Married Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281943134818675.html)
Some married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living together, under the health insurance overhaul plan pending in Congress.

The built-in "marriage penalty" in both House and Senate healthcare bills has received scant attention. But for scores of low-income and middle-income couples, it could mean a hike of $2,000 or more in annual insurance premiums the moment they say "I do."

Married Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281943134818675.html)

This is how the government will get back the married income tax deduction...

I had read about that a week ago and was wondering why this wasn't being brought to everyones attention in the media! They are really failing as the watch-dogs of the government.

I had read about that a week ago and was wondering why this wasn't being brought to everyones attention in the media! They are really failing as the watch-dogs of the government.

Maybe it's not being commented on because nobody has actually been able to read the bill(s) in question.

I had read about that a week ago and was wondering why this wasn't being brought to everyones attention in the media! They are really failing as the watch-dogs of the government.

The media is no longer the watch dogs of the government.

They are now the lap dogs, of the government.