Taxes on Healthcare Benefits?
March 16, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A recent report on MSN said President Obama “could support taxing some employee health benefits” in an effort to ” help pay for overhauling the health care system.“
I have a huge problem with this! As someone who has several chronic health conditions, I look for work that includes health coverage. Often I have skipped over more lucrative jobs because they didn’t offer health benefits. Since we already pay an income tax, it is beyond wrong to charge us for having health insurance.
I don’t agree with this strategy, because it seems the average worker already foots the bill for a lot of things. Is there a better way to do this? What’s your opinion?
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I also agree with you. The reason I am in my current job was for the health benefits. I chose to get this job because when I retire I will be able to participate (purchase into) in the health plan. It is an expensive plan but I need to be able to get the top for my husband’s chronic illnesses.