… and, why isn’t it part of the tax reform conversation?
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I’ve been scratching my head over what the Senate & Congress are going after under the “tax reform” umbrella … and, what are being treated as sacred cows.
For example, the deductions for mortgage interest and state & local taxes are on the chopping block … but the biggest “Federal tax break” according to Simpson-Bowles and the Pew Foundation is the tax-free status of employer-paid health insurance.
Real tax reform would put employer-paid health insurance under a microscope: it’s clearly compensation that should be recorded on W-2s and taxed at ordinary income tax rates, right?
And, the loophole creates a severely unlevel playing field.
Think of the small business owner (or his employees).
They have to buy their health insurance with after-tax dollars …
That’s not fair, is it?
Before you hit me with the “healthcare is different (and untouchable)” argument, consider this:
The Homa Files 