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Would this deduction (does the current deduction) apply to W2
contractors working through an agency? Thanks.

Toni

In article <38110697.83524141@news.mindspring.com>,
  elliemk@mindspring.com (Ellie Kuykendall) wrote:
> I just recieved this message from the National Writer's Union. Please
> pass it on to all your self-employed friends and colleagues through
> newsgroups, mailing lists, telephone calls, and email.
>
> Message from the National Writers Union:
>
> FREELANCE WRITERS & FRIENDS:
> CONTACT CONGRESS NOW
> ABOUT 100% TAX DEDUCTION
> OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
>
> Dear NWU members, writer colleagues,
> and all self-employed persons,
>
> Whatever your take on the current legislation in Congress regarding
> managed health care, most of us can agree that freelance writers and
> similarly self-employed people could benefit greatly from a 100
> percent tax deduction for the health insurance premiums that we pay.
>
> The fate of this deduction is up for grabs in a House-Senate
> conference on the health care bill which could be decided as soon as
> next week.
>
> STATUS OF THE TAX DEDUCTION
>
> Current law, which was adopted just two years ago and implemented this
> year, allows for a 60 percent deduction of health insurance premiums
> for self-employed people.  The NWU was among the many groups that
> lobbied for its passage. But we have always believed that a 100
> percent deduction would allow more freelance writers and others who
> work for themselves as we do to escape the ranks of the medically
> uninsured.
>
> The version of the health care bill that passed the House this month
> (HR 2990.EH) contains a provision for the 100 percent deduction. That
> provision received support from both Democrats and Republicans,
> although they differed strongly on other content in the bill.
>
> The very different version that passed the Senate however, does not
> contain this deduction. Although it is missing from this version,
> there does not appear to be opposition to the idea in the Senate.
>
> As of Friday Oct. 22, the Senate had named its conferees, but the
> House had not. The purpose of the conference will be to hammer out a
> bill that would meet approval in both House and Senate and then go to
> the President.
>
> Of course, given the debate over other provisions, there is no
> certainty that a bill able to leap all hurdles to enactment will
> result. In theory, the tax deduction could be made a separate bill
> from the more controversial managed health care provisions, but at
> this late date in the session that is unlikely.
>
> Nevertheless, the NWU urges our members, colleagues and friends to
> contact your representatives immediately to tell them that the tax
> deduction is important to you. If it is not won in this session, we
> will put them on notice for the next.
>
> ACTION YOU SHOULD TAKE:
>
> MAKE TELEPHONE CALLS TO YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
> HOUSE. At this time, letters may be too late and email may be lost in
> the huge backlog in Congress. Telephone calls reflect the importance
> of the issue.
>
> CALL THE HOME DISTRICT OFFICES. Calls from constituents in the home
> districts have influence. Ask for the legislative aide who specializes
> in health care issues. Tell the aide that your message must be
> delivered pronto because the question could come up any day.
>
> To find out who is your representative in the House:
> <<http://www.house.gov/writerep>http://www.house.gov/writerep>
> To find out who are your state's Senators:
> <<http://www.senate.gov/>http://www.senate.gov>
> To find their district phone numbers:
> <<http://thomas.loc.gov/>http://thomas.loc.gov>
> Choose in menu on the left side either House Directories or Senate
> Directories.
>
> ASK YOUR SENATORS to make sure House-Senate conference includes the
> deduction in any version of the bill they produce.
>
> IF YOUR SENATOR IS A CONFEREE, tell him or her you strongly that want
> the deduction included in any bill that results from the conference.
> The Senate conferees are:
>
> Sen. James Jeffords, Vermont
> Sen. Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
> Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, Illinois
> Sen. Tim Hutchinson, Arkansas
> Sen. Don Nickles, Oklahoma
> Sen. Phil Gramm, Texas
> Sen. Mike Enzi, Wyoming
> Sen. Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts
> Sen. Christopher Dodd, Connecticut
> Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa
> Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
> Sen. John Rