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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:24 AM Original message |
What was McCain thinking when he came up with the idea to tax employer provided health insurance? |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. He wants us to go out and find our own insurance - "competition" you know? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Really. He is LOADED with "pre-existing conditions". . |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. McLame "thinks"? Who knew? nt |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. He also wants to eliminate the tax break corporations get for providing employee health insurance |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. So when employers no longer provide health care insurance for their employees and |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. One would hope so, but I think not |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. New wars to finance nt |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. He's innovative! Fresh new ideas to stimulate the economy! |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. social darwinism - his answer to socialism |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
8. Who knows? |
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kernelfarmer (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
9. It benefits ultra rich |
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Betty88 (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. I have to pay taxes on my partners health insurance.. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. He probably figured Americans were too dumb to ever find that out |
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Princess Turandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
12. I have no idea.. |
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Jack from Charlotte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. Radio ad pointing that out is playing here in North Carolina.... |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. it is 100% all about moving health insurance to the private market |
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njtechguy (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. simple |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And if the healthy can't afford the premiums, won't the insurance companies lose out? |
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serrano2008 (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
17. Right...he taxes it but then gives a tax refund for it... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Ant not a tax refund either. A tax credit. Whatever that is? |
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serrano2008 (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yeah, what the hell does that even mean...can anyone help explain where this money comes from? |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. I Read Somewhere That He Thought We Had Too Much |
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morillon (809 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
23. It is one of the most boneheaded parts of his entire platform. |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
24. He was thinking Sarah has a nice ass. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
25. ***TAX INCREASE ON THE MIDDLE CLASS*** |
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