tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post4985773619101484097..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: QOTD@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-69200325449134427182009-06-21T18:10:35.393-04:002009-06-21T18:10:35.393-04:00"First, we found out that he wants to pay for..."First, we found out that he wants to pay for his plan by taxing your health care benefits for the first time in history, just like George Bush."<br /><br />Actually, I could see this working...<br />a) at present, employers pay before tax benefits. No tax paid.<br />b)change that to employer now has to include it in the taxable compensation, but employee has the option of buying his/her own insurance, and cost of that insurance is then deductible on the 1040 even without a Schedule A. Result is that the employee chooses his/her own insurance or gets a pay raise, the insurance is still tax free but the employee pays additional tax if s/he takes a raise.<br /><br />"It would mean a cut of more than 20 percent in Medicare benefits next year."<br /><br />Well...you know...Medicare _is_ a form of socialism. As is social security. You know that. If we really want to get away from that, then we need to look at how we can encourage people to save enough to meet their own needs, and if there are people who are simply incapable of doing so, then those _few_ should be given charity of some sort. I do believe it would be few. <br /><br />It couldn't happen quickly, but should be something in line with Bush's plan to privatize SS. <br /><br />And none of this will work without tort reform.sueknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-43567792908812285322009-06-21T17:31:14.053-04:002009-06-21T17:31:14.053-04:00Wow. A perfect example of campaigning on taxing t...Wow. A perfect example of campaigning on taxing the Rich, then governing by revealing that the Rich is you.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com