Workers' health benefits eyed for taxation
Washington Post, March 12, 2009
With President Obama's plan to tax the rich to pay for healthcare facing deep skepticism on Capitol Hill, key lawmakers are considering taxing the health benefits workers receive from their employers. So far, administration officials have been careful not to endorse the idea, which Obama blasted as a major tax increase last year.
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