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Originally Posted by Idyllic
Somebodies got to pay for this, the backs of a already burdened working class will just become more broken as they struggle with this new reduction of their income. This is not the solution for Health care. Raise taxes on smokers, on drinkers, on high fat food restaurants, there are a myriad of places and taxes that could pay this and not force every single person to have to pay for health insurance, this is just ridiculous.
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The recent $1 increase in cigarette taxes pays for SCHIPs that now covers nearly 8 million kids of working class families. IMO, it was a great way to pay for it.
And again.....no one is forced to pay for health insurance...those who dont (maybe 5% of the population) will be taxed a small amount if they dont. Hardly the same thing.
Or just add a small excise tax to the the top 1-2 % of taxpayers; hell, they dont pay FICA taxes on most of their income like the rest of us.