just a guess, that House & Senate health care plan is exempt!
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By James Rowley and Kristin Jensen Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democratic leaders are considering following a Senate panel’s lead and taxing the most-expensive health-insurance plans to help pay for legislation to overhaul the medical-care system. The excise tax on so-called Cadillac health plans is part of a measure being considered by the Senate Finance Committee,... [more]
By James Rowley and Kristin Jensen
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
Democratic leaders are considering following a Senate panel’s
lead and taxing the most-expensive health-insurance plans to
help pay for legislation to overhaul the medical-care system.
The excise tax on so-called Cadillac health plans is part
of a measure being considered by the Senate Finance Committee,
which adjourned today until Sept. 29 after four days of debate.
House leaders are struggling to address differences among
Democrats for proposals to extend health coverage to tens of
millions of uninsured Americans and tame rising costs. The
Cadillac tax provides an alternative to the House plan for a
surtax on millionaires, which has drawn objections from first-
term members and has little support in the Senate.
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Response by stevejhx
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RS - why don't you just start a right-wing website dedicated to Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and Benito Mussolini? It would save so much space on streeteasy's servers.
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Response by alanhart
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Steve, Steve, Steve -- how could you?
You cut Riversider off before the second and third post.
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Response by Riversider
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Sorry, I should've realized the two of you are home wearing your I love Pelosi jerseys
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Response by stevejhx
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Did you know that Congress is giving away FREE I Love Pelosi jerseys?
RS - I could give a sh*t about your politics, but blog them where they belong. That one post you did with 75 or so posts of your own in a row was about as interesting as War and Peace, and twice as long.
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Response by nyc10022
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"RS - why don't you just start a right-wing website dedicated to Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and Benito Mussolini?"
And then you can crosslink with Steve's socialist site.
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Response by stevejhx
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That's true - we could have a Twitter War. I'll be the "-ter" part.
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Response by w67thstreet
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me thinkz.. Pelosi is a hotty.... much better than Tom DeLay.. .will someone please get some "compromising" pictures of him... dude just needs to come out....he should go back to middle school to come out... seriously... he needs to come out...
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Response by w67thstreet
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Never mind.. just saw "dancing w/ the stars" hes;' come out...
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Response by nyc10022
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Can't say this is a surprise... our already progressive tax system becoming even more progressive.
So, what's the "fair share" the lefties want the rich to pay? 100%?
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Response by w67thstreet
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nyc10022... somewhere between seeing a 2 yo eating out of the garbage can (call me left leaning at that point) and seeing Al Roker deducting his upstate home as a "farm", is where i think there should be gov't minding of our finances.
But here is the thing, if we allow ourselves (US) to become more successful based upon real productivity, the "transfer" of wealth will become meaningless... it's like buying a Porsche b/c your youngest sibling only has a Ford... at a certain "wealth" level... we will no longer need to transfer it..... so let me know when kids don't go hungry in the US and I'm in your camp... till then let's just raise the living standard for all Americans (semi-legal is okay too ; ) ), w/o this BS RE bubble... peace out.
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Response by w67thstreet
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meant buying a Porsche to your youngest sibling....
That was how I was taught in my family... don't let anyone of your siblings go hungry or w/o an education... but beyond that.... it's up to you... from my dad.
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Response by nyc10022
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If you're offering a flat tax plus only the rich pay to feed the kids... great... where do I sign up?
But the rich are already paying BY FAR more than that...
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Response by w67thstreet
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nyc10022... FLMAO.... dude I used to think like you... then I had children... I see that these young kids going to war, not b/c they have more opportunities, but bc of a system.. that allows tax cheats to park their billions off shore, $1MMaires to deduct $1MM mortgages, Britney to deduct her jets and entourage, and my mortgage deduc on my sailboat is f'ked up.... instead of hating "our" system... look all around you and see ALL the inequalities and get rid of all of the low hanging fruit first.
1) Mortgage deductions for anyone making more than $1MM;
2) Get rid of boat mortgage deductions;
3) Eliminate just the corporate tax loopholes (transfer pricing for one);
4) Eliminate all the rich tax dodges;
5) Why do we as americans pay more per capita than any of the developed nations and get so many of us are uninsured?;
Believe me, I am not left leaning (not too much but have a soft spot for kids) but I think there is so much "fluff" b/f we need to cut services to people that need it.
