I have a nephew who’s paying almost $1000 a month for friggin health insurance. This is a direct consequence of allowing the insurance companies to pay doctors direct. The fact that most people couldn’t care less if a penicillin shot cost $1 million as long as they didn’t have to pay it out of their pocket makes it even worse, and the insurance companies couldn’t care less because they just raise our rates when the damn doctors raise their rates to outrageous prices. This is a situation that n…

“Although seniors have already paid tax on their Social Security contributions via the payroll tax, they are still required to list these benefits as taxable income on their tax returns. My bill would exempt Social Security retirement benefits from taxation and boost the retirement income of millions of older Americans.” – Representative Massie