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Originally Posted by Eric
Will,
I think you need to do some more research. You are already paying for the people you say you do not want to pay for, the social program called "Medicaid" has been in place for a very long time and covers a very large percent of the people you are talking about.
Was the bill perfect? Far from it! There are parts of it I like and parts of it I don't.
Allowing people with pre-existing conditions to get insurance is a good thing.
Keeping insurance companies from setting lifetime limits on coverage and canceling policies of those who get sick is a good thing.
Getting people insurance who have never had it so they can go and get their regular check ups before they find out they have a major problem is a good thing. This saves money!
Putting calories next to the menu items at chain restaurants to encourage a healthy diet is a good thing.
If this means that someone who makes a million dollars a year has to pay an extra $7500 in taxes to help pay for this. So be it. I personally have zero problem paying my extra share to help out those in need and protect those individuals who are hard working Americans that the past system screwed over.
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I'm very clear on how much I already pay. This rant/post was because now there is one more thing that we need to pay for. I just feel like writting a blank check some times. When will it be enough? when no one makes over 250K any more because of taxes?
And if they fixed the fraud and the money went to people who deserved it I would be fine with it.
But you can have an attitude like you have, hey just let them take more money from you. Don't hold them accountable, think that the money they are taking from you is all going to people who really need it. If they don't fix the problems they will ALWAYS need more money to throw at it and who do you think they going to keep coming back to, to get more ?
Do some research on how much money (billions) in fraud there is with medicare. Instead of cutting the waste like any responsible entity would do, they just tax people who make over 250K a year to expand Medicare. If they aren't taxing us more to pay for their failures, they are printing more money.