Reply #24: I'm not appealing to authority here [View All]

[Hello_Kitty]

I'm merely pointing out to ProSense that unions weren't the only opponents of the Wyden Amendment, yet they are the only ones who are the targets of her ire for it.

Yet, the opponents have no problem determining the worth of this idea with the political divide line, even though this excise tax is not even remotely close in its construct to what the Republicans would have.

Funny you should mention how Republicans support taxing insurance benefits. The difference between their position and that of liberal proponents of this excise tax is a matter of degree, but not kind. If they really wanted to design something that didn't end up impacting the middle class they would have put an income threshold in addition to the premium limit in it.