WHAT ?!?!!?! After excoriating John McCain for the idea , NObama open to taxing......

[son of the revolution]

Exempting union members won't seriously fly, but it was good rhetoric during the campaign ("promise them anything..."). But - the critical piece of any health care plan is cost - how are we gonna pay for whatever passes? Its more good politics, and social engineering... but "we the people" are gonna foot the bill for whatever our elected reps serve up to us.

The point about exempting the Unions from health benefits taxes had NOTHING to do with whether or not it would actually " fly " and everything to do with the fact that even its mere consideration was repugnant !

[Posit]

Absolutely agree. My point was a professional politician will say anything to facilitate election... even something as ridiculout (repugnant) as this.

[Kodiak]

Health Benefits !! Even worse , one of the proposals being floated is to tax everyone's health bennies except for .................................................. ...............

UNION Members !!!

Are you fucking kidding me !!!!

Makes me glad to be in a Union then...

And no I didnt vote for him like the rest of the Union sheeple.