A couple of us were sitting around and discussing some of the health care issues that America is facing, and then a press release came in from the Michigan House Republicans stating “Tax on doctors will make medical treatment more expensive, push deficit on backs of patients, health care.” Michigan’s proposed House Bill 5386, levies a 4 percent tax on physicians’ gross receipts. The press release received today puts Andy Dillon on the record in a recent news article saying the “state would be crazy not to do it.”
Who do you think the proposed policy will affect most? Doctors will pass on the fees to big insurance companies and to the uninsured alike, insurance rates will go up bilking the taxpayers and private industries trying to provide plush benefits and the uninsured will just have to suck it up and pay the higher bills. Our elitist form of State government is really starting to shine through while they all keep their subsidized packages at the expense of Michigan residents.
“It is astounding to me that right now when we are in the middle of a national discussion about lowering the high cost of health care, Michigan Democrats are actually pushing for a new tax on doctors that will make medical treatment more expensive,” said House Republican Leader Kevin Elsenheimer, of Kewadin. “Doctors are going to have to pass these costs onto their patients, making the cost of health care go up.”
If approved, the tax would raise health care costs in Michigan by nearly half a billion dollars annually.
Earlier last week, Get Your Justice Live Radio host Lary Holland interviewed 3-Term Former Michigan Representative Lorence Wenke who recently announced his candidacy for Michigan State Senate for the 20th District. Candidate Wenke (R) issued a challenge to all state employees, including legislators and senators, around the very issue of Health Care premiums.
The Challenge:
All State of Michigan employees should pay a mere 25% of their own health care premiums, which will save Michigan taxpayers over 1 Billion dollars. In fact, former State Representative Lorence Wenke has already cut a check for over $4000.00 back to the State of Michigan to put his money where the challenge is. Lorence indicated that one representative laughed at his challenge.
The Solution:
Rather than destroying Michigan families and businesses by always turning to a tax increase for unsustainable state spending, let’s follow the leadership of cutting back plush benefits and making government employees less elitist and more inline with the rest of the economic positions of Michigan residents. Cutting the fat, like any good business, should be the example of government. Has Andy Dillon given any money back to the State of Michigan taxpayers or is he just anxious to keep his own plush benefits package while everyone else continues to suffer?
Ask yourself these questions and consider calling your own Representatives in your own state to see where they stand on these issues. Take an interest in government before government takes a bigger interest in your pocketbooks. After all we took such an interest in the issue we put together a quick newsletter and sent to all of the decision-makers.
