Healthcare Reform
Well, it looks like the House is at in full force now, attempting to pass a healthcare reform package before August. I believe any proposed bill will have to get through 3 committees, and then to the floor. The Dems seem hell bent on passing something, anything to give Obama his “win”.
Yet, as of yesterday, the country is now 1 Trillion dollars in debt. So how will the dems pay for it? the latest on the table is tax the wealthy up to 1.5% and to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance. For now, the stick it to the wealthy approach might just sell. But one day, sooner or later, with 1 Trillion dollars of debt, everyone is going to be paying higher taxes.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:51 am
No direct connection to you guys. A friend passed this on to me. The thing that chaps me is the proposal being bandied about to include health benefits provided by companies as taxable income. Then it won’t just be the wealthy, it’ll be anybody with a steady job subject to withhholding.