Byron York: ‘Politically’ Repealing ObamaCare Taxes ‘Is a Double Edged Sword’ for GOP

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BREAM: "I want to make sure we get to a couple key points. One of them is this idea of not repealing, one of the really big taxes that the Senate side seems to agree it would benefit high income earners. And they say, listen, if we cut -- if we keep that tax in place, then we'll have more money for subsidies, opioid assistance, all kinds of other things. And -- and let’s do it at the expense of people who are doing fine to benefit those who aren’t and maybe that’s a better sell. But there are others in there who are saying, no, we said we are going to get rid of every tax in ObamaCare including that one."
YORK: "Politically this is a really double edge sword for Republicans. ObamaCare has a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for couples who make more than $250,000 a year. And that brings in a fair amount of money. So, the question is among Republicans, our current bill, their current proposal would repeal that entirely along with ObamaCare’s other taxes. And some people are saying, well, we need to spend more on opioids perhaps, or -- or on Medicaid, maybe we don’t have to repeal that, or maybe we don’t have to repeal all of it. So, on the other hand, that’s going to cause trouble with those Republicans who, one, oppose those taxes generally, and two have vowed to their voters to repeal everything that’s in ObamaCare."