Oh Laurel... Your party had you targeted...

[4est_4est_Gump]

But the funding for Obama's massive overhaul had to come from somewhere, and in this case the funds taken from Medicare were only part of the picture. There was a host of other tax hikes deployed under Obamacare, including many that are already being collected, like the excise tax on Charitable Hospitals, a tax on "black liquor" bio-fuel, a tax on innovator drug companies, a Blue Cross/Blue Shield tax, a tax on the tanning industry, a tax increase on HSA/FSA/HRA dollars by barring their use for over the counter medicine, another tax on early withdrawals from HSAs... all of these have already gone into effect.

One tax that was considered as a funding source for Obamacare by the Democrats, however, would likely have been far more controversial than all of these put together, and certainly would've grabbed a lot of headlines: a tax on online porn.

According to longtime Democratic Hill staffer John McDonough, writing in his new book Inside Health Reform, Democratic Sen. Max Baucus and his Senate Finance staff considered numerous sources for other taxes for purposes of funding Obamacare, including elective cosmetic surgery (a boob job tax), a tax on sugary beverages (Michael Bloomberg would've loved it), as well as taxes on alcohol or tobacco sales.

One they considered very seriously, according to McDonough, was "a tax on online pornography."

Politically, pushing this tax would've served Democrats' purposes of creating trouble for their Republican opposition - many social conservatives would be put in a difficult spot. And the porn industry remains a consistent moneymaker (some estimates conclude it's a $12-13 billion industry) and increasingly makes most of its money via the internet, so taxing it would serve the dual purpose of opening the door for more online taxes. But ultimately, Senate Democratic staffers rejected the idea as unworkable. Medicare, it seems, was a much easier target for revenue.

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Obamacare-Was-Almost-Funded-By-Taxing-Online-Porn

 

[fuckwaffle]

like the excise tax on Charitable Hospitals

I really don't understand this one. Of course I know Obamaloney wants the government to be the all charitable one. But, putting a tax on an organization that basically gives it's services away to the public, I mean what balls it takes to try and drive them out of business.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Reminds me of that famous bumper sticker:

Don't STEAL!
Government Hates Competition​

 

[Saint Peter]

Eat the RICH!​

 

[RobDownSouth]

On teh back of AJ's minivan:

Let Grandma Eat Cat Food
Vote Glibertarian!!​

 

[Bert Notorius]

 

[Cade Is Here]

It's simple


Obama Sucks more than his wife sucks him!

 

[stickwork]

It's simple


Obama Sucks more than his wife sucks him!

They're married, fool.

 

[fuckwaffle]

They're married, fool.

Which means he stopped gettin' blowjobs from her when she said 'I do'. So he decided to give us all a blowjob instead.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I think your metaphor is backwards...

 

[fuckwaffle]

I think your metaphor is backwards...

Reverse Polish Logic.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Noted