Comments on: Who is Taxed? Who is Subsidized? Senate Version of ObamaCare

By: ObamaCare by the Numbers | John Goodman | NCPA

ObamaCare by the Numbers | John Goodman | NCPA — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:24:08 +0000

[...] Number of people who earn less than $200,000 who will see their tax bill rise (Joint Committee on Taxation) [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:19:49 +0000

I agree with Paul. I think a lot of those status quo folks are going to pay hidden taxes.

By: Paul H.

Paul H. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:32 +0000

I don’t believe there are 82 million “status quo” returns. What about all those hidden taxes on medical supplies and devices? Surely these will eventually hit almost everybody.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:56:45 +0000

I agree with Joe. Obama has been totally dishonest about this from day one.

By: Joe S.

Joe S. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:32:45 +0000

Half the cost of health reform is paid for by increased taxes, and most of that will come from people who definitely are not rich. I think that is what this graphic is illustrating.

If you remember the presidential campaign, Obama, Hillary and virtually every other Democratic candidate promised universal coverage paid for by taxes on the rich — not Medicare benefit cuts and taxes on the middle class.

Obama explicitly promised that no one earning less than $250,000 would pay higher taxes.

By: artk

artk — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:26:18 +0000

Although one picture is worth a thousand words, there’s alot missing from those pictures. How much will the increases actually be? Under 200K is a big and rather arbitrary range, considering the top 5 percent make 150K or more and 90% make 110K or less.

By: Larry C.

Larry C. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:56 +0000

On picture is worth a thousand words. What more need to be said?

By: Tom H.

Tom H. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:50:41 +0000

No wonder this is an unpopular reform.