Comments on: Obama reverses another campaign stand

By: Amit

Amit — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:27:03 +0000

why should health benefits be taxed at all? I think this is simple ploy to make private health care more expensive to the consumer and make govt run health care more enticing.

By: Joel McDonald

Joel McDonald — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:46:20 +0000

I’m not sure of all the specifics, but whether the taxes are to the employer or to the employee, this is a bad idea. This might be a transitional problem for Americans until they can buy into the affordable policy touted by Obama during the campaign, but people like me would likely go without health coverage to avoid the taxes. For me, and many others, it would be the same as being taxed on income earned where there was no income, which could be a major tax hike.

By: Britt Howard

Britt Howard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:01:54 +0000

You would think employers should be rewarded for providing good health plans to their employees. After all, it reduces the number of uninsured and that was supposed to be a good thing!

If they’re going to tax that money, where is the incentive to hire people to research and run their health program? It would be cheaper to cut the health insurance, not hire adminsistrators. (cutting jobs instead of making them).

I imagine employees would get some sort of pay raise out of it and be directed to a private insurer. IF Obama’s commie health care will allow private insurance.

Waiting in line will provide people plenty of time to complain about socialized medicine.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:10:42 +0000

It must be nice to be a leftist — you’re never held responsible for anything you say or do.

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:44:19 +0000

truly sad because it was also one of the major reasons (among many) I disliked McCain. I go out of my to make sure I give good health benefits to my employees and now they may get punished for it.

By: The Cloakroom » Newscall

The Cloakroom » Newscall — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:32:59 +0000

[...] “Obama reverses another campaign stand,” Brian Kirwin, Bearing Drift (June 3, 2009) [...]

By: CatHouse Chat

CatHouse Chat — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:43:04 +0000

A “pivot”… That’s the new word for “broke a promise,” right?…

How about as an alternate for “has no moral foundation, much less any principles”? Brian Kirwin at Bearing Drift alerted me to the newest bit of idiocy from President Obama (and you do not KNOW how much more difficult it is getting to NOT use some of…