Health Bill in House Relies on Wealth Tax

Wall Street Journal by Greg Hitt, Martin Vaughan | Jul. 11, 2009 (News Report)

House Democrats plan to pay for their health-care legislation with a big tax increase on wealthy households, aiming to raise $540 billion over the next decade with a package of surtaxes on families making $350,000 or more. Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jul. 11, 2009

More details about the who and the why of the Democratic plan to increase taxes on the wealthy and the Republican claims that tax increases on the wealthy will hurt small businesses. Less boring than some comparable stories.

Single payer, or AT LEAST a public option.

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