On the Monday, April 5th WBBM-780 noon business hour, the US Secretary of Commerce stated that companies have been exercising a loophole for health benefits, granting them a significant subsidy paid for by the government. Part of the Health Reform Bill supposedly plugs this hole, and companies are complaining about the extra tens or hundreds of millions it costs them over the next ten to twenty years. However, this "loss" is just the government plugging the hole in this free money. Either way, the employed will end up paying the difference, as companies push the previous subsidy amount onto their employees.
Compare this to taxpayers complaining that their favorite tax credits are being removed or "expired." Yes, it's happening in 2011, unless Congress renews or revises the existing taxpayer benefits (e.g. reduced tax table rates, reduced capital gains taxes, etc).
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