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In reply to the discussion: APNewsBreak: Upper income seniors' Medicare hike [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,921 posts)60. It's not the fact that there is an income bell curve that bothers so many of us so much
It is the shape of that bell curve, it is the slope of that bell curve.
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The ACA no longer allows them to insert advertising with the costs. They squealed like pigs.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#8
No. it's a way of increasing taxes on middle & upper-class *workers* while leaving *capital,*
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#69
The fascination with the 1% fascinates me. If we killed all the 1%-ers and confiscated every penny
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#44
It's not the fact that there is an income bell curve that bothers so many of us so much
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#60
I'm 65 and still work. I have an income in excess of $85,000 and will be happy
sinkingfeeling
Apr 2013
#74
Looks pretty 'fair'. For a single, 65-year old making $85,000 it's only $21 more.
sinkingfeeling
Apr 2013
#6
If I am making $85,000 at 65, I can afford to pay $21 so the poor can have healthcare. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2013
#34
And there's a lot of smart people who don't make a lot of money, like teachers. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2013
#55
What is your basis for saying the amount will creep up and the brackets will creep down?
onenote
Apr 2013
#36
I wonder where the extra cash will go? Could he get more elsewhere?
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Apr 2013
#12
well, to begin with... i wouldn't roll it out to that market initially
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Apr 2013
#35