Thread: $10,000 marriage penalty hidden in Obama-Reid “Healthâ€

Will not apply to unmarried co-habitators

$10,000 marriage penalty hidden in Obama-Reid “Healthâ€

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“There is a huge middle class marriage penalty hidden in the House and Senate health care bills. The penalty becomes evident by evaluating questions like the following: How much would two single people, each making $30,000 per year, pay for private health insurance if the Pelosi bill was in effect now? The answer is $1,320 per year for both individuals combined (based on the premium limits and subsidies outlined on the charts below). But how much would they pay for the same level of insurance under the Pelosi bill if they were to marry? Their combined cost would then be about $12,000 a year (the estimated cost for private insurance).

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