This post by Jill Schlesinger originally appeared on CBS' MoneyWatch.com.
Last night I answered health care reform questions via a live web chat for WCBS-TV
in New York. While most of the questions were about coverage, there
were a bunch of queries that fall into the general category of: Who'll
Pay for Health Care Reform? That was our topic today on "Reality Check".
As I said many months ago, you're probably fooling yourself if you don't think that almost everyone's taxes are going up eventually. Today, MoneyWatch blogger Mark Thoma outlines several ways that Uncle Sam could whack you.
Jill Schlesinger is the Editor-at-Large for CBS MoneyWatch.com. Prior to the launch of MoneyWatch, she was the Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. In her infancy, she was an options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York.
Jill Schlesinger, CFP® is the Emmy-nominated business analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.