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Democrats who voted for ObamaCare now want a delay on the tax on the medical-device industry
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Now this really weird they voted for -- And now they don't.
-- -- Attacks on the medical device industry was part of obamacare and is set to take effect January 1 but now.
Seventeen democratic -- democratic senators are urging a delayed implementing this tax but get this.
They had the senators who voted for obamacare and the attacks are present Christie.
-- non joins -- and so what's the problem here.
-- you -- it's very interest.
Because they voted for it and now they want to delay implementation and in their letter.
They specifically say that they want to keep jobs and that they don't want to hurt the economy at this time so I think that that's very interesting that they're making his acknowledgment.
At this 2.3 percent excise tax that's going to be on medical devices that and they talk about protecting the fact that right now -- -- World leaders in innovation in this area apparently when they voted for the bill they didn't think that was important.
Let's imagine that -- frank senator frank and senator -- call -- -- -- Murkowski Senator John Kerry senator Dick Durbin.
All these very implement members of the United States senate Democrats and what's obviously apparent to me is that.
These -- device people.
And then got lobbyists and so they go to their favorite senators and -- -- -- famous senators now we want a special deal and -- -- I think Obama care.
These senators then Lewis -- so want to equalize this whole thing and make this fair they decide they want special treatment.
Four.
For the is medical devices yet they're happy to have taxes go up and others Obama care because apparently the some of the people who is Medicare tax going up they don't have a lobbyist.
But these people these senators can't -- just been.
-- you know one credit if they really believe that letter that they wrote.
We passed a bill to repeal -- tax in the house and the house it's sitting at their doorstep so all they have to do is take up that they'll if these seventeen senators voted for it I'm guessing most of the Republicans won.
They can get that tax eliminated tri city -- senator -- but I don't even -- but I -- that I realize is that stability -- announced.
But I don't even like that idea I don't like the idea that the bill is not passed another special interest appoint all over Washington and getting everybody do -- special deal and end the regular show -- there who's running a small business doesn't have a lobbyist to come in and say.
OK now we want the special deal on this obamacare just -- patently unfair goto and every American does not part of the medical device community.
Yeah I hear you we just had this conversation back in South Dakota because somebody said the people who have the biggest of you guys talk about closing loopholes in getting rid of exemptions.
The people are gonna you're rid of those except for the people that have the most powerful lobbyists they'll probably so get -- at the end of the day and then where -- we end up.
As that's a real concern and and I think that's something.
Why we need to when we approach tax reform.
We need to look at a flatter fairer rates and then have discussion about which loopholes and exemptions.
Really.
Really can just -- even being around anymore.
You know it's sort of -- we try to get these senators appear on the show and -- -- -- democratic senators are now asking for special treatment for their constituents and medical questions don't appear on the show and talk about strange -- This that I -- yeah it fist striking fox got it right -- shocking news alert.
How they could -- I honestly don't know -- good conscience say send this letter off thinking that we're not -- see at.
And thinking that.
Is that you you hear these are the ones who promoted this program.
Promoted this tax and other want a special deal for their constituents at the expense of urban gallery and voted -- by the way it's not a criticism as and the of this -- It's gonna hurt profits to profits to the tune of thirty billion dollars that's thirty billion dollars in profits it -- to corporations and him and -- more people squawking.
But this well and they talked about wanting to keep jobs.
I just don't know where all of these concerns were back when they voted for the bill and then why they don't actually do something about it if -- that concerned about it but I would guess that this letter was times.
For this period of time right now because there's so much going on with the fiscal cliff and all the negotiations.
That this letter can be cents a and maybe that it wouldn't draw.
Does it to read as attention this senator -- have the authority to delay implementation of this of the system before the senate right now this is something that they definitely have to ask the different departments and agencies not to implement and not to discuss HHS under the new regulation there was a letter addressed to senator here senator Harry -- -- -- -- I'm doing an even if there's any doubt -- fixes in for the medical device can we have got to sit right now because there they they want a special deal but they've gotten their lobbyists and they've got -- the democratic senators who passed this bill and now suddenly they want a special deal out of its appalling well we don't add up all the taxes that are coming and and it's really the more we.
That's why we -- -- that's why we're fill the whole health care bill there's dozens of taxes let's I want thanks -- -- -- state Dexia and that's going up and that support farmer who wants to.
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