Reply #45: GOP's Grassley front and center...He says tax is coming on benefits. [View All]

He really sounds like he is officially in charge, doesn't he? Like he can dictate terms.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090520/NEWS/90520011/1001/NEWS

"Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said today he expects a tax on some employer-paid benefits to be part of the Senate bill to extend health care coverage to uninsured Americans.

Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, also said he expects such a tax to be the most controversial tax-related piece of the health care financing puzzle.

"Now, you know it's going to be very controversial because, on a small group of people, there's going to be some people paying more taxes," Grassley told reporters in a morning conference call.

Grassley was headed into a closed committee meeting where members were expected to air questions and objections about the options to pay for a health care bill.

The committee is expected to begin drafting a bill this week and present it to the committee next month."

Sounds like they are thumbing their noses at us.

With our home insurance going up perhaps by 100%, health insurance rates going up and deductible being quadrupled, property tax going up....it seems scary they are having closed door meetings.

We thought with a paid for house and pensions we would be okay.

But now I don't think so.