Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Here comes BO's 10 % US National Sales tax

[LarryT (l02turner]

Whoa!  What was recently discussed was replacing the Income Tax with a 
National Sales Tax - what they are taking about now is a new 10% freakin 
tax!!   An extra 10% in taxes to pay for a govt health car system is 
madness.

OK - time for something controversal (maybe) - I don't think there's a 
health care crisis in this country - at least not to the extent it is being 
portrayed as.  Visit any Emergency Room at any time day or night and you'll 
see people with the flu and  relatively minor injuries being seen by ER 
physicians.  There's usually a sign on the wall saying everyone will be seen 
and treated whether they have insurance or the ability to pay or not.

IMO people without health insurance use the ER for medical treatment.  I 
also think the media distorts the situation.  When someone believes they 
need some kind of treatment and the insurance believes the treatment either 
won't help or will not improve the patients lifespan, it is reported as 
"Insurance denies treatment" - when in reality they are denying payment, not 
treatment.  If the patient's family will establish a payment plan (granted, 
it may be a lengthy one) the treatment can be done and paid for.  After all, 
doctors and hospitals deserve to make a living too.

Especially if the govt wants to control health care!

But enough of all that - time to talk F1!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <Forza355 [at] verizon.net>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:10 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Here comes BO's 10 % US National Sales tax


> Isn't "change" great?
>
> Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an 
> opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." BO's  Chief of Staff 
> Rahm Emanuel
> National Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look; Rahm Emanuel's brother advises 10% 
> VAT...
> Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look
> Levy Viewed as Way to Reduce Deficits, Fund Health Reform
>
> By Lori Montgomery
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Wednesday, May 27, 2009
>
>
>
> With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a 
> trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington 
> policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long 
> considered politically taboo: a national sales tax.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/26/AR2009052602909_pf.html
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