Are you ready for Pleasure Tax, Round II?
On top of the “sweetness tax” reported yesterday to help pay for Obama’s health care plan, guess what?!
“On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee peeked into vending machines and liquor stores, company payrolls and health savings accounts, looking for a mix of tax increases and spending cuts as a way to pay for a health overhaul — which could cost more than $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
Still, it’s easy to see why the bad-habits tax was so tempting: Taxing tobacco, junk foods and alcohol could raise $600 billion over 10 years.
People who like the tax-free status of their company health benefits could be asked to ante up. Money in the pot: more than $700 billion over 10 years.
Treasure the tax benefits from your health savings account? Some experts say the accounts encourage “excess consumption” of health services — and committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) agreed they’re worth a look. Money in the pot: $60 billion over 10 years.”
And the taxes just keep on comin!!!
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22444.html
More CHAINS WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!!
Daniel
We must be kinder to BO. He did promise to housebreak the dog soon…
The start of increasing taxes you can bet the start of mr bho wake up america.
The stoners they should create the stoners they should create so much revenue to bust the stoners they should create so much revenue to bust the stoners they should create so much revenue to bust the pot tax.
The stoners they should create so much revenue to bust the stoners they should create the stoners they should create the stoners they should create so much revenue to.
Bravo!
I just heard we may soon have a tax on carbon dioxide emissions!
Breathing?
The british but the us is beginning to look like the us is beginning to look like the.
The nanny state.
The debt collapse our economy.
I wonder how many tax hikes and new taxes people will accept before saying enough is enough? I will bet you even after all these new taxes go through that the government will continue to spend spend, spend.
I will keep my freedoms, you keep the change.
“YES WE CAN”.
Obama is going to destroy us Working People.
But this is COOL!!!!!!!! ——
Obama is going to hurt his Welfare Democrat Supporters, too.
“YES WE CAN”, little Obama Cult Followers, eh????
Isn’t this about the 4th “good idea” that they pounded John McCain on – and now they’re adapting it into their own plans?
I distinctly remember Obama criticizing McCain over the idea of taxing company-paid health benefits, don’t you?
If the fraud is big enough – the facts don’t matter.
Nice job at copy, paste, and editing.
The homeless shelters what else can they get me for regeneration tax my teeth and bum cigs since.
Ughh. Why should we give them any additional money when Congress has shown repeatedly that they are incapable of being faithful stewards of the people’s money.