I've been posting about the anti-Obamacare meme that it’s a huge tax / tax increase.
Here:
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and Here:
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The Anti-Obamacare claims are based on a one sided accounting, counting any change in any tax or tax deduction as a tax , or tax increase, and ignoring any offsetting changes, including tax credits.
Tax credits are much more potent than tax deductions. Tax deductions reduce the taxable income, so a deduction of $100 might be worth $1-$35. But a tax credit of $100 is worth $100!
Obamacare gives substantial tax credits for those who purchase healthcare insurance.
Thinkprogress has crunched the numbers and concluded:
That for the middle class, Obamacare is a 'tax cut.'
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This may be the simplified meme to counteract the simplified meme.
But in my opinion, it’s not primarily about TAXES ! ! ! , it is about healthcare, bending the cost curve, covering the un-covered, and saving lives.