Subject: Re: No taxes on healthcare costs?
I'm for open discussion on ANY idea in this arena. It affects all of us - Blue Red Green.

"Deduction".

Does that mean a regular tax deduction - like the mortgage interest deduction, etc?

If so I guess i don't see the merit. If a family makes -- $150k a year. They are taking the standard deduction of whatever -- is it 32k now?

So if an ACA plan is $1500 a month for silver AFTER subsidy....

$18,000 spent.

$6,000 for deductibles and copays.

$3,000 for drugs.

27,000

*Using reallly really round numbers for argument sake)
What is their EFFECTIVE tax rate in that bracket? - a whopping 20%?

Ok so they save $5400.

Now they only spend $22,000 a year for health care.


They are fricked.