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by Jeff Soyer

You've worked hard and made money and want the best for you. Why settle for a Chevy or a Ford when you can afford a Lexus or BMW?

But while the federal government comes and says: "We'll put a luxury tax so high on this luxury car, you no longer want or can no longer afford. Why would they do that? Because capitalism be damned, you are not entitled to a car better than anyone. Sounds like socialism to me.

Regarding health care plan in the Senate, this provision is not exactly the same thing?

Democrats argue that the end result will bring down health care costs for self-insured and small businesses. They say the new taxes in the proposed Senate bill would target drug companies, health insurers and others in the health system, and a proposed tax on high value or "Cadillac" health plans could reduce costs by discouraging insurance overly generous.

House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday that negotiations on the final bill would focus on how to control health spending, partly by targeting companies that offer insurance plans that are "far too generous."

"The best way to bend the cost curve is going to look and work on eliminating excessive Cadillac plans that people at Goldman Sachs and big bankers could get," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press. "" That's what the focus will be in this. . .

Without doubt (and it has been proposed in the past), we should slap huge taxes on new homes as well. Everyone should be forced to live in a slum like building in Detroit. "Each according to their needs," comes to mind.

Of course, not only the rich will be taxed in the bill.Democrats say the bill will provide another 31 million people in America. Sure it will, if they do not want to pay insurance, they will be hit with substantial fines. "We will ensure that everyone has insurance by requiring them to buy it," seems to be what they say....

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Nation still divided on health care | SeacoastOnline.com

The adoption of the Senate reform bill of health before Christmas was the last step in a political process very complex and loaded with social implications and economic repercussions for the country's future.

"This bill is not an ideal solution to our problems of health care, but it will put us on the path to a stable and secure health care," said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, DN. H. Protection of patient care and affordable Act that passed the Senate along strict party lines.Shaheen said the bill will provide coverage to tens of thousands of New Hampshire who currently lack health insurance.

Starting next week, lawmakers will begin to reconcile different versions of House and Senate for 10 years, the plan of $ 871 million that will require most Americans to have health insurance, expand Medicaid eligibility and coverage, to provide private insurance for low and middle income people, give tax credits to small businesses to provide coverage and extend coverage to Medicare Prescription Drug.The House version would be paid in part by a surtax on millionaires and the Senate version would be financed by taxes on the so-called "Cadillac", or high cost, insurance plans.

But New Hampshire, President of the State Committee Republican John H. Sununu said the actions by the majority democratically controlled Congress would hurt the reform and would saddle the state with additional debt.

"The Senate Democrats have enthusiastically supported a bill of health that will bankrupt our country and saddle future generations with crippling deficits," Sununu said."A majority of Americans oppose this legislation because they realize it does not improve quality or reduce the cost of health care."

For the first time, it would be implemented country-wide regulations on health insurance.

Under the new standards, insurers can not refuse coverage because of a previous medical condition a person can not charge higher premiums because of a person's sex or health status, and can not exclude coverage when a person becomes ill or disabled. Insurers are also required to spend at least 80 to 85 cents of every premium dollar on health care....

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Health Care bill heading toward final version | Insurance.us

by Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

By Sandra Emerson, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.

Dec. 25–Democrats are moving closer to implementing President Barack Obama’s health care plan.

The Senate passed its version of the bill early Thursday. That clears the path to negotiations with the House of Representatives to assemble a final bill. The House passed its own measure in November. The 58 Senate Democrats and two independents cast “yes” votes. No Republican voted for the bill.

The White House and Congress have now come further toward the goal of a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s health care system than any of their predecessors.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said it is not a perfect bill but it’s the best shot at reforming the health care system.

“There are provisions in it that I would like to change,” Feinstein said. “It is a work in progress, and I will continue to push for necessary improvements to lessen any fiscal impact to California.”

The bill is incremental, which will leave time to make needed adjustments before it is fully effective, she said.

The Congressional Budget Office predicts the bill will reduce deficits by $130billion over the next 10 years, an estimate that assumes lawmakers carry through on hundreds of billions of dollars in planned cuts to insurance companies and doctors, hospitals and others who treat Medicare patients.

For the first time, the government would require nearly every American to carry insurance, and subsidies would be provided to help low-income people do so.

Employers would be induced to cover their employees through a combination of tax credits and penalties. The legislation costs nearly $1trillion over 10 years and is paid for by a combination of taxes, fees and cuts to Medicare.

“We are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of real, meaningful health insurance reform that will bring additional security and stability to the American people,” Obama said shortly after the Senate acted.

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