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I just read that.
I didn't see where any states that have expanded medicaid have seen any increase in jobs.
And it's not just "red" states (that label is so ridiculous and keeps the country divided against itself).
The problem with the Affordable Health Care Act putting all these new people on Medicaid is that the Federal Govt. WILL pay for it...for 2 years (meaning our federal income tax money being spent...didn't the Pres. promise it wouldn't cost the govt. "one thin dime"?)
But after 2016, guess what? The STATES have to pay for it.
And a lot of governors are asking how the hell they are going to do that when they are already close to bankruptcy (and most of them have to run a balanced budget by LAW).
And I'll tell you how they are going to do it...states are going to have to raise state taxes even more.
So now...we are all forced to pay the "tax" (as the Supreme Court ruled it was to make it constitutional) of ObamaCare.
Then, they are taking our income tax and paying for the states to take a huge influx of Medicaid.
Then, in 2 years...states will have to find a LOT more revenue (more taxes) to pay for it.
On top of that the "Medical Device Tax"
I hate taxes. Especially when people are struggling to get by already:
• Individual Mandate (new tax): Americans who can afford to must obtain minimum essential health coverage for 2014, get an exemption or pay a per month fee.
•Employer Mandate (new tax): Come 2015 large employers must insure full time employees or pay a per employee fee. Over half of Americans get their insurance through work and the largest group of uninsured is currently the working poor.
• 2.3% Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers 2014
• 10% Tax on Indoor Tanning Services 2014
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike
• Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals which fail to comply with the requirements of ObamaCare
• Tax on Brand Name Drugs
• Tax on Health Insurers
• $500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives
• Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D
• Employer Mandate on business with over 50 full-time equivalent employees to provide health insurance to full-time employees. $2000 per employee $3000 if employee uses tax credits to buy insurance on the exchange (marketplace). (pushed back to 2015)
• Medicare Tax on Investment Income 3.8% over $200k/$250k
• Medicare Part A Tax increase of .9% over $200k/$250k
• Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 (not a tax)
• Corporate 1099-MISC Information Reporting (repealed)
• Codification of the "economic substance doctrine" (not a tax)
ObamaCare Taxes That (may) Directly Affect the Average American
• 40% Excise Tax "Cadillac" on high-end Premium Health Insurance Plans 2018
• An annual $63 fee levied by ObamaCare on all plans (decreased each year until 2017 when pre-existing conditions are eliminated) to help pay for insurance companies covering the costs of high-risk pools.
• Medicine Cabinet Tax
Over the counter medicines no longer qualified as medical expenses for flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and Archer Medical Saving accounts (MSAs).
• Additional Tax on HSA/MSA Distributions
Health savings account or an Archer medical savings account, penalties for spending money on non-qualified medical expenses. 10% to 20% in the case of a HSA and from 15% to 20% in the case of a MSA.
• Flexible Spending Account Cap 2013
Contributions to FSAs are reduced to $2,500 from $5,000.
• Medical Deduction Threshold tax increase 2013
Threshold to deduct medical expenses as an itemized deduction increases to 10% from 7.5%.
• Individual Mandate (the tax for not purchasing insurance if you can afford it) 2014
Starting in 2014, anyone not buying "qualifying" health insurance must pay an income tax surtax at a rate of 1% or $95 in 2014 to 2.5% in 2016 on profitable income above the tax threshold. The total penalty amount cannot exceed the national average of the annual premiums of a "bronze level" health insurance plan on ObamaCare exchanges.
That's an awful lot of money being taken from us.
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