[quote=Veritas]I think that is part of the proposal being looked at in Congress. It doesn’t mean it will not be removed, but it sure is a deal breaker for many of us. I hope a lot of things do not happen, but I usually send a lot of e-mail to Congress when it is so damaging to many taxpayers and ultimately the economy.
“Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) and others involved in talks on a health bill said Tuesday that the idea of taxing health benefits is unpopular with voters, though they stressed that it hasn’t been completely swept off the bargaining table.”
They said this:
[quote]Currently, people don’t pay taxes on their health benefits, which some critics say acts as an incentive for employers to provide overly generous plans.[/quote]
Like it’s a bad thing to have overly generous health insurance plan. How dare you treat your employee well.