tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post9015462548258457652..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: A Tax on Health Benefits?Saur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-29663635665786605582009-06-16T23:37:48.238-04:002009-06-16T23:37:48.238-04:00"I pay social security but we all know I will...<i>"I pay social security but we all know I will never see a cent of that."</i><br /><br />And 401Ks have turned out to be a <i>terrific</i> investment, havent they? As nice as the money from a 401K may be, the main thing they've done is involve everyone in a <i>need</i> to keep the horserace that is Wall Street solvent, something which mostly benefits the high-rollers, but which we are now forced to do if we want to ever stop working before we die.<br /><br />Personally, I dont think Wall Street will accomadate us anymore than Social Security will. My advice: be <i>really</i> nice to your kids, and, if they're young enough, start prepping them to take care of you when you're old.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-37924594927852426342009-06-16T20:25:06.828-04:002009-06-16T20:25:06.828-04:00So with that thinking what else of my benefits sho...So with that thinking what else of my benefits should be taxed? My 401k benefits as well? Should I never have the opportunity to retire? I pay social security but we all know I will never see a cent of that.<br /><br />As I see it, I already pay enough in taxes for the greater good. Don't tax my very necessary benefits that I work hard for.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259648306731771404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-74365246007501473932009-06-16T20:19:43.501-04:002009-06-16T20:19:43.501-04:00Carry on, everyone. Interesting discussion.
Ange,...Carry on, everyone. Interesting discussion.<br /><br /><b>Ange,</b> It would most likely mean that you'd be taxed on the portion you're getting from your employer. In other words, if they're paying $180 a month and so are you, you'd only pay on their portion as it's a benefit and you're paying the remainder with <i>after</i> tax dollars.Saur♥Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-78304372673885193332009-06-16T16:00:08.803-04:002009-06-16T16:00:08.803-04:00So government involvement in other areas of life i...So government involvement in other areas of life is also unconstitutional?<br /><br />Seems a bit weird to be to invoke the 9th, I don't buy it personally.<br /><br />Especially as the 9th is so vague as to be used by everyone from Gun Rights peeps to people who support the right to abortion.Daniel Hoffmann-Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531802987223516482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-89959915130869075512009-06-16T15:56:16.741-04:002009-06-16T15:56:16.741-04:00No joke Daniel. Read up on the 9th Admendment to ...No joke Daniel. Read up on the 9th Admendment to the Constitution. I think it is one of the often overlooked admendments these days.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-26384732021380433222009-06-16T11:22:12.504-04:002009-06-16T11:22:12.504-04:00Ed, are you serious or taking the piddle?Ed, are you serious or taking the piddle?Daniel Hoffmann-Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531802987223516482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-85497448464668278712009-06-16T11:20:13.227-04:002009-06-16T11:20:13.227-04:00I'm against it simply for the fact that any go...I'm against it simply for the fact that any government involvement in healthcare is unconstitutional.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-67299614286862825182009-06-16T11:03:22.667-04:002009-06-16T11:03:22.667-04:00I guess I do not know enough about what is going o...I guess I do not know enough about what is going on to be clear on this. What I do know is that my company pays for a portion of my health benefits and then I pay an additional $180/month for them. So what does that mean for me? I have to pay an even larger portion for my healthcare, how is that helping people out?<br /><br />I think squeezing the people that have healthcare is not necessarily helping anyone out. If it is going to be a national healthcare, then it should be for everyone, so that would take health benefits out of the picture completely, correct?<br /><br />I think everyone is squeezed tight enough as it is, targeting the middle class and making things even tougher at a time of such immense turmoil cannot be a good idea.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259648306731771404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-65432667362230046612009-06-16T05:50:00.564-04:002009-06-16T05:50:00.564-04:00Obama has certainky impressed me with the scale of...Obama has certainky impressed me with the scale of his vision, I have no idea yet whether it is overreach but to try and bring about a nationalised, universal healthcare system to America is a big step in the right direction.<br /><br />I have no idea whether it is possible but I'll be watching with interest.Daniel Hoffmann-Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531802987223516482noreply@blogger.com