HEALTH CARE - NOW THIS: Marriage Penalty!

[Darlene Littlejohn]

I don't know where in the bills that this is, but this is not the only article about it:
Press Release: Marriage Penalty in health care bills

PRESS RELEASE
ALLEN QUIST FOR CONGRESS
December 3, 2009
Contact: Brad Biers 651-261-2182

Marriage Penalty in the U.S. House and Senate Health Care Bills
(Mankato, MN) – “The House and Senate Health Care bills contain a huge marriage penalty for the American middle class.” Allen Quist said today.

Following is the complete statement by Allen Quist on the marriage penalty:

“There is a huge middle class marriage penalty hidden in the House and Senate health care bills. The penalty becomes evident by evaluating questions like the following: How much would two single people, each making $30,000 per year, pay for private health insurance if the Pelosi bill was in effect now? The answer is $1,320 per year for both individuals combined (based on the premium limits and subsidies outlined on the charts below). But how much would they pay for the same level of insurance under the Pelosi bill if they were to marry? Their combined cost would then be about $12,000 a year (the estimated cost for private insurance).

Go to the link for more information and charts about the price differences.

[Darlene Littlejohn]

Not only will it encourage people to live together and not marry, but this big jump in what you pay between $40K and $45K per year, will probably lead to tax cheating... if you are making $40,000 a year, you will not want an increase in your pay unless it is a very large increase. I can see people holding at the 40 grand and getting paid "under the table" and I can't say that I would much blame them.

[Uma Kelleher ( Pacific NW)]

This is a dead wrong!

[Oregon Country Girl]

That's just wrong.