so let me go at it this way do you feel it is fair that somebody making $175,000 qualifies for subsides and another doesn't? based on how their income is classified?
Trump why not roll back Obama approved illegal subsidies for Congress members....
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You are missing the point. Neither one gets income-based subsidies. One group of people is working. The government is giving them a health care subsidy as part of their wages. You can't compare a wage to a transfer of wealth.
Think of it this way: A member of Congress really makes something like $250,000 a year. Some of that is cash, some of that is retirement, and some of that is health care. The relevant comparison is them vs. a sole proprietor making $250,000 a year.
It's the same reason a sole proprietor making $100k a year of profit is making less than the average private sector worker whose cash pay is only $80k.
Take a private sector co worker of mine who makes $175,000. My employer paid 1/2 of their FICA taxes for them. It paid for 75% of their medical plan. It paid unemployment insurance for them. It made a 401(k) contribution for them. Etc. Those are all wages. They just aren't paid as cash.
You're making an inaccurate distinction that Congress's benefit package is anything other than a wage. That includes their health care.
You're making an inaccurate distinction that Congress's benefit package is anything other than a wage. That includes their health care.
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