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Obama leaves door open to tax on health benefits (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama left the door open to a new tax on health care benefits Wednesday, and officials said top lawmakers and the White House were seeking $150 billion in concessions from the nation's hospitals as they sought support for legislation struggling to emerge in Congress.
The Associated Press: Obama not closing door on possible health care tax
google.com — 2 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) With lawmakers trying to crunch the numbers on a $1 trillion health... care overhaul, President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to a new tax on employer-provided health care benefits. Senior senators said Wednesday the ... (more) The Associated Press: Obama not closing door on possible ...
An Open Letter to Obama on Health Care
An Open Letter to Obama on Health Care
fixhealthcarepolicy.com — To: The President and Congress of the United States From: Edwin Feulner, Ph.D., President, The Heritage Foundation... Health care reform has been a central goal of The Heritage Foundation since our creation more than three decades ago, so we welcomed ... (more) An Open Letter to Obama on Health Care
Unions’ Health Benefits May Avoid Tax Under Proposal
faustasblog.com — My post Unions’ Health Benefits May Avoid Tax Under Proposal is up at Rightpundits.com. Please go read... it and leave a comment. Also don’t miss Bloomberg ’s report. (more) Unions’ Health Benefits May Avoid Tax Under Proposal
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"Robust"
Corrente — On this thread, I wrote: "Robust" is one of those Versailles words you want to watch out for. Back in the day, when I was a high priced tech consultant, "robust" meant "in a big honkin three-ring-binder I can show to management." Empty linguistic calories, totally. For example: Baucus said new approaches were discussed in meetings Wednesday, and he described them as "variations, but on the same themes that have been discussed quite a bit — more robust, beefed-up co-op approach." ...

Did Obama Say We Should Kill the Old Folks to Save Money Last Night?
Stop The ACLU — ... . Ah, but we are told that Obama’s ideas on healthcare are “evolving,” dontcha know? During the recent campaign for president (that was only 7 months ago, if you’ll recall) Obama insisted that he would never tax your healthcare benefits from work. He even ridiculed McCain for proposing such a plan. Lately, however, he’s “evolved” toward saying that such a new tax is on the table. What about his stance against fining people and businesses that don’t join his UberPlan? He was against that sort of coerciveness before. Now he’s ...

Did Obama Say We Should Kill the Old Folks to Save Money Last Night?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Ah, but we are told that Obama’s ideas on healthcare are “evolving,” dontcha know? During the recent campaign for president (that was only 7 months ago, if you’ll recall) Obama insisted that he would never tax your healthcare benefits from work. He even ridiculed McCain for proposing such a plan. Lately, however, he’s “evolved” toward saying that such a new tax is on the table. What about his stance against fining people and businesses that don’t join his UberPlan? He was against that sort of coerciveness before. Now he’s ...

Obama Says We Shouldn't Treat Old Folks to Save Money And the Media Goes Deaf
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Ah, but we are told that Obama's ideas on healthcare are "evolving," dontcha know? During the recent campaign for president (that was only 7 months ago, if you'll recall) Obama insisted that he would never tax your healthcare benefits from work. He even ridiculed McCain for proposing such a plan. Lately, however, he's "evolved" toward saying that such a new tax is on the table. What about his stance against fining people and businesses that don't join his UberPlan? He was against that sort of coerciveness before. Now he's ...

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Obama said to be open to taxing health benefits (AP)
news.yahoo.com 6/3/2009 — AP - President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to taxing health care benefits, something he campaigned hard against while running for president, according to senators who met with him Tuesday.
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news.yahoo.com 6/15/2009 — AP - Lawmakers and administration officials on Sunday distanced themselves from the idea of taxing health benefits to help pay President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and bickered over whether government insurance would strengthen the market.
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Democrats Divide Over a Proposal to Tax Health Benefits
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The Associated Press: Tax on health benefits fading?
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HEY WAIT, DIDN’T HE SLAM MCCAIN OVER THIS? Obama not closing door on possible health care tax. W…
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Obama calls ex-NY mayor Koch to ask how he's doin' (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/25/2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Congress on Wednesday to pass healthcare reform this year, staging a daylong media blitz that ended with a televised town hall-style meeting at the White House to rally public ...
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President Obama is expected to meet with Congressional leaders on Thursday to begin laying the political groundwork for sweeping immigration legislation.