No Sympathy
Jul 16, 2009 health care reform, public option
You’ll excuse me for lacking any sympathy with Americans subject to a health care surcharge as part of a public option:
A family making $500,000 in AGI will contribute $1,500 to help reduce costs and provide access to affordable health care for all Americans — 0.3 percent of their annual income. And a family making $1 million in AGI will contribute $9,000, or 0.9 percent of their annual income.
In other words, if you make a half million or more your taxes go up about $4.11 a day to give Americans health insurance. That’s a Starbucks venti latté. Per day.
