Ed Shultz was just on MSNBC discussing the health care package with a GOP congressman who has issues with the so called Cadillac tax and the fact that while most people with high end plans will face the tax, union members will not.
Ed said that the issue was that union members negotiated the plans as part of their contract as so it should be exempt and that anyone who got the high end plan some other way should be taxed.
Now I am sure in Ed’s mind, anyone who did not get a high end plan through a union contract is some sort of C. Montgomery Burns living in their mansion on the hill.
But what about employers who provide good coverage to employees even absent a union ? (Yes Ed there are nice employers out there).
What about a self employed person who pays for his or her own coverage and wants a good plan for their family ?
What about someone who gets only a basic plan from their employer so they scrimp and save to pay for a nicer plan for their family ?
In the latter two cases the person is both paying for the plan out of their own pocket and being punished for doing that.
Sorry Ed but that is just not fair.