Majority of Americans in Favor of Taxing the Rich

A poll by Gallup reveals exactly what the majority of Americans think about the proposals that are in President Obama’s Jobs Plan. Most of them are in favor of making the wealthiest Americans pay more taxes. Some of those taxes are going to be on the health insurance plans of the rich. At first glance, you might not think that a Jobs Plan would include things directly related to health insurance. However, there are some very controversial aspects of the Jobs Plan that connect directly to health insurance. If the Jobs Plan becomes law, (unaltered from how it is written … Continue reading

The Wealthy Might Be Taxed On Their Health Insurance

Recently, President Obama revealed his Jobs Plan. Part of it includes the idea of making the wealthy pay a tax on their health insurance benefits. Currently, they don’t have to pay any such tax. There is some concern that this could eventually lead to taxing all health insurance, (even for the poor). President Obama recently revealed some of the details about his Jobs Plan. The plan itself, that has been submitted to Congress, is 155 pages long. To make a long story short, the Jobs Plan is a description of the changes, and laws, that need to be made in … Continue reading