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Obama pressed to tax health benefits
msnbc.msn.com - 6/15/2009
Obama pressed to tax health benefits
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The White House is caught in a battle within its own party over how to finance an overhaul of health care, as key Dems advocate a plan that could require President Obama to break a campaign pledge on taxes.
washingtonpost.com - 6/15/2009
Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health Benefits
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health ...

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foxnews.com - 6/14/2009
Dodd Resists Tax on Health Care Benefits, Calls Proposal 'Unnecessary' - Political News
— foxnews.com — A key senator in the health care reform debate dug in his heels Sunday in opposition to... calls for taxing employer-provided health benefits, saying the comprehensive overhaul could be paid for in other ways. "This is unnecessary," Sen. Chris Dodd, ... (more) Dodd Resists Tax on Health Care Benefits, Calls Proposal ...

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news.yahoo.com - 6/15/2009
Officials voice no support for health benefits tax (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — 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. (more) Officials voice no support for health benefits tax (AP)

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A Blog For All:  Fix Existing Government Health Programs Before Expanding It

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Fix Existing Government Health Programs Before Expanding It
A Blog For All — ... with staff at all VA hospitals and with representatives of the equipment manufacturer, Olympus American. Roe said he believes the VA has been open and trying to keep former patients and the public informed since discovering the mistakes in December. "These people did not intentionally do anything wrong," he said. Instead of trying to fix the existing health care already under government control, the Administration is looking for ways to expand government health care, and that means finding ways to tax millions of Americans . It's simply impossible to pay for the health care ...

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