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December 22, 2009

ATR News: Updated Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Reid-Obama Health Bill

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From the folks at Americans for Taxpayer Reform, comes this jaw-dropping list of tax Hikes in the Reid-Obama Health bill.

As an example, here's just one of the mandated taxes:

Individual Mandate Tax (Page 324/Sec. 1501/$15 bil/Jan 2014): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying "qualifying" health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following (page 71 of manager's amendment updates Reid bill):

Single 2 People 3+ People
2014 $495/0.5%AGI $990/0.5% AGI $1485/0.5%AGI
2015 $495/1.0% AGI $990/1.0% AGI $1485/1.0%/AGI
2016+ $495/2.0% AGI $990/2.0% AGI $1485/2.0%/AGI

Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS).

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Posted by Abdul at December 22, 2009 2:25 PM



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