Union Workers Would be Exempt From Dem Health Care Tax

Democrats are proposing that we pay health care  taxes but union workers would be exempt.  According to UnionFacts.com:

The best chance for compromise legislation on health care may be a plan
under construction in the Senate Finance Committee that would pay for a
public plan in part by taxing some worker health benefits.

But the union workers who helped Democrats win Congress and the White
House and whose support will be key in getting a health bill signed
into law would not pay the tax.

With cost estimates More..
already as high as $1.6 trillion, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max
Baucus, D-Mont., has proposed paying for the bill in part by taxing
health care benefits for workers who earn more than $100,000, or
$200,000 for married couples, according to those familiar with the
discussions.

Baucus is also weighing a tax based on the value of health care
benefits that exceed a yet-to-be determined cap. A tax on benefits that
exceed the cap by a mere $3,000 could amount to $750 in taxes annually
for a worker who earns as little as $34,000, say experts.

But those union members serving under collective bargaining agreements
would not be subjected to the tax, according to proposals under
discussion.