Based upon % or dollar amount? Sigh, still no graph.
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It's like this: each dollar is FICA-taxed at 6%, up until you hit $100,000. Each dollar you are handed after that is not taxed. So if you make $100,000 a year, you are taxed $6,000. If you make $100,001 a year, you are still taxed $6,000.
Under Redux's suggested plan, that person making $100,001 per year would now be taxed $6,000.06, an extra six cents than he was before. For someone making $150,000, they would currently be taxed $6,000, just like the guy who makes $100,000. Under Redux's suggested plan, the guy making $150K would now be taxed a total of $9,000. |
Thanks Clod! Still, it would have been nice to have a lil graph or a chart.... some type of visual. Sheesh, with all the stimulus money redux got you'd think we were worth a couple pennies.
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I may never tire of the "Imma let you..." spinoffs!
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Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costs
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At least now, with no public option, the tea party guys get to keep their wonderful health insurance (and provide proof of it when sending in their tax forms), and the democrats get tons of money from their corporate overlords.
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Well, here's a heartwarming story to add to the debate. So the company's explanation is that they're doing him a favor by firing him and putting him on the path to SSDI, except that he would probably be bankrupt paying for his healthcare waiting for SSDI and I don't believe it would help his family.
I'm also not sure if COBRA would pick up the continuing care for his gunshot wound, a pre-existing condition. If we had national health care, this wouldn't be an issue. BTW, with tort reform, there's a chance that he wouldn't even be able to sue his employer. Quote:
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If you think the only people who need affordable health care are poor people popping out babies you are delusional. Everyone in this country, including you Merc, is a heartbeat away from losing everything they own because of some health disaster. In that program I listed, TWO CEOs of insurance companies said they would not be able to get insurance under the current system if they left their jobs. Nice. The truth is, insurance is great until you really need it. Because if something happens and you really DO need it, and you aren't lucky enough to work somewhere where you are pretty much guaranteed the very best insurance, the likelihood of your being dropped is very high, and then good luck finding another company to cover you at a rate you can afford. For example, in that report, a couple of people had complications with pregnancy, and their bills were close to a million $$$ each. Could you afford to pay that if your insurance company decided they wouldn't pay it for some stupid reason (like you didn't report having acne or something equally unrelated to pregnancy)? Or what if you found out your kid was autistic? Because most insurance companies won't cover things like that. People are being forced to stay in jobs they don't like because they can't afford to lose their health insurance. Some people are having to get divorced or are being forced to stay in lower income jobs so they can get Medicaid for their children because they can't afford the coverage for certain illnesses, or they can't get coverage at all. WTF? And you support that? And ftr, while I think those serving in the military deserve government health care, I do not believe they are any more special than anyone else in society. They do not deserve it simply because they are in the military. There are plenty of equally deserving people out there who can't afford insurance for one reason or another. People deserve treatment when they get cancer, or diabetes, or lupus, and they should not have to lose their homes (or DIE) in order to get it. Our health should not be a "for profit" item, like sneakers or corn or derivatives. |
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And are you saying that all people (and their family members) in the military actually PAY for their health care benefits? |
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