Republicans push tax hike on private insurance plans with abortion coverage
A provision in a high-priority Republican bill would effectively hike taxes on private insurance plans that include abortion coverage, representing a significant threat to the pro-abortion-rights movement.
The provision is in Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) measure HR 3, the “No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act,” which has 173 cosponsors and is up for consideration this week.
Among other things, it would eliminate tax incentives for businesses providing health care — a major reason why many employers can afford to do so — if the plans allow for abortion coverage. It would also remove medical tax deductions for individuals seeking to buy abortion-included insurance plans with their own money.
Hi! We are the Republican Party! We know you elected us to get things done so now we’ll spend our entire body of energy creating ridiculous bill which have no chance at all of passing the Senate or the President.
We want you to know that we care enough about your concerns to deliberately and repeatedly fail just to prove how loyal we are to your cause. We would do something about jobs but we know you care more about abortion, evolution, man made climate change, the gheys, socialism and birth certificates.
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