Senate Health Care bill mentions Tax 183 times

By In the news
In: Measure 37
Friday November 20, 2009

From Americans for Tax Reform,
A word search of Sen. Harry Reid’s 2,074-page Senate healthcare bill (H.R. 3590) reveals that the term “tax” is used 183 times, “taxable” is used 164 times, and “excise tax” is used 8 times. Other terms of interest are as follows:

Senate Healthcare Bill (H.R. 3590)
Term Number of uses
“Tax” 183 times
“Taxable” 164 times
“Excise tax” 8 times
“Taxes” 17 times
“Fee” 152 times
“Penalty” 115 times
“Require” 166 times
“Must” 45 times
“Shall” 3,607 times

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