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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: thundley4 on November 14, 2012, 10:14:13 PM
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soleft (18,513 posts)
Flex Spending Accounts Cut in Half
So I did my 2013 benefit enrollment today, which I'm very grateful I'm able to do, and the maximum amount I could put in tax exempt flex spending health account has been lowered from 5k to 2500. I have 2 dependents on my policy and we went thru the 5k this year by June.
And my company made sure I knew this was due to Healthcare Affordability Act. Didn't realize this was in the law and I'm just wondering if anyone knows why? Is the idea that revenue will be higher if less income is tax exempt? Sucks for me, but if it makes the plan work....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021821714
BainsBane (1,002 posts)
1. You may not need it
Since more will be covered by insurance. Check ups, for example, will have no deductibles.
Riiiight!
k8conant (1,126 posts)
3. $2500 is the limit effective 1/1/2013 but...
I don't even get to pay my premiums pre-tax as a federal annuitant, let alone an FSA.
Another small bonfire bitching about ObamaCare. Yes, DUmmies Obama reduced the amount that can be put into Flex Accounts. He also eliminated OTC drugs like cold medicine, and aspirin/ibuprofen. Someone has to pay for medicare. Surprise!!! It's people with jobs that pay taxes.
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And so it begins.
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This is news? I've known about the healthcare savings account cut since Obamacare went into law.
I guess DUmmies really do have to pass the bill to find out what's in it. Meanwhile, the rest of us are ****ed.
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We have to pass it to see what's in it.
:ownit:
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$5,000 in tax-free savings compared to $2,500.
I miss George Bush.
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I sense the DUmmie's fear that he may have just screwed himself by reelecting Jug Ears! It is like the aroma of fresh baked Toll House cookies to me!
Suffer DUmmie! You voted against your own interests and the interests of the country. Now reap your whirl-chickens.
Discover the meaning of the word "consequences!"