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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Health Care Reform

9 October 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, health care reform is in the news again, this time with a focus on the proposed excise tax for high-premium insurance plans. The latest proposal for health care reform includes a controversial excise tax for high-premium insurance plans which exceed certain thresholds. Much of the concern, especially [...]

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Dear Nancy, Please Don’t Raise Taxes To Pay For Health Care…

8 October 2009

This week, 157 House Democrats (which for math junkies like me, who want to know the actual percentage of House Dems who signed, it’s 62%) signed a letter which put House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on notice that an excise tax on high-cost health care insurance plans is not acceptable. Those who signed the letter [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Tax Bad Behaviors

31 August 2009

Donna Peeples writes: I have seen a lot of articles in the paper about taxing sodas and foods that are bad for you. I say, “Why not?” I used to be a smoker. At one point, I was up to two packs a day. When New Jersey raised their cigarette tax, I stopped because my [...]

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More on Health Care Reform: Congress Apparently Sweet on Soda Tax

28 July 2009

Though the health care reform bill has officially been tabled until after the break, there is still work to do in Congress before a vote can be scheduled. At the top of the list? Find a way to pay for the bill. The Senate Finance Committee has considered a number of funding options but nothing [...]

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Congress Puts Brakes on Health Care Reform

23 July 2009

Despite President Obama’s plan to push through a massive health care reform bill before the August break, it will not happen. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) said about the bill, “I think that it’s better to have a product that is one that’s based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than trying to jam something through.” Sen. [...]

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Health Care Bill Update

16 July 2009

One version of the health care reform bill has passed in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with a vote of 13-10. And this one only costs $600 billion. Committee Chair Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) wrote, about the bill: We have done the hard work that the American people sent us here to [...]

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The House Has a Plan to Pay for Health Care (Yes, There’s a Catch)

14 July 2009

House Democrats think they have a plan to pay for health care reform. And yes, it’s going to cost… somebody. The 1000+ page health care plan as proposed by President Obama comes with a hefty price tag. Congress has been charged with coming up with the funds for the plan. That isn’t proving to be [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Autism & Special Needs Children

10 July 2009

Taxpayer asks: My husband and I have a 4 yr old daughter diagnosed with autism (higher functioning). We are considering enrolling her in a private preschool that has a program specifically designed to help children with autism, something the public school system cannot offer. The yearly tuition is $22,000. Can any of this be tax [...]

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Health Care Plan Leaves Huge Hole in the Budget

9 July 2009

In an effort to fund their massive health care plan, members of Congress are scrambling to find revenue. After searching under their car seats and sofa cushions for extra change, they have basically admitted that the well is simply dry. And that proposal to tax employer provided health care benefits? It’s just not picking up [...]

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Taxing Health Care Benefits

3 July 2009

Ever since President Obama raised the idea of taxing health care benefits, I’ve been asked what I think about the plan. Specifically, I’ve received a number of emails which more or less ask three questions: How would it work? Do I think it’s fair? Do I like it? I’m happy to oblige. But first, some [...]

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