Comments on: Mitt Romney’s Health Care Plan: Tax Cuts For The Rich

By: pennywit

pennywit — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:22:04 +0000

Actually, there are a few situations in which tax cuts make sense in terms of health-care reform. One of them is a scheme that expands the amount that can be socked away, untaxed, in an HSA.

A second circumstance involves expanding tax breaks to allow self-employed individuals greater tax benefits for their health-care plans; as I understand it, they don’t receive nearly the same tax breaks granted to individuals who work for a large company, where the company receives tax incentives for paying its share of the insurance tab, and the individual’s contribution is removed pre-tax.

Yet another circumstance is one in which federal taxes are decreased in order to offset expected increases elsewhere to finance state-level health-reform plans.

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By: Megamoze

Megamoze — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:50:39 +0000

Wow, SaveFarris lying? Color me surprised. That, or he’s totally clueless. Take your pick.

The Democratic plan proposes spending LESS money on BETTER health care, a feat accomplished by none other than every industrialized nation in the world. They spend half the money and cover EVERY citizen. They live longer and better than Americans, get better care, better coverage, and do it for way less money.

So midderpridge is exactly right, of course. Republicans are offering LESS for twice the price. Yay.

By: midderpidge

midderpidge — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:14:51 +0000

It’s gotta be better than the usual Republican Nothing for Something plan. Nothing for most of us, at the cost of Something for the Rich.

By: SaveFarris

SaveFarris — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:03:09 +0000

There’s a reason why the sentiment of the public is so pro-Democratic on this issue.

Because you’re promising to give them something for nothing. Gee, who could have guessed that would poll well?

PS: Whitaker could do it as Det. Kavanaugh. Damn, he was great on The Shield!