flu vaccine TAX?

[DrLeftover]

The House of Representatives is scheduled Tuesday to consider a bipartisan bill to add new seasonal flu vaccines to the IRS definition of taxable vaccines. The Senate has already reached an agreement to vote on its version of the bill without further debate if the House passes an identical version. If passed into law, all new flu vaccines would become subject to the 75¢ per dose vaccine tax, and also become eligible to be included in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). A summary of the bill provided by the House Republican Conference explains:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/house-consider-tax-new-flu-vaccines_736725.html



I will say it again:

Asshole
Elected or appointed member of the US Congress, House or Senate. We are reserving judgment on all politicians in general. See: Douche Bag, Politician.

There is no other known and accepted working definition of the term. Unlike the word 'Congress' itself, which see.

Some use the word to describe the human Anus, which see, as versus a human who is an Anus, or a morning radio show host. However. In this Glossary, we are defining the term 'asshole' as synonymous with 'Congressman', which see.

"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."
- John Adams (1735 - 1826)

any argument?

 

[Evil Eye]

It is unfortunate that the people passing this have plenty of money to pay whatever taxes they pass.

 

[Jazzy]

First off, the Joint Committee on Taxation is clear this bill is not a tax increase. Secondly, the legislation is about ensuring vaccine manufacturers produce vaccines for the next flu season – not past flu seasons. Thirdly, the threat of litigation has been so severe against these manufacturers that this compensation fund had to be created or they would not have produced these vaccines. That threat of litigation still exists and so does the need for vaccines. We need to be careful how that fund is financed, because having it run a deficit could be dangerous when our goal is to ensure the production of safe vaccines.

UPDATE: The bill passes the House
The House on Tuesday afternoon approved legislation meant to ensure an ample supply of the latest flu vaccine is available by the next flu season.

By voice vote, members approved H.R. 475, which would include a flu vaccine that attacks a new strain of flu on a list of taxable vaccines.

I guess we can all rest easy now that there will be an ample supply of the latest flu vaccine.