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| Fri, 10-24-2008 - 1:50am |
I want to tell a story, that I have heard a thousand times over, from the people whom I treat at my facility.
I run an addiction treatment center for the low-to-no-income (including homeless) individuals in the inner city of Baltimore.

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((((Spreading the wealth around is a way to further oppress those who want to feel self-enabled.)))))
Perhaps if your clients went to a 12 Step program-
Thank you for your reply.
"many people receive welfare for decades, without just cause or reason."
There should be a system in place to find out why payments continue.
I don't think people realize that McCain isn't going to give you a 5,000 check. If you choose to buy ins on your own, that 5,000 goes directly to the INS Company. Not the person/family. He will TAX your Health in you get through your employer. So, if your Employer pays 12,600 a year for your ins,(which is the average) some companies with better policies pay a lot more, up to 18,000 a year, YOU will pay tax on that over the 12 month period. So, an extra 1,000 or so a month is taxed, so that's basically an extra 350.00 tax you will be paying. Now, tax time, McCain will let you deduct 5,000 from your taxes, but in my Dh's case, he already pays 375.00 a month for his ins for us, that's 4,500 a year! so, whe are taxed an extra 350 a month, still pay 375.00 as our portion. am i figuring something wrong here?
McCain wants to help INSURANCE COMPANIES----NOT US! why can't people SEE THIS?
Just because someone is poor, does not mean they are addicted to drugs.
so what were the figures in your post? edited to say never mind --I see you added 25.00 as a month on what believe will be the tax amount.
and what happens to the portion of the insurance the employee pays?
what I found on factcheck.org - which is closer to what I thought.
Tax the value of employer-provided health benefits. Employees would pay federal income taxes (but not Social Security or Medicare payroll taxes) on the value of those benefits. The tax credit would offset those taxes. Companies would not be taxed.
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