http://healthcare-economist.com/2009/09/22/the-baucus-plan-increasing-access-to-the-same-old-healthcare-system/ Tue, 22 May 2012 08:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthcare-economist.com/2009/09/22/the-baucus-plan-increasing-access-to-the-same-old-healthcare-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4735 the baucus bill 2.0 – luxury tax on health plans only for the rich « nuts for healthcare: a healthcare blog Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:08:43 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/?p=3048#comment-4735 [...] principle, Jason Shafrin of the reputed blog Healthcare Economist believes that taxing Cadillac plans is just an intrusion on an individual’s freedom to spend [...] [...] principle, Jason Shafrin of the reputed blog Healthcare Economist believes that taxing Cadillac plans is just an intrusion on an individual’s freedom to spend [...]

]]> http://healthcare-economist.com/2009/09/22/the-baucus-plan-increasing-access-to-the-same-old-healthcare-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 anon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:04:41 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/?p=3048#comment-4734 I don't understand your argument. Aren't we already taxing people who prefer to buy the TV more than those who prefer to spend the money on health insurance, since health insurance benefits are not taxed? Getting rid of the tax exemption completely is probably not politically feasible, but this goes towards fixing the problem, not creating one. I don’t understand your argument. Aren’t we already taxing people who prefer to buy the TV more than those who prefer to spend the money on health insurance, since health insurance benefits are not taxed? Getting rid of the tax exemption completely is probably not politically feasible, but this goes towards fixing the problem, not creating one.

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