Five Facts About Obama's Proposed Changes To Medicare Payroll Tax
Topics: Health Costs, Medicare, Health Reform
Mar 10, 2010
Kaiser Health News staff writer Christopher Weaver outlines some key issues, starting with: "Should affluent Americans have to pay Medicare payroll tax on their investment income? President Barack Obama, to help pay for his health care overhaul package, is proposing that high-income Americans pay Medicare taxes on the money they make on their investments" (Weaver, 3/9).
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