11-08-2015, 10:18 PM
(11-08-2015, 07:58 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: First of all, why should companies that choose to offer their employees the best of coverage, at already a higher rate than lesser plans, be punished by an extra tax? To me, that is a huge step toward Socialism. As in, either conform or pay the consequences. The second issue that I have is with the passing of bills that have so much shit written into them, that no one really has the time or energy to fully understand them, until after they are passed. The TPP and Iran deal also pop to mind.
Agreed. It was rushed so they could get the vote thru because they didn't have ANY bipartisan support.
At the heart of the problem was an attempt to hide the very socialist nature of the policy. By taxing employers, people like you don't really see or "feel" the cost. But, of course, to your employer benefits are still an employee cost. So either the benefit gets reduced, or wage growth will be slower as a result (and healthcare is largely where wage increase have gone, but that's another topic).
But it had to be this way to subsidize people because the "savings" were bullshit - the money had to come from somewhere. And I fully agree this is ridiculous - wages & benefits are "tax deductible" (as expenses) for corporations, but this is essentially a tax what companies pay their workers.
This is how the middle class keeps voting for politicians that bend them over again and again - they're not taxed directly, it "trickles down".
