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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:13 AM Original message |
Poll question: Reality of Taxing Cadillac Plans |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. I wouldn't be affected by the tax but I am concerned about those who would be. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I am not sure. Do we even have the numbers of what an average corporate plan costs |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't have the average corporate plan cost but I have something close. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The tax is on insurers, not on individuals /nt |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. And they will, generously, absorb that cost themselves. Well, bless their hearts! nt |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Companies will gut employee benefits to avoid paying the tax. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. But it adds in your flex plan too plus dental and vision |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't care if the tax affects me (but it probably doesn't) |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. It doesn't affect ANYONE directly |
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Blue State Blues (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. It varies widely |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Your post is self-contradictory |
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Blue State Blues (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Ah, but the deal you get depends on who you are |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Small businesses, of course, get the rawest deal |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Is the tax like income tax where anything over 21K gets the tax and the |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yes, it is only a tax on the amount over the threshold ... |
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Blue State Blues (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. so now explain this |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's Union Busting |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It is union busting and to see Democrats supporting this is shocking |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Not really. But it's a slap in the face. |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. No it doesn't break up a union, but it does harm it's members a lot... |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Yes, all of OS is wonderful |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Unions don't pay the tax. Neither do employees |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. "Its exactly the kind of chess moves we elected Obama to make." |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. +++1000 nt |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Mccain wanted to tax YOU. |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. So you are trying to tell me that I will not be taxed for a cadillac plan? |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. exactly |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You did read the part about me being in a union didn't you? |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. And? |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. "Rest easy" |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. take a look at this when you get a chance |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I'm Union and I voted for Obama... |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. So this guy is a Republican you say? |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Actually I didn't |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You alleged that I got my information from a 'Republican' |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. That is where the FUD came from |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Only DLCers want to tax the workforce rather than millionaires. |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You need to educate yourself first... |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Here's a video explaining how much of a betrayal this tax is to people that work for a living. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. The tax will be on the hard working American people. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-09-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
35. For the umpteenth time, the squeeze is on |
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