JOHN LINDER: “I do share the Ranking Member's frustration that we are talking about it again, rather than doing something about it.”

The average income earner pays a 28 percent withholding tax and 7.65 percent, their share of the payroll tax. Their increase in take-home pay would be about 55 percent the next day.

I simply cannot support the creation of a new entitlement that would send another $8.5 billion in unpaid-for Federal spending out the door.

That is right. So the consumer of that small business not only pays the $100 plus the payroll tax, it also pays the $724.

I feel rude trying to inject some fact into this kabuki theater, but I am going to try: 85 percent of America is insured; 95 percent of those people are happy with their insurance. The other 15 percent uninsured, they consume 70 percent on…