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2016 Postmortem

thesquanderer

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7. You probably don't have to go that high...

Reply to Skwmom (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 04:23 PM

Jan 2016

Let's say you're self-employed, making $100k. If it works like the current payroll tax, a self-employed person is responsible for both the employer and the employee share of the benefit, which in this case totals 8.4%, or $8,400, which comes to $700 a month, which is higher than many (most?) individuals are paying now. But we don't know all the details yet...

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Under Bernie's National Health Care Plan we have more take home pay. [View all] Skwmom Jan 2016 OP

Makes American doing jobs more competitive with world labor Jarqui Jan 2016 #1

Very good point. Amazing how they ignore that. Skwmom Jan 2016 #3

After all we've been through on jobs exiting the country over the last couple of decades+ Jarqui Jan 2016 #6

It depends on the individual. thesquanderer Jan 2016 #2

Well if you are making over a quarter of a million, I suspect you'll still do rather well. n/t Skwmom Jan 2016 #4

You probably don't have to go that high... thesquanderer Jan 2016 #7

I will have less take home pay as I do not get health insurance through my employer. My employer seaglass Jan 2016 #5