Posted on 09/05/2012 10:05:03 AM PDT by george76
New Mexico Dem Senate candidate Martin Heinrich misleads with defense of medical device tax.
Democratic New Mexico congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich defended his vote to uphold a job-killing provision of Obamacare on Tuesday, despite his previous acknowledgment that the provision would have negative economic consequences for his home state.
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Heinrich voted June 7 of this year to uphold the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device manufacturers that will take effect next year under Obamacare
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The medical device tax is sure to be a hot topic in the New Mexico campaign. New Mexico is home to approximately 300 medical device companies. The medical device tax, in its current 2.3 percent incarnation, may cost up to 43,000 jobs
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Those laid off will have their pay equalized with others in the state.
NEW MEXICO PING!!
Does this mean they are going to tax all those dead people that were ‘funded’ a wheelchair by (taxpayers) the government, even though the wheelchairs are still sitting in warehouses ?
“They say there’s no devil, Jim, but there is, right out of Hell. I saw it!”
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