Consider that approximately 150,000 Wisconsin residents - - 26 of every 1,000 people in a state with a population of about 5.8 million - - and/or their supportive relatives - - could lose the deductibility of those costly medical expenses from their taxable federal income if Paul Ryan's version of the Republican Free Money for the Rich tax plan were to carry the day.
Other people can find similar figures for the number of people who are caring for children or adult relatives with one or more emotionally and financially draining medical conditions - - from MS to ALS to Parkinson's to diabetes to Alzheimer's to cancers to autism, and so - - who would lose that deduction but win a faster ticket to bankruptcy if the Senate in negotiations accepts the loss of the medical deduction in Ryan's harsh bill.
Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins, saying 8.8 million Americans currently use the deduction - - half of whom earn around $50,000 annually - - made sure the Senate version of the bill kept and actually increased the deduction's value.
Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins, saying 8.8 million Americans currently use the deduction - - half of whom earn around $50,000 annually - - made sure the Senate version of the bill kept and actually increased the deduction's value.
Remember that Ryan's House bill would delete the deduction altogether to help fund lop-sided tax breaks he wants showered on millionaires and GOP donors.
Voters in his district should make sure that 'win' is all his.
Voters in his district should make sure that 'win' is all his.
