Comments on: Smoke more, pay more http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/smoke-more-pay-more.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tomhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/smoke-more-pay-more.html#comment-83320 Tom Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/smoke-more-pay-more.html#comment-83320 I've got an idea. How about you let me opt out of paying Medicare taxes if I promise to never use the service?<br/><br/>That's probably too, how shall I put it, Free for our country these days. All the worse for our future. I’ve got an idea. How about you let me opt out of paying Medicare taxes if I promise to never use the service?

That’s probably too, how shall I put it, Free for our country these days. All the worse for our future.

]]> By: KipEsquirehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/smoke-more-pay-more.html#comment-83317 KipEsquire Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/smoke-more-pay-more.html#comment-83317 Perhaps we could start a little more modestly than "I'm so much smarter than you" forms of paternalistic central planning?<br/><br/>Gym memberships are not tax deductible. Indeed, many states subject gym fees to their sales tax.<br/><br/>Start there, proceed to scrapping the "use it or lose it" rule for flexible spending accounts, and then maybe people like HH have standing to lecture us on why their ideas are just so brilliant.<br/><br/>Don't show me your M.D. diploma if you can't first convince me that you graduated kindergarten. Perhaps we could start a little more modestly than “I’m so much smarter than you” forms of paternalistic central planning?

Gym memberships are not tax deductible. Indeed, many states subject gym fees to their sales tax.

Start there, proceed to scrapping the “use it or lose it” rule for flexible spending accounts, and then maybe people like HH have standing to lecture us on why their ideas are just so brilliant.

Don’t show me your M.D. diploma if you can’t first convince me that you graduated kindergarten.

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