Posted on 03/23/2010 5:46:34 PM PDT by Kaslin
Health Care Reform: The Senate parliamentarian dims GOP hopes on a reconciliation bill that contains even more onerous taxes and even a financial incentive to lay people off. No wonder Speaker Pelosi is laughing.
We'll acknowledge that the signing of ObamaCare into law is a historic event, but we think the Weather Channel broadcasting the signing ceremony was a bit much. On the other hand, stormy political weather and more dark clouds lay ahead.
The cries of "repeal" and "remember in November" are rising, and state attorneys general are taking the feds to court over the unconstitutional mandates and usurpation of rights contained in reform's first incarnation. The bad news is that things are going to get worse before they get better.
On Monday, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a good laugh celebrating her coup d'etat, Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin, who gets paid out of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, issued informal guidance to Republicans that on at least one issue their plans to use the reconciliation process as a last stand had hit a snag.
According to a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Frumin sent word that he feels that the so-called "Cadillac tax," a proposed tax on high-end health insurance plans from which union members would be exempt, does not have an impact on the Social Security trust fund and therefore does not violate reconciliation rules under the 1974 budget act by changing contributions to the trust fund.
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BHO: “I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.”
I need a smilie of a guy falling down laughing!
Those independents overwhelmingly voted for the GOP candidates in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts in the last few months.
Woof!
All of the above...Instead of STFU how about just perish the thought?
there are two more type of taxes the Socialist want. a tax on CO2 and a Added Value Tax.
The Added Value Tax, unlike a national sale tax to replace all other federal taxes and fees, will be an addition to all other federal taxes and fees.
Look for Democrat/Progressive victories in 2010.
IMHO
That might be true, except this bill now labels those people as part of "the rich". Once they experience first hand the negative effects of this legislation, they will realize that they are also in the line of fire of their supposed "enlightened" comrades.
A 4% Medicare rent tax ?? really??
...a reconciliation bill that contains even more onerous taxes and even a financial incentive to lay people off.
Washington State is the same, with a (R) SOS, and a Dem Gov. who is good and pissed. And, like Pa, he’s a front-runner for Gov.
As best I can tell, it has something like Employer B gets a “discount” for insuring a person whose spouse is also insured. But if the spouse is not insured (i.e., because she loses her job with Employer A), then Employer B has to pay more to insure his employee.
Like if the employers are splitting the premium for the insurance provided to the family, then they’re not splitting it if one spouse is fired?
“there are two more type of taxes the Socialist want. a tax on CO2 and a Added Value Tax.”
I agree.
But having them raise taxes instead of pass Cap and Trade, or Immigration Reform, would be vastly better. Taxes are easy to undo.
“How about just perish the thought?”
My sentiments exactly. But, unfortunately, the psychotics now occupying the government are backed by the psychotics in the electorate; and the number of “brilliant, intellectual” psychotics is growing.
IMHO
I know! I immediately double-checked to see the source. It’s IBD !!! Certainly credible. What an insane bill this is! Just insane!
IMHO
“How can my company be responsible for a fine if my spouses employer has layoffs?”
There are “community organizers” who will be glad to “explain” that to you, comrade!/sarcasm;)
They’re going to love every moment of it.
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