detnews.com - 7/12/2009
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James P. Hoffa: WASHINGTON, D.C. No tax on workers' health benefits Detroit, we have a problem. We're suffering serious economic pain at a time when health care costs in our state are going through the roof. The one million Michiganians who don't have health insurance are one accident or ...
google.com - 7/7/2009
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google.com —
11 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) A key lawmaker
says senators at work on health care legislation are...
having second thoughts about imposing a tax on high-end insurance coverage that workers receive on the job. Sen. Kent Conrad says polling shows ...
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The Associated Press: Tax on health benefits fading?
news.yahoo.com - 7/9/2009
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AP - Senate Democratic leaders rebelled Tuesday against
a proposed tax on health insurance benefits, raising fresh...
doubts about the prospects for bipartisan legislation on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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Tax on health benefits causing second thoughts
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Dems Address Paying For It
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... For instance, Big Labor has already warned Obama to abandon the idea of taxing healthcare benefits. Even Teamster bigwig James P. Hoffa said that such a tax “would touch off a stampede to the public plan, undermining the entire system.” This is also a tacit admission that the public option is a tenuous idea, but Hoffa won’t ever admit to that. ...
Dems Address Paying For It
Stop The ACLU —
... rates and this, in turn, will causes them to fire employees and will also dampen their interests in expanding or starting new businesses. At a time when our economy is in the biggest downturn for decades, Congress and Obama are floating plans that will further kill the economy putting a recovery even further off into the future. Tax alternatives It seems that Democrat squabbling has closed the door on some of the other tax ideas that were being floated. For instance, Big Labor has already warned Obama to abandon the idea of taxing healthcare benefits. Even Teamster bigwig ...
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BBC NEWS | Health | 'Organic has no health benefits'
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