As a relative of Dan's via mariage, I am concerned with his short term memory loss and not remembering what he posts, or at the very least "re-interpretting" his own comments to mean something different than what HE originally said...pretty sad when you can't defend your own arguments.
Dan, I am so tired of the lie you keep posting, heck you just copy and paste - so lets show why its wrong...in Maine a married couple earning $40,000.00 COMBINED is already in the highest 8.5% tax bracket under the PRIOR administration...are they wealthy (NOPE!), are they millionaires? (NOPE!) will they save on taxes under the new plan that eliminates the top bracket?(YES!) In fact the tax change helps many people in this tough economy, but its nice to see you still revert to class envy against anyone who works..lets see, 2 people 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, each making just under $10.00 an hour are somehow confused with MILLIOINAIRES by you....this should prove once and for all you're not against Millionaires as much as you are against anyone who actually works and pays taxes at all....Secondly, even if someone EARNED one million dollars a year (which is far different from being a millionaire unless you're changing how we impose taxes), the tax savings by reducing that 8.5% to 8.0% is about $5,000 per year in reduced taxes, and thats only if their entire income was TAXABLE AND it would take 44,000 people EARNING over a Million a year (and living in Maine)paying that extra amount to keep the $220,000,000 in cuts originally proposed...and frankly, we all know there are NOT that many people EARNING over a Million a year in Maine...so enough already
Tony, there is much more to the healthcare crisis than what you explain...lets start with insurers...20 years ago they could collect premiums and because of a good economy they could invest premiums (called reserves) and make income - based both on a good market snad the value of time. Now we are in a market where there is little return on the same investments - getting 1-2% is considered awesome, when 20 years ago you could count on 10-12% returns, and we now have systems that can pay a doctor for his submitted claim in days not weeks or months. 20 years ago an insurer if health insurance really cost $100 per month, they could charge $90 make $10 in interest, and be okay, that no longer occurs. Now look at drug companies, a large group can be working on 50-100 new drug protocols and hope that just one makes it to market. So those costs all borne by all drugs made. Then look to hospitals with inflated salaries at the top, and war chests for future expansion. I'll give you the lobbyists and thats a great place to start - eliminate lobbying for healthcare would be fine with me.
I think Ron has a point no this one - we ask for facts bnut then make subjective statements....and we call out those who do that very thing...on the other hand nationwide unemployment is worsening and we have a President who went on record saying he would be a one term if he could not fix joblessness, but he's out campaigning...that is a fact. In Maine unemployment numbers are coming down with a republican governor and legislature, that too is a fact.
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As a relative of Dan's via
As a relative of Dan's via mariage, I am concerned with his short term memory loss and not remembering what he posts, or at the very least "re-interpretting" his own comments to mean something different than what HE originally said...pretty sad when you can't defend your own arguments.
Each time you lie about wealthy tax cut, I will post this answer
Dan, I am so tired of the lie you keep posting, heck you just copy and paste - so lets show why its wrong...in Maine a married couple earning $40,000.00 COMBINED is already in the highest 8.5% tax bracket under the PRIOR administration...are they wealthy (NOPE!), are they millionaires? (NOPE!) will they save on taxes under the new plan that eliminates the top bracket?(YES!) In fact the tax change helps many people in this tough economy, but its nice to see you still revert to class envy against anyone who works..lets see, 2 people 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, each making just under $10.00 an hour are somehow confused with MILLIOINAIRES by you....this should prove once and for all you're not against Millionaires as much as you are against anyone who actually works and pays taxes at all....Secondly, even if someone EARNED one million dollars a year (which is far different from being a millionaire unless you're changing how we impose taxes), the tax savings by reducing that 8.5% to 8.0% is about $5,000 per year in reduced taxes, and thats only if their entire income was TAXABLE AND it would take 44,000 people EARNING over a Million a year (and living in Maine)paying that extra amount to keep the $220,000,000 in cuts originally proposed...and frankly, we all know there are NOT that many people EARNING over a Million a year in Maine...so enough already
Prayers to the familis and to
Prayers to the familis and to those who find nothing better to do than critique the editing...wow!
Tony, there is much more to
Tony, there is much more to the healthcare crisis than what you explain...lets start with insurers...20 years ago they could collect premiums and because of a good economy they could invest premiums (called reserves) and make income - based both on a good market snad the value of time. Now we are in a market where there is little return on the same investments - getting 1-2% is considered awesome, when 20 years ago you could count on 10-12% returns, and we now have systems that can pay a doctor for his submitted claim in days not weeks or months. 20 years ago an insurer if health insurance really cost $100 per month, they could charge $90 make $10 in interest, and be okay, that no longer occurs. Now look at drug companies, a large group can be working on 50-100 new drug protocols and hope that just one makes it to market. So those costs all borne by all drugs made. Then look to hospitals with inflated salaries at the top, and war chests for future expansion. I'll give you the lobbyists and thats a great place to start - eliminate lobbying for healthcare would be fine with me.
Mark, I think Ron has a point
Mark,
I think Ron has a point no this one - we ask for facts bnut then make subjective statements....and we call out those who do that very thing...on the other hand nationwide unemployment is worsening and we have a President who went on record saying he would be a one term if he could not fix joblessness, but he's out campaigning...that is a fact. In Maine unemployment numbers are coming down with a republican governor and legislature, that too is a fact.