Should YOU pay for YOUR healthcare? Or someone else....
HEADLINE: House Democrats at work on health legislation are narrowing in on an income tax surcharge on the highest-paid wage earners to help pay the cost of subsidizing insurance for the 50 million who lack it.
Pushing to complete a comprehensive health care bill by Friday and bring it up for committee votes next week, House Democrats abandoned earlier money-raising proposals, including a payroll tax.
…committee needs to come up with $600 billion in new taxes to deliver….
36: Percentage of total gross income received by top 5% of wage earners
60: Percentage of total tax burden paid by top 5% of wage earners
0: Likely percentage of top 5% wage earners who will benefit from subsidized health care
Methinks the Dems admire Robin Hood a bit too much!
Pushing to complete a comprehensive health care bill by Friday and bring it up for committee votes next week, House Democrats abandoned earlier money-raising proposals, including a payroll tax.
…committee needs to come up with $600 billion in new taxes to deliver….
36: Percentage of total gross income received by top 5% of wage earners
60: Percentage of total tax burden paid by top 5% of wage earners
0: Likely percentage of top 5% wage earners who will benefit from subsidized health care
Methinks the Dems admire Robin Hood a bit too much!
Labels: democrats, health care, taxes
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