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TheWraith

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4. Line item 1: "Broaden Medicare tax base for high-income taxpayers: $210.2 billion"

Reply to Ziggystrange (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:50 PM

Mar 2012

That covers both extension of Medicare taxes and the additional surcharge for top earners.

Wiki doesn't mention the timeframe I'm afraid, but you can go to the source noted in the references and find out that it's over 6 years rather than annually or over 10 years.

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President Obama has already signed a law raising taxes on top earners by $210 billion. [View all] TheWraith Mar 2012 OP

Now we know the REAL reason they wanted to scrap it marlakay Mar 2012 #1

Where? Ziggystrange Mar 2012 #2

Line item 1: "Broaden Medicare tax base for high-income taxpayers: $210.2 billion" TheWraith Mar 2012 #4

Please read this. Ziggystrange Mar 2012 #5

The math adds up. TheWraith Mar 2012 #6

Ok I'm just trying to understand where your numbers came from Ziggystrange Mar 2012 #8

not really. dmallind Mar 2012 #7

Hooray! We're saved! Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2012 #3