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Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by JonFish85 on Monday October 24, 2016 @12:43PM (#12780456)
Let's also not forget that a significant part of this hasn't even kicked in yet, the so-called Cadillac Tax has been kicked down the road, but is potentially enormous. Those who pay the most for their health care plan are going to be heavily taxed to subsidize everyone else. So as much as the current plan rate hikes are unbelievable, it's still going to get much worse before it (maybe) gets better.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by patmcguire on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:55PM (#12781707)
How kicked? I remember a big internal uproar when I was at one of the big tech companies about cutting some benefits, and one of the explanations was the cadillac tax.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by Spooky23 on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:58PM (#12781733)
I think it's 2018. All of the fancy benefits, like infertility, durable medical equipment, etc will probably get axed in most big companies.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by JonFish85 on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:08PM (#12782370)
A quick google search brought this up, which might be accurate[1]. It suggests that 2020 is when it is supposed to be enacted now. The Wikipedia article [2] seems less concrete about it, other than to say that there's bipartisan support for not implementing it.

[1] http://www.cigna.com/health-care-reform/cadillac-tax

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_insurance_plan

Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by gozur88 on Monday October 24, 2016 @06:56PM (#12783642)
I doubt it will ever happen. The reason it was delayed to start with is it's not at all politically palatable.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by JonFish85 on Monday October 24, 2016 @07:58PM (#12783999)
Maybe so, but someone has to pay for the subsidies. Whether it's this tax or a different one, the middle class is going to have to take on that burden.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by gozur88 on Monday October 24, 2016 @08:48PM (#12784284)
Agreed. I expect in a few months we're going to see a serious effort at unpopular, albeit necessary, reform to the ACA.
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by gech on Monday October 24, 2016 @11:15PM (#12785004)
How about another class takes it on
Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by Spooky23 on Monday October 24, 2016 @07:55PM (#12783980)
Our HR wants to be ready. Slashing benefits early is a side bonus I'm sure. :)