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House Dems look at taxing the rich for health care

I don't make that much money that the tax would affect me but it is still wrong.

Why should other people hypothetically pay for my healthcare?

Not surprising though--the lazy loafing democrats are always looking for someone else to pay for their "great ideas".

Way too few people in this country pay tax. Almost everyone should pay some so they have some "skin in the game".

As it stands now though we are literally giving lower income people tax rebates despite the fact they are not even paying federal income taxes.

The democrats now have so few people paying taxes that all this socialism sounds nothing but good to them.

They think "hey, I already don't pay any tax and now I get someone who has worked hard to earn more money than me to pay for my healtcare? SWEET!!"

Such is the life of a leeching, loafing, parasitic democrat!!

Hey,

I think you want more services for less taxes. The tax system is based upon income. If you think that the low income people pay too little taxes then educate them so they can pay more with a higher paying job.

If that were to happen then you would probably have to pay more taxes and really pay a teacher instead of what they make in this state.

When you pay a teacher, a fireman or a police officer then you are participating in "all this socialism", you toss that word around like it was leprosy.

This is a Christian nation and we pay for what we have. A student goes to school and leaves the area, people drive on our roads who never paid for them and it sounds like you would rather incarcerate them than share.

Sounds like the almighty dollar is your king. Sad to say I too am a Republican but am sincerely tired of thoughtless rhetoric spewed by people like you trying to put others and their ideas down rather than acknowledging a problem exists and trying to do something about it.

I have a son-in-law who has been going to school for 9 years and just recently graduated from medical school. He now has a 4-year residency to complete. Mean time his $300,000 in student loans will accrue interest to $400,000 before he gets through with residency. At that time, he will probably be one of those who makes more that $200,000 (those evil rich people), and he will have huge loans to pay off and still have to finally try and establish a home for his family.

You say "we should" educate the low-income earner. Why don't they educate themselves, like so many hard-working Americans have done? Seems like the ones who kill themselves to do something with themselves (and by the way a Doctor also contributes to society) are expected to then work even harder to take care of the masses who won't lift a finger to better themselves, but have plenty of bad things to say about people who do.

wow, speaking as one of those that has gone to college (including graduate school thank you very much) and lifted an finger to better myself, I have to say you are a load of it. your assumption that those that pick up your trash, raise the food you and I eat, the people that get that food to our table, the people that make sure our lights come on when you flip the switch (well you get the idea) are lazy is down right insulting. Why is the value of what they do everyday so less important then the work the rest of us "hard working" people do?

Yes indeed - those lousey rich people should stop and pay for all those who lack education, and pay more for those poor underpaid teachers. I know, let's get them off of those soft office chairs and make them to teach students and those intellectually gifted educators to get high end jobs for free. They are the vliians of our Chistian beliefs and attitudes.

Sorry to break it to you, but we are NOT a Christian nation. To state we are would be an afront to our founding fathers who specifically wrote our Constitution to be free from state sponsered religions.

Tell any Muslim, Jew, Buddahist American that we are a Christian nation and see how they respond.

The dems are looking for a 600 billion tax increase to pay for health care for 40 million uninsureds.

Lets see, considering that there are less than 130 million who pay taxes, EVERY tax payer will pay $4,615 dollars each year above and beyond his / her current tax bill. (thats $384/month).

And you will go to jail at the point of a gun if you don't choke up your 4,615 dollars a year in additional forced "charity".

Hope your family can do without 4,615 dollars a year.

If taxes go up any more (ie, to generate the 600 billion dollars dems want) then a very significant consequence will happen.

There are a lot of 2 income homes where 1 income is borderline cost effective to keep the job after commuting costs, child care costs, dress code compliance costs, etc.

If taxes go up even a little bit, then many of these borderline workers will simply stay home. It will become less expensive to stay home and not pay the new and additional taxes. They can then keep the child care/commuting expenses, etc, and come out ahead of where they would be if the kept the job, and paid additional taxes.

Overall tax revenue will then fall substantially!

The current Health system supports the rich (Those who have money) and the wicked (Those in Prison). This is unethical.

Meanwhile 50 million people who obey the law do not have it.

Hello. Insanity is doing the same thing day after day expecting different results.

Private sector has failed so lets try the government sector.

Start the Love.