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<blockquote data-quote="sortaisle" data-source="post: 1119124" data-attributes="member: 17605"><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2012/06/28/obamacares-7-tax-hikes-on-under-250000-a-year-earners/" target="_blank">ObamaCare's 7 Tax Hikes On Under $250,000-A-Year Earners - Forbes</a></p><p>From a decidedly Republican leaning site. One or two of these may hit a random 1 - 1,000 UPSer...and it's not even that bad IMO.</p><p>1. We have insurance - no tax</p><p>2. We don't have HSA's...at least no one over here does. Even if someone does, OTC's aren't terribly expensive. No tax/little if any effect</p><p>3. We don't have HSA's - no tax</p><p>4. This is the one that may hit a UPSer. Raising the medical deduction from 7.5% to 10%. If you have a medical condition that reaches 10% of your yearly income then I pray for your family and your survival. This one may hit a very small portion of us.</p><p>5. We don't have HSA's - no tax</p><p>6. 10% Tanning Tax - Not my thing personally. I get plenty of sun...most UPSers do. And tanning is just a bad idea in general. Don't like the tax, but I can see why you would try to tax it out of existence...just like cigarettes. </p><p>7. My families insurance was either 14,700 or 17,400...can't remember which...either is over/under $10,000 away from the cadillac tax. Maybe a family of 6 or 7 might take the hit on this one. How many families of 6 or 7 are there? </p><p></p><p>My thinking on this is yeah there's a few things that may hit us. I don't like taxes in general, but it's blown way out of proportion by the talking media heads. The biggest hitters are going to hit less than 5%. Sucks...yes...End of the World scenario that some folk thinks it is...not even a little bit. At least not for UPSers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sortaisle, post: 1119124, member: 17605"] [URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2012/06/28/obamacares-7-tax-hikes-on-under-250000-a-year-earners/"]ObamaCare's 7 Tax Hikes On Under $250,000-A-Year Earners - Forbes[/URL] From a decidedly Republican leaning site. One or two of these may hit a random 1 - 1,000 UPSer...and it's not even that bad IMO. 1. We have insurance - no tax 2. We don't have HSA's...at least no one over here does. Even if someone does, OTC's aren't terribly expensive. No tax/little if any effect 3. We don't have HSA's - no tax 4. This is the one that may hit a UPSer. Raising the medical deduction from 7.5% to 10%. If you have a medical condition that reaches 10% of your yearly income then I pray for your family and your survival. This one may hit a very small portion of us. 5. We don't have HSA's - no tax 6. 10% Tanning Tax - Not my thing personally. I get plenty of sun...most UPSers do. And tanning is just a bad idea in general. Don't like the tax, but I can see why you would try to tax it out of existence...just like cigarettes. 7. My families insurance was either 14,700 or 17,400...can't remember which...either is over/under $10,000 away from the cadillac tax. Maybe a family of 6 or 7 might take the hit on this one. How many families of 6 or 7 are there? My thinking on this is yeah there's a few things that may hit us. I don't like taxes in general, but it's blown way out of proportion by the talking media heads. The biggest hitters are going to hit less than 5%. Sucks...yes...End of the World scenario that some folk thinks it is...not even a little bit. At least not for UPSers. [/QUOTE]
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