Posted on 11/20/2009 4:45:19 AM PST by opentalk
Proposal packed with 17 new levies. Senate Democrats' health care bill would create a new marriage penalty by imposing a tax on individuals who make $200,000 annually but hitting married couples making just $50,000 more.
That's one of 17 new taxes imposed by the bill, which also creates a levy on elective plastic surgery - some call it "botax" - and places a 40 percent excise tax on those who have generous health care plans.
"If you have insurance, you get taxed. If you don't have insurance, you get taxed. If you need a life-saving medical device, you get taxed. If you need prescription medicines, you get taxed," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, who is leading the fight against the bill.
The new taxes would be used to fund an expansion of government medical programs and to fund subsidies for lower-income individuals to buy insurance, extending health care coverage to 94 percent of eligible non-elderly Americans.
Democrats said the bill will offer lower health care costs for small businesses and families, and said the new taxes are aimed at upper-income earners, so costs would not go up for the middle class. They said that makes good on President Obama's campaign pledge not to increase taxes on families making less than $250,000 a year, which explains the reason for the new marriage penalty.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Queer marriage to be exempt.
Is there any doubt that Obama, Reid, Pelosi et al are STUPID?
I sure hope the dumb masses wake up.
Marriage penalty squared.
I commented about this yesterday to my husband.
Looks like married couples will be filing separately again.
“Is there any doubt that Obama, Reid, Pelosi et al are STUPID?”
Is there any doubt that Obama, Reid, Pelosi et al are MARXISTS?
That was absolutely my first thought as well.
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Married, working, legal citizens are facing the new tax. The rest, not so much.
Is there any doubt that Obama, Reid, Pelosi et al are STUPID?
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Actually there are plenty of smart left wingers- they know exactly what they are doing.
Obama, Reid and Pelosi are plenty smart, they just think that the American people aren’t that alert.
First it says this:”Senate Democrats’ health care bill would create a new marriage penalty by imposing a tax on individuals who make $200,000 annually but hitting married couples making just $50,000 more. “
Then it says this:
“But a married couple in which each earner makes $150,000 would be hit with the tax, whereas an unmarried couple living together with the same incomes would not.”
So is the first paragraph a typo and should be ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND, not FIFTY THOUSAND?
Wait, never mind, I see it says $50,000 MORE.
They didn’t mention the abrtn tax levied on all all participants. The dems are trying to force us all to participate in abrtns and the blood of the unborn.
Yes. I am beginning to doubt that.
I am increasingly convinced that they are evil ... that they are deliberately, willfully, and with malice aforethought doing everything they can to destroy America.
I’m sure Pelosi made sure Congress is exempt from the Botax!
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I just fu**n give up.
Love the “Eddie Haskell” comparison! Lol!
Hang in there. You can’t give up - our side needs you.
Whats the damn point? We have been reduced counting on Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman to keep us from socailistic hell. I have called my Senators Burr and Hagan. Burr against. Hagan being a good Democrat is voting for it. She has said she is against but she is only in year 2 so her seat is not in jeopardy. All my congressman are libturd democrats except Mcintyre (Dem). But we have Etheridge, Price Kissell etc. YUCCCCCCCCK
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