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Harry Reidcare: unworkable, insane, and...sexist?

November 20, 2009

Tax Policy Blog has a handy summary of how Harry Reidcare will allegedly be financed. Peter Pappas has a nice summary of some of the more baleful provisions of the bill, including a sexism angle. One of the taxes in the bill applies to cosmetic surgery, which Mr. Pappas calls "...a vanity tax that will fall disproportionately on women. Why don’t we tax nostril hair tweezers and toupees while we’re at it?"

Kay Bell also has a roundup of the tax provisions.

TaxVox comments wisely:

It may not really pay for the cost of insurance reform over next decade, but it will pass muster with the scorekeepers. And in Washington these days, that’s all that matters.

It's unpopular, unworkable, and insane, so naturally they're in a hurry to pass it.

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