I remember reading somewhere.. a true measure of a society is how it treats its least fortunate... do you think Iran has an ADA act?
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Response by w67thstreet
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I'm rambling today... need more $4 cups of coffee....
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Response by manhattanfox
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"There is a merger pending that will yield the world's biggest time wasting Company. The merger will merge You Tube, Twitter and Face Book. The new Company will be called You Twit Face. "- Conan O'Brien
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Response by NYCMatt
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The rich are all evil. Why doesn't Barack just start up his citizen militia or whatever the hell he's calling it and have them go door-to-door to the homes of people making over $200K and force them at gunpoint to surrender their bank accounts and personal belongings?
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Response by columbiacounty
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no matt...you're just a pompous, useless know it all.
RS - why don't you just start a right-wing website dedicated to Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and Benito Mussolini? It would save so much space on streeteasy's servers.
Steve, Steve, Steve -- how could you?
You cut Riversider off before the second and third post.
Sorry, I should've realized the two of you are home wearing your I love Pelosi jerseys
Did you know that Congress is giving away FREE I Love Pelosi jerseys?
RS - I could give a sh*t about your politics, but blog them where they belong. That one post you did with 75 or so posts of your own in a row was about as interesting as War and Peace, and twice as long.
"RS - why don't you just start a right-wing website dedicated to Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and Benito Mussolini?"
And then you can crosslink with Steve's socialist site.
That's true - we could have a Twitter War. I'll be the "-ter" part.
me thinkz.. Pelosi is a hotty.... much better than Tom DeLay.. .will someone please get some "compromising" pictures of him... dude just needs to come out....he should go back to middle school to come out... seriously... he needs to come out...
Never mind.. just saw "dancing w/ the stars" hes;' come out...
Can't say this is a surprise... our already progressive tax system becoming even more progressive.
So, what's the "fair share" the lefties want the rich to pay? 100%?
nyc10022... somewhere between seeing a 2 yo eating out of the garbage can (call me left leaning at that point) and seeing Al Roker deducting his upstate home as a "farm", is where i think there should be gov't minding of our finances.
But here is the thing, if we allow ourselves (US) to become more successful based upon real productivity, the "transfer" of wealth will become meaningless... it's like buying a Porsche b/c your youngest sibling only has a Ford... at a certain "wealth" level... we will no longer need to transfer it..... so let me know when kids don't go hungry in the US and I'm in your camp... till then let's just raise the living standard for all Americans (semi-legal is okay too ; ) ), w/o this BS RE bubble... peace out.
meant buying a Porsche to your youngest sibling....
That was how I was taught in my family... don't let anyone of your siblings go hungry or w/o an education... but beyond that.... it's up to you... from my dad.
If you're offering a flat tax plus only the rich pay to feed the kids... great... where do I sign up?
But the rich are already paying BY FAR more than that...
nyc10022... FLMAO.... dude I used to think like you... then I had children... I see that these young kids going to war, not b/c they have more opportunities, but bc of a system.. that allows tax cheats to park their billions off shore, $1MMaires to deduct $1MM mortgages, Britney to deduct her jets and entourage, and my mortgage deduc on my sailboat is f'ked up.... instead of hating "our" system... look all around you and see ALL the inequalities and get rid of all of the low hanging fruit first.
1) Mortgage deductions for anyone making more than $1MM;
2) Get rid of boat mortgage deductions;
3) Eliminate just the corporate tax loopholes (transfer pricing for one);
4) Eliminate all the rich tax dodges;
5) Why do we as americans pay more per capita than any of the developed nations and get so many of us are uninsured?;
Believe me, I am not left leaning (not too much but have a soft spot for kids) but I think there is so much "fluff" b/f we need to cut services to people that need it.
I remember reading somewhere.. a true measure of a society is how it treats its least fortunate... do you think Iran has an ADA act?
I'm rambling today... need more $4 cups of coffee....
"There is a merger pending that will yield the world's biggest time wasting Company. The merger will merge You Tube, Twitter and Face Book. The new Company will be called You Twit Face. "- Conan O'Brien
The rich are all evil. Why doesn't Barack just start up his citizen militia or whatever the hell he's calling it and have them go door-to-door to the homes of people making over $200K and force them at gunpoint to surrender their bank accounts and personal belongings?
no matt...you're just a pompous, useless know it all.