Ok, how about the open letter signed by the majority of the medical device manufacturers in the United States, including the Advanced Medical Technology Association, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association and the National Venture Capital Association.
http://nvcaccess.nvca.org/index.php/topics/public-policy/73-nvca-urges-washington-to-relieve-small-companies-from-medical-device-tax.html The industry agreed on a figure of $20 billion dollars as their contribution to the healthcare reform effort. The last bit of wrangling that made it into the reconciliation bill (and what this letter deals with) was on how to structure the tax. You know Sam, it's almost like I know what the hell I'm talking about with health insurance reform. Judah On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Was that an article about a huge lobbyist working with the government > to wipe out his smaller competitors? > Or was it a legitimate industry representative begging the government > to cut the price and give them a couple of years to find new work or > locations? > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Actually, the medical device manufacturing industry worked with the >> White House (just like Pharma) and came up with the excise tax and the >> reconciliation bill even helped them out by delaying the onset of the >> tax. >> >> http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-46781620100310 >> >> Hey, look, Democrats working with business groups to come up with >> mutually agreeable plans that are then refined and put into >> legislation! >> >> Those fuckers. They are *so* anti-business. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:313785 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
