Hmm … According to AP:
About 30 unions will run a full-page ad in newspapers Wednesday announcing their opposition to the Senate Finance Committee’s health overhaul bill, a top labor lobbyist said.
Why? The AP article goes does a little throat clearing before getting to the point, but union members get just the kind of “Cadillac” health plans that Baucus wants to tax.
Labor has been a major Democratic ally in the health care debate but is unhappy the legislation lacks a publicly run insurance plan and would tax expensive policies in an effort to drive down costs.
The rubber hits the road on the phrase, “tax expensive policies.” Why do I have the feeling we’ll soon be reading about special health tax exemptions for union members?
[HT AmSpec Blog]
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