tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post7662610077125124888..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Dems Agree to Tax Hike to Fund Health CareThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-15067424939382789082009-07-11T22:01:50.867-04:002009-07-11T22:01:50.867-04:00The thing about socialism is you don't even ge...The thing about socialism is you don't even get the government you pay for. Nationalizing health care will be an absolute disaster. A wasteful, inefficient boondoggle. You'll be getting half(assed) the care for twice the money. Like P.J. O'Rourke said, if you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it's free."The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-40734866863444286122009-07-11T12:53:51.867-04:002009-07-11T12:53:51.867-04:00Apparently, the recession is over. It must be if ...Apparently, the recession is over. It must be if tax hikes like this can passed without making things worse. I guess The One made things better after all!<br /><br />I'd say this is why I am glad that Virginia requires a balanced budget, but I wonder how high tax rates would be jacked if something like this were attempted at the state level, for all income levels?CR UVahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087674006986070021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-2117055774826027752009-07-11T10:51:49.795-04:002009-07-11T10:51:49.795-04:00"That would raise about $550 billion over the..."That would raise about $550 billion over the next decade, Democrats said -- about half the cost of reforms that are expected to cost about $1 trillion. The surtax percentages could rise two years later, they added, if lawmakers think additional cash is needed to cover the cost of health-care reform."<br /><br />I guess that constitutes the writing on the wall. Unless, that is, we have different lawmakers in 2012.Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106218895150473141noreply@blogger.com