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washingtonpost.com - 7/15/2009

House Democrats Want to Fund Health Care With an Ill-Advised Surtax on the Rich.

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washingtonpost.com - 7/15/2009

House Democrats Propose Surtax on Wealth to Fund Health-Care Plan

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bloomberg.com - 7/15/2009

House Plans to Tax Millionaires to Fund U.S. Health-Care Plan

— bloomberg.com — July 15 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats plan to fund the broadest U.S. health-care expansion in four decades... by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans, imposing a surtax of 5.4 percent on couples with more than $1 million in income. The ... (more) House Plans to Tax Millionaires to Fund U.S. Health-Care ...

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Sen. Roland Burris Abandons Reelection Bid, Citing Fundraising Hurdles
The Hollywood Liberal — Sen. Roland Burris Abandons Reelection Bid, Citing Fundraising Hurdles CHICAGO. July 10 — Six months into his tenure as a U.S. senator, Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) acknowledged the inevitable Friday and announced that he will not run for election next year. [image] Democrats Agree on Tax Hike to Fund Health Care House Democrats agreed yesterday to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a sweeping expansion of the nation’s health-care system, proposing a surtax on the highest earners that could send the top federal tax rate toward 45 percent. [image] [image] Sotomayor Girds for a Showdown at Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Post White ...

Democrats agree to raise taxes $550 billion to fund so-called health care reform
RedState: Conservative News and Community — House Democrats agreed Friday to raise taxes by about $550 billion to pay for their sweeping expansion of the nation’s health care system. The huge tax increase will only pay for about half the cost of the Democrats’ health spending plans, so according to the New York Times, the Democrats will also cut Medicare spending, the government health plan for the elderly, and other health care savings to pay for the rest of the $trillion-plus health care spending spree. The top federal tax rate is now 35 percent, but Democrats have vowed to raise ...

A surtax would get the job done
Political Animal — A SURTAX WOULD GET THE JOB DONE.... How are Dems going to pay for health care? Here's a thought . House Democrats agreed yesterday to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a sweeping expansion of the nation's health-care system, proposing a surtax on the highest earners that could send the top federal tax rate toward 45 percent. Beginning in 2011, the plan would target all income over $350,000 a year for families and $280,000 a year for individuals, Democratic sources said. The surtax would start at 1 percent, rise to around 1.5 percent for families earning more than ...

Rolling on the River
The Moderate Voice — ... , to yesterday’s reports that House Democrats have come together on a plan to impose a surtax on wealthy Americans to help pay for health care. ...

Republicans Falsely Argue That Surtax Would Disproportionally Affect Small Businesses
Wonk Room — ... Responding to reports that the House Ways and Means Committee has decided to raise $550 billion to pay for health care reform by applying a surtax to the richest Americans, Republican lawmakers took to the airwaves yesterday to argue that the tax would disproportionately burden small businesses: ...