Thursday, December 03, 2015

Dems, Obama battle over health law’s ‘Cadillac’ tax

The Hill reports:
Democrats are growing more confident that they’ll win their battle with the White House over whether to include the repeal of ObamaCare’s “Cadillac” tax on high-cost insurance plans in a package of tax extensions both parties want to approve before the end of the year.

Unions have long wanted to kill off the tax, and they have new leverage with Democrats readying for next year’s election, when labor’s support will be crucial for the party.
The struggle within the Democrat party over statist health care.