Archive for May 12th, 2009
Max Baucus: We’ll Just Eat the Rich!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Baucus suggested that the benefit could be limited by taxing health insurance provided to high-income individuals, although he did not specify at what income levels. He also said that plans offering rich benefits — for example, no co-payments or deductibles — might be taxed once their value exceeded a yet-to-be-determined threshold.
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Dr Pepper: The Solution to the Health Care Crisis
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation’s health-care system.
The taxes would pay for only a fraction of the cost to expand health-insurance coverage to all Americans and would face strong opposition from the beverage industry. They also could spark a […]