Comments on: Senate Keeps Health Insurance Executive Pay Tax Deductible

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:30:33 +0000

Here, try this on for size:

http://www.counterpunch.org/

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:22:36 +0000

Sounds like business as usual to me. The privileged get the perqs, the rest of us are jerks. We put up with this from day one (that’s why everyone wants to be “rich”) and even the LAW treats these people “differently”. When they rub our noses in it, we just ignore it and go about our little mundane lives. Look what’s happened since Bush took office: tax cuts for the wealthy (who can afford higher taxes) while we get nothing but more work, more debt, frozen wages and we run the risk of losing our menial jobs if we speak out or “have a bad attitude.” Face it – we’re sheep.

By: Wellescent Forums

Wellescent Forums — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:19:29 +0000

It is unfortunate that with the current health care system, it will be the policy holders who will be paying these executive salaries and that there were plenty of Democrats willing to aid their corporate friends. Executives should not have special tax benefits as their incentive plans are typically quite generous in any case.

By: DemonCrapper

DemonCrapper — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:22:38 +0000

Obviously. Half assed. That they voted along party lines was no supprise. The Main Problem was you only put the stick to them. You need to attach that bi-partisan carrot in any such ammendment to get Repblicans to Break Ranks. The Other Problem is this: Do that and even more Democrats will break ranks. They are not as cohesive as the Republicans or they would pass whatever they wanted regardless of Republican Support. We need to Get those Blue Dogs Out!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:07:40 +0000

Yes, but even that half-assed proposal — moving corporate tax structures in the right direction and putting the money away for a good cause — couldn’t pass the Senate. That tells us there’s nothing close to a functioning progressive coalition in the Senate.

By: hendrix

hendrix — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:55:34 +0000

You missed a memo. After brutally demonizing the Democratic minority for the occasional filibuster when the Republicans ran the senate, the Republican minority no longer allows Anything to happen with less than 60 votes.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:50:08 +0000

why did it need 60 votes? was it brought up under special rules?

By: hendrix

hendrix — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:39:02 +0000

That half-assed proposal sucks. The Executive Pay Tax Deduction should be reduced or restructured for all corporations. How many executive titles can each corp give out???