A national sales tax may or may not be a good idea, depending upon the terms of the tax, the rate of the tax, and whether or not it replaces the national income tax. Assuming it is meant to supplement the income tax, not replace it, a national sales tax would constitute a monstrous tax increase that...
This just in from Politico : People who like the tax-free status of their company health benefits could be asked to ante up. Money in the pot: more than $700 billion over 10 years. Treasure the tax benefits from your health savings account? Some experts say the accounts encourage “excess consumption”...
Late last year , New York Governor David Paterson proposed a 15% "obesity tax" on non-diet soda to help close the state budget gap. The idea was so unpopular, Paterson had to axe the idea in March. Despite the warning, Democrats in congress, determined to find a way to pay for Barack Obama's...
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Matt Margolis
on 05-13-2009
Filed under: taxes, health care, socialized health care, public healthcare, tax issues
The Obama Administration has been pushing Congress for major health care reforms for the last couple months, and Liberals in Congress have been easier to embrace the big government model that the President is pushing. It's very likely that Conservatives and some more moderate members of the Senate...
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Justin Higgins
on 05-07-2009
Filed under: wasteful spending, free market, taxes, health care