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Originally Posted by d-ray657
One part of it is that it is the proverbial camel's nose under the edge of the tent. Benefits have not been taxed before. Once the cherry is popped, there's no reason to believe that a greater and greater proportion of benefits will not be taxed. I'll look for a few more metaphors later.
Regards,
D-Ray
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I agree but I suspect that the union objections are a bit less broadly focused. In recent years many unions have made significant salary concessions in order to hold onto their health coverage. Taxing those benefits would make the concessions pointless in the long run when insurance companies reduce benefits and maintain premium levels to recoup that tax.
I think the idea of taxing benefits is a terrible idea. GD Senate! A far better solution is to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the top 2%. That would accomplish a lot more in terms of funding the reforms and, at the same time, reducing the deficit.
Jean