Michigan to Tax Doctors to Pay Doctors

September 25, 2009 | Filed Under Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Corruption, Health, Journalism, Liberals, Media Bias, Socialism, Society/Culture, State Government, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston |

-By Warner Todd Huston

Once again, welcome to fascism Friday. We’ve given story one about Canadian fascism, and now the first one from the U.S.A. And like the one that will follow, this one is from Michigan, the Wolverine State. This time we see Michigan authorities creating fatuous taxes..

Who said that government ever made any logical sense? The State of Michigan has lighted upon a brilliant plan. It has been suggested that the state tax doctors so that it can pay doctors more via its Medicaid expenditures. Yes, the Wolverine State wants to tax doctors so it can pay doctors better. No logic need apply.

This sounds like to sort of scam that normal people would get arrested for!

And talk about an unfair tax. Doctors already pay personal income tax and taxes through their businesses. And now, if the State legislature in Lansing has its way, doctors will be taxed just because they are doctors.

But maybe there is logic in the proposal. After all, the greedy government will be able to gather these taxes and use them for all sorts of other things while it dithers with its supposedly increased payouts for Medicaid.

Of course, the only reason the badgering Michigan pols have the temerity to float this lead balloon is because Obamacare is the talk of the day. Democrats are all about “doing something” about healthcare and these greedy state pols thought this the ideal time to institute this rip-off tax idea that would normally be laughed out of the capitol building.

Naturally these mavens of big taxing and big government used this as an opportunity to indulge in a little class warfare, too.

Rep. Gary McDowell (D-Rudyard) was quite pleased that his plan would hit those evil “high-end” doctors hardest.

“The ones who will object will be those who don’t have Medicaid patients, and they tend to be the high-end doctors,” he said.

Yeah, who cares if those rich doctors don’t like this unfair and perhaps unconstitutional tax? Hey, I have an idea. Let’s tax politicians! Yeah, let’s say, maybe, a tax of 100% on their earnings as a politician and then we can use that money to pay them back 40% of the salaries!

Seem equitable to me.
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer, has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and is featured on many websites such as NewsBusters.org, RightWingNews.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, TheRealityCheck.org, RedState.com, Human Events Magazine, AmericanDailyReview.com, and the New Media Journal, among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a frequent guest on talk-radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events and is currently the co-host of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conservatism” heard on BlogTalkRadio. Warner is also the editor of the Cook County Page for RedCounty.com.

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