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Health Care Overhaul: Should people making more than $250,000 a year pay more in taxes?

By WINK News

President Obama is set to make a primetime speech tonight about his Health Care plan.

The plan includes adding health insurance for 46 million currently uninsured people in the United States and making it more affordable for those who currently have insurance.

The plan could cost well over $1 trillion. The question now is how to pay for it. Should those people making more than $250,000 pay more in taxes?

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Thursday, Oct 29 at 7:58 PM Bill wrote ...

YES

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Thursday, Jul 23 at 6:53 AM Sam wrote ...

I agree with Linda. But illegals need to be sent back first & come here the legal way. They should not be a drain on our healthcare, Medicare, Medicare, schools or society when they didn't contribute the same as Americans do to collect.Raise the amount to $1M for higher taxes for healthcare. I amretired & my income is SS so I'm not looking out for myself. There are many hard working people making $250K that is not living in luxury.

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Wednesday, Jul 22 at 5:55 PM Anonymous wrote ...

The American people do not understand the reality and extreme extent of how huge this Healthcare overhaul is and the true cost of it all. Is it any wonder then that the Obama Administration is pounding all these massive TRILLION dollar bills through in record time?? This would now give the Government practically complete control over all the private and independent sectors, creating a GOVERNMENT OWNED and RUN country. Guess what people... That is not what a Democracy is.

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Wednesday, Jul 22 at 9:35 AM LINDA IN FT MYERS wrote ...

TAX THE RICH TO GIVE TO THE POOR? SOUNDS MORE LIKE ROBIN HOOD. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST HEALTH CARE IN THE WORLD AND OF COURSE IT COSTS MORE. COMPANIES THAT HAVE FRANCHISES SHOULD BE MADE TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES LIKE MCDONALDS, BURGER KING, CHICK FILA, PERKINS, KFC, DUNKIN DONUTS, SUBWAY ETC. THEIR EMPLOYEES ONLY MAKE MINIMUM WAGE OR LESS. AND WHY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE HEALTH INS. FOR ILLIGALS!!! DON'T THINK SO. LET THEM BECOME CITIZENS AND PAY TAXES.

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Wednesday, Jul 22 at 6:00 AM Port Charlotte, FL wrote ...

I think the government needs to fix the current broken system before throwing us into a new system. Check into the pharmacutical companies as to why medicines are so high and check into the doctors and hospitals as to why the prices are so high. Also make a new legislation where you can only sue for up to $250,00 based on pain and suffering to keep these Torte Lawyers from filing suits at the drop of a hat. The doctors are passing on their malpractice insurance costs to the consumer.

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