…well, they really receive a windfall–millions of tax free accumulation. See Richard Rubin, Senate Baucus Eyes Inherited IRAs for $4.6 Billion, Bloomberg.com (Feb. 7, 2012). As the Bloomberg story notes,…

…March 8, 2011, hearing on Principles of Efficient Tax Reform. “Chairman Baucus, Senator Hatch, Members of the Committee, it is an honor for me to appear before you this morning,…

…SEIU). Since it is a given that all six Republican Congressional members will be in favor of gutting Social Security, and knowing that of the three Senate Dems Durbin, Baucus…

…big red target on Social Security and Medicare,” Senator Baucus (D-MT) warned. “That’s what this commission is all about. It’s a big roll of the dice for Social Security and…

…heirs will be subject to massive, massive confusion in trying to determine the value of their underlying asset,” Baucus argued on the Senate floor. Fortunately, unlike Health Care “Reform,” this…

by Linda Beale Linda Beale writes at ataxingmatter: Health Care Reform or a boondoggle for private insurers? The Baucus proposal for health care “reform” doesn’t include a public option. And…

…spicy sauces from Louisiana, crabs from Maryland. The list is long. On a random note, I am also reminded of Orrin Hatch’s amendment to the Baucus health bill that excludes…

…efficient than the minimum wage. Similarly HR3200 (a payroll tax on large employers who don’t provide insurance) is more efficient than the Baucus Snowe plan. I think the appeal to…

Robert Waldmann The Baucus plan would give employers an incentive to discriminate against workers from lower income families. The incentive is to not give a job to someone who needs…

…discussions of tax fairness and expanding health care coverage. The Obama administration has floated various trial balloons, and Senator Baucus (D. Montana), an influential player in the health care reform…