Employer provided medical insurance

originated, I believe, during FDR's New Deal.  When wages were capped, employers found a way to circumvent this by providing ''sickness insurance'' for their employees, thus giving them a raise without violating the wage caps. 

Another example of government meddling.  Had they not imposed wage caps, employers would have been able to keep paying their employees and give raises to enable them to afford their own healthcare.  But instead, we grew the employer-provided healthcare system we have now and people experience ''job lock,'' unable to move to another employer because of pre-existing conditions which may not be covered by a new company's insurance plan. 

Of course it's income, always has been.  Same as use of a company car, or executive housing provided by a company (both of which are taxable to the extent they are used outside of actual business activities.)   I'm amazed nobody until now has taxed insurance.

Does this constitute a new tax on people earning under $250 thousand (or $235 thousand, or whatever the new number is?) 

• VAT Tax - anyone for it? - Backwards typist
  • And....Here we go! - TechSupport
    • It will be just like the income tax - SM
      • Yeah, man, but it's so European!! - A.Nonymous
        • I thought they changed it to anyone - Trigger Happy
    • Everything will go up anyway - Trigger Happy
      • Gotta wonder.... - Points to ponder
        • Not enough people in this country have the guts for a tax revolt. - A ballot revolt would be better.
          • This last election has proven - Points to ponder
  • Well, let's see now.............sm - m
    • But he has so much ''wiggle room'' - A.Nonymous
    • They are now talking about - Trigger Happy
      • Employer provided medical insurance - A.Nonymous
      • Oh lucky us! sm - m
        • In my county, we have been paying - Backwards typist
          • Just curious........... sm - m
            • I'm sorry. i made a mistake - Backwards typist
              • We pay an EMS tax as well.......... sm - m
                • Dejavu(sp). I thought the same thing! (nm) - Backwards typist
            • If all these taxes keep building up - Trigger Happy
        • They also are talking about - Trigger Happy
          • I'm just laughing - A.Nonymous
          • Now he's meddlin'!!! sm - m
            • If you missed Craig T Nelson (Coach) - Beck Fan
            • Never thought I'd hear myself saying it - but it's time for a tax revolt.
            • Obesity causing global warning. - Trigger Happy
  • So much for no higher taxes of - Trigger Happy
    • Exactly what DH said last night. - Backwards typist

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..I will IMMEDIATELY begin to send out resumes and when I find another job, I will quit.  I will give the courtesy of two weeks' notice, though, because one of us should be professional.  However, my association with an employer like this will end immediately.

into your browser and click "go," the page will come up with the entire article.  If you scroll down a bit, you will see the video screen which will work if you click on it.

I just tried it, and it works fine.  I will try again to post the link below under "URL/Link." 

I personally believe that your husband and all other soldiers who are placed in harm's way deserve so much better, whether it's safe food/water, safe electricity, better vehicles to protect them against IEDs, etc.  They are doing their best for us, and they deserve the best FROM us, IMHO.

...is that with each job cut that is announced, more than likely there is another American who becomes uninsured (since many can't afford to pay COBRA payments).  So if we had 47 million people previously uninsured, that number has increased by a few million or so (at least) since it was last researched.

I believe that medical represents a HUGE cost to companies, which is another reason I don't believe medical coverage should have anything to do with employment.

As you pointed out, for overseas auto industries, medical insurance isn't part of employment.  Those countries are way ahead of us in terms of medical care for their citizens, and as a result, they have the upper hand in competing against us.

(And his tax returns and military records?)  I came across this link while surfing around:  Shouldn’t John McCain Release His Medical Records? 

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/14/shouldnt-john-mccain-release-his-medical-records/

>> John McCain has not yet released his medical records to the public. McCain is 72 years old, and has been diagnosed with invasive melanoma. In May of this year, a small group of selected reporters were allowed to review 1,173 pages of McCain’s medical records that covered only the last eight years, and were allowed only three hours to do so. John McCain’s health is an issue of profound importance. We call on John McCain to issue a full, public disclosure of all of his medical records, available for the media and members of the general public to review. >>

Barack Obama And Joe Biden Have Consistently Lied To Americans About John McCain's Plan. Their claims have failed every fact-check - from CBS to the Washington Post. John McCain is not going to raise taxes on middle class families. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the only ones in this race that plan to raise taxes.

OBAMA FICTION
John McCain Will Tax Health Care Benefits For The First Time And Will Be the Largest Middle Class Tax Increase In History.