House Dems favor insurance requirement

[thundley4]

I really don't want to see my medical benefits turn into taxable income.

I work for a big company, it's within the top 50 of the Fortune 500. My health insurance is a big part of my benefits package. Even the little bit of it that I pay  ($60 a month) is paid for with my pre-tax income. The estimated value of such coverage is $600 a month. That would be alot of extra tax for me.

So much for President Obama only wanting to raise taxes on the "rich."  Let's tax my benefits so we can pay for others. 

I pay about $40/week pretax also, and I still don't want to have to pay tax on my benefits. I haven't even met my deductible in over 10 years, so it would almost be cheaper to be with out the company insurance , if it weren't for the proposed fines on people without insurance.

[RobJohnson]

I pay about $40/week pretax also, and I still don't want to have to pay tax on my benefits. I haven't even met my deductible in over 10 years, so it would almost be cheaper to be with out the company insurance , if it weren't for the proposed fines on people without insurance.

If benefits are taxed, I think more would opt out of coverage. Then of course we would see people being put in jail for not taking out health insurance. 

[thundley4]

If benefits are taxed, I think more would opt out of coverage. Then of course we would see people being put in jail for not taking out health insurance. 

That's why the Dimrats want to have the insurance requirement. You have insurance or you pay a fine.   What gets me is that all this BS about uninsured in this country counts the illegal immigrants and also those of an age that think they are still immortal and invincible, (the 20 somethings).

[Bluesuiter-Retired]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqLNecbH0dcg

$600 BILLION in new taxes and a $400 BILLION reduction in medicare and medicade.

[RobJohnson]

My mother was on the phone asking questions about her Medicare advantage plan. They were trying to up sell her....the lady on the phone told her that even though it would be an extra $85 a month right now, President Obama has a law in the works that is going to make it less expensive for "seniors"....of course even if this was true, it would cost me twice as much in taxes...

What type of sales pitch needs to include the word "Obama?"   

[NHSparky]

What type of sales pitch needs to include the word "Obama?"   

Really bad ones.  I'm also guessing in about 3 1/2 years, the sales pitch will be, "And it'll overcome Obama's ****ups!"