.8% margin, but still less than lawyers.

My local children’s hospital is currently 78% “no-pay”/Medicaid patients...then they get reimbursed 15-20% by Medicaid...so if they want to recoup their MRI cost (about $499.) they must charge about $3200. for it. That is the cost driver.

http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/margin.html

https://www.sageworks.com/datareleases.aspx?article=329&title=The-Most-Profitable-Industries-in-the-U.S.&date=August-28-2015-?utm_source=forbes&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=08062016


56 posted on 07/11/2017 2:37:44 PM PDT by Drago
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To: entropy12

“....it was a healthcare cost disaster BEFORE Obamacare was passed.”

Yes, and you can review healthcare history back to 1965, and specifically Ted Kennedy, and the Democrats for the reason our system of healthcare is all messed up today.


57 posted on 07/11/2017 2:37:56 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Alter Kaker

A party with no principles and no courage.


58 posted on 07/11/2017 2:41:52 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: bert; Alter Kaker

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Fake post...... not a tax hike

The tax is retained

There is a tax bill to take care of taxes
>

Sorry, the (R) own it since they did as expected and turned 180 from full repeal to ‘tinkering in place’.

If they repealed, as they said/promised and were elected to do, THAT would have been a cut and the Constitutional solution.

Lastly, if anyone expects the budget/tax bills to’ make up the difference’ is willfully blind, or too stupid, to NOT learn from the above. They couldn’t even hold the line vs. Zero’s last year(s) [they gave away MORE $$$].


59 posted on 07/11/2017 2:41:56 PM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Alter Kaker

Let’s see what happens. This is a bad idea, but if the Senate passes something, there is a chance to correct the error in conference.


60 posted on 07/11/2017 2:50:42 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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