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- Introduced by Sen. Ray Basham (D) on January 25, 2007, to impose a new “Medicaid tax” on large employers (more than 10,000 Michigan full-time and part-time employees). For businesses the tax would be 8 percent of the firm’s annual aggregate Michigan payroll, minus employee health insurance expenditures. For non-profits the rate would be 6 percent. The tax revenue would be applied to Medicaid used by employees. This would affect employers with many low skill, low pay employees, such as large retail chains. Introduced in a number of states, such proposals are dubbed "Wal-Mart bills." One was passed in Maryland, but found in violation of federal law by a federal court in 2006.
- Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on January 25, 2007.
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1) Re: 2007 Senate Bill 87 (Impose “Medicaid tax” on certain large employers ) by funnyjenny on October 5, 2011i am ok with paying medical tax if i have money in my pocket, just loved this discussion
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It appears that House and Senate leadership and the administration have hammered out a budget deal that will avert a third state shutdown in four years.
I suppose we should all be relieved but somehow the whole thing leaves some of us feeling pretty frustrated. The final budget resolution seems to be a very large Band-Aid over a gaping hole.
Included among the budget “fixes” are proposals for tax amnesty ($61.8 million), state employee retirements ($60 million), use taxes on Health Maintenance Organizations ($377.3 million), various liquor reforms ($9 million), and a shift of $208 million from the School Aid Fund to the General Fund to avoid further cuts to community colleges.
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These taxex must be very soon stopped or limited. I melieve this is the only solution for a good society for everybody. asigurari casco
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