Hoyer: No consensus on Government Health Plan Option or Health Surtax

By: Dan Perrin (Diary)  |  July 21st at 06:37 PM  | 

UPDATED 0849 7/22/09 The screeching halt heard from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, has reached the White House and the Speaker’s office. The number two Democrat in the U.S. House, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said there is no consensus in the U.S. House of Representative’s Democratic caucus over two issues, whether a public plan option should be included and on the financing | Read More »

Obama’s Health Surtax to Push U.S. Tax Rates Higher than France, Italy

By: Dan Perrin (Diary)  |  July 10th at 01:27 AM  | 

President Obama’s health reform surtax will push U.S. tax rates higher than they are in France and Italy. How does a 51% tax rate sound to you? In the midst of a recession, the government wants more than half, to fund a $1.6 Trillion plan that leaves tens of millions uninsured. Members of Congress could get fired for these numbers. (In fact, the last time | Read More »