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Among the many new taxes proposed by Max Baucus's health care proposal is a mandate requiring that individuals purchase health insurance. While his proposal would provide sliding scale subsidies to lower-income Americans, those subsidies would cap out at 300 percent of the federal poverty level. What the Baucus proposal means in real terms is that a family of four with a household income above $66,150 would face a tax of $3,800 if they do not obtain health care, while an individual with income above $32,490 would face a tax of $950.

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Pingback| 9.9.09 @ 2:50AM

Twitter Trackbacks for The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Baucus Middle Class links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Philip Klein amspec American Spectator 109 Show more Shortened Links Linking to the spectator.org page http://bit.ly/3YqZO6 info http://bit.ly/1oKKCk info   6 tweets Tweet The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Baucus Middle Class Tax Hike spectator.org/blog/2009/09/08/the-baucus-tax – view page – cached Among the many new taxes proposed by Max Baucus's health care proposal is a mandate requiring that…

martin j smith| 9.9.09 @ 8:06AM

Now I am almost 100% certain that the independents and moderates who voted for Obama are thrilled to hear about this.

2Anglico| 9.9.09 @ 10:25AM

And I heard some newsguy describe Baucus as a "moderate"! What a joke.

Pingback| 9.9.09 @ 2:12PM

Baucus Bonanza – Blog Watch links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…health insurance exchanges in 2010, require health plans to report the amount of money they spend on items other than health care and require insurers to cover pre-existing medical conditions. The American Spectator’s Philip Klein zeroes in on the proposal for an individual mandate to purchase insurance: What the Baucus proposal means in real terms is that a family of four with a household income above $66,150…

Pingback| 9.9.09 @ 4:57PM

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Baucus Middle Class Tax Hike | kozmom news links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…income above $66150 would face a tax of $3800 if they do not obtain health care, while an individual with income above $32490 would face a tax of … Read the original: The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Baucus Middle Class Tax Hike digg this! Stumble This! Submit to Technorati! Share on Facebook Tweet This! ← Waste Not, Watt Not: Energy efficiency cuts pollution while … Howie Day – Sound the

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