Health-Care Bill Would Increase Taxes On Wages, Investments
CNBC ^ | March 19, 2010 | AP
Posted on Friday, March 19, 2010 12:42:11 PM by SmartInsight
High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on wages and a new levy on investments under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill.
For the first time, the Medicare payroll tax would be applied to investment income, beginning in 2013. A new 3.8 percent tax would be imposed on interest, dividends, capital gains and other investment income for individuals making more than $200,000 a year and couples making more than $250,000.
The bill also would increase the Medicare payroll tax by 0.9 percentage point to 2.35 percent on wages above $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for married couples filing jointly.
The new tax on investment income is higher than the 2.9 percent tax proposed by Obama. House Democratic leaders increased it so they could reduce the impact of a new tax on high-cost health insurance plans strongly opposed by labor unions.
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You morons supporting this garbage will be the first ones crying about the massive outsourcing that will occur in the years to come, even more than this.
