Comments on: The $1.3 Trillion Question: Does McCain Raise Taxes On Health Insurance? http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/mccain-taxes-health/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: benadryl http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/mccain-taxes-health/comment-page-1/#comment-151315 benadryl Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:02:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/07/31/mccain-taxes-health/#comment-151315 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/OllieFranky#1" rel="nofollow">benadryl</a> benadryl

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/mccain-taxes-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 stateofthedivision Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:56:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/07/31/mccain-taxes-health/#comment-1784 As soon as employer sponsored health insurance benefits become taxable, they'll evaporate into thin air (for all but executives.) McCain's tax credit facilitates the shift to workers paying for their health insurance. The loss of federal revenue from the tax credits depends on how many people pick up responsibility for their own health insurance. In today's economic environment, I don't see many people in a position to do so. As soon as employer sponsored health insurance benefits become taxable, they’ll evaporate into thin air (for all but executives.)

McCain’s tax credit facilitates the shift to workers paying for their health insurance. The loss of federal revenue from the tax credits depends on how many people pick up responsibility for their own health insurance. In today’s economic environment, I don’t see many people in a position to do so.

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