tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post3258509948307407748..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Holy Cow! Single-Payer to Get Full House Debate and Vote!caheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-49515097178801525412009-08-02T18:04:34.013-06:002009-08-02T18:04:34.013-06:00Income tax? Insurance premiums are eating 10% of m...Income tax? Insurance premiums are eating 10% of my income right now. I can spot 5%. If it replaces my private insurance, bring it on!caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-37817662824326760382009-08-02T16:28:19.931-06:002009-08-02T16:28:19.931-06:00The key here is the funding scheme: a 5-percent in...The key here is the funding scheme: a 5-percent income tax surcharge on the incomes of top earners and a "modest and progressive excise tax" on payroll and self-employment income.<br /><br />Depending on the meaning of "modest," I'd consider voting "Yes" on such a bill, putting me in the minority (29 percent) right along with hard-core liberals.<br /><br />I'd be willing to forfeit a dime per dollar to end forever the risk of having to choose between destitution and death should my body go haywire -- which, if I am like all the other humans that have lived since Adam, it surely will one day.Stan Gibiliscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455094392489031332noreply@blogger.com