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TomCADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 05:21 PM
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Fox News: "Senate Health Bill Imposes $29B More in Taxes"
Edited on Wed Oct-07-09 05:23 PM by TomCADem
Oh nooeess!

Fox News is out with the right wing talking point that we should not tax insurance companies because they will just pass it on to consumers. Indeed, why don't we just lower corporate taxes like Ireland, because I am sure that corporations would pass no those tax cuts to consumers. Still, given Fox News' pervasive control of multiple media outlets, how long before astroturf "liberals" begin to repeat these right wing talking points?

:sarcasm:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/10/06/b-taxes-senate-health/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r5:c0.088094:b28164596:z0

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Senate Health Bill Imposes $29B More in Taxes
Congressional tax experts reported that the bill would impose more taxes on health care industries than originally thought -- levies that could be passed on to consumers


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The new Republican support for Obama's top domestic priority came as a potential setback emerged for Senate health legislation: Congressional tax experts reported that the bill would impose $29 billion more in taxes on health care industries than originally thought -- levies that could be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.

That could be troublesome news for an overhaul bill facing a crucial vote in the Senate Finance Committee this week, and with Republican senators already complaining that the legislation contains too many taxes.

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"Americans want commonsense reform," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a speech on the Senate floor, arguing that Democratic plans would expand government control, raise taxes on the middle class and cut Medicare benefits.

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The Finance Committee's top Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, said in a statement: "These taxes will increase insurance premiums and health care costs for individuals and families."

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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 05:25 PM
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1. "Bill Will Kill Everybody!"
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 06:19 PM
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2. Chickenfeed! (by Pentagon standards)
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 10:56 PM
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3. Won't they have FOX pay the that tax?
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