Taxman Eyeing Cable Services
Nearly a half-dozen tax proposals affecting Internet operations are expected to appear on the congressional agenda, with many of them affecting broadband and cable services.
Cable and Satellite Providers Square Off Over Tax Break
Tom Giovanetti testified before state legislators in favor of the tax break for cable customers, saying there was a “gross disparity” in the taxing of satellite and cable. “We want the winners to be determined by who has the best product offerings, not by some historical quirk or glitch in the tax code that no one got around to fixing because it was hard.”
Health Savings Accounts Will Survive ObamaCare -- At Least For Now
It appears that Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) will slip under the Affordable Care Act’s threshold for qualified coverage—although just barely. And given the fact that HSAs, and similar high deductible health insurance options, are about the only type of health coverage bending down the health care cost curve, they may even thrive.
Why Health Care Spending Will Explode Under ObamaCare
On the eve of ObamaCare’s third anniversary one thing is for sure: there have been a lot of surprises in the last three years — most of them bad. And the White House and Democrats are about to get their next big surprise when health care spending explodes.
Guest worker program key to immigration reform
Developing a viable guest worker program should be the first item on the immigration reform agenda, not the last.
Ending White House Tours Instead Of Ending Medicare And Medicaid Fraud
I don’t know how much money President Obama thinks it saves by canceling White House tours, but we do have several estimates of how much Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost. Typical estimates put the figure in the $60 billion a year range for each program.
Industry Analysts: Premium Rates Will Continue to Rise Under Obamacare
Several factors in Obamacare are causing health insurance premium rates to rise, notably community rating.
Pole Attachment Fee Bills a Tax on Broadband Providers, Will Cost TN $20 Million
Tennessee legislators should reject a proposal that would radically increase the "pole attachment fee" for private broadband providers because it would raise the costs and thus slow the spread of broadband competition in the state.
Bad Medicaid Program Gets Worse Under ObamaCare
Health insurance for the poor doesn't have to be poor insurance. And yet that's exactly what Medicaid is. Obama refused to try new and innovative ways to cover the low-income populations. Maybe the opt-out states can.
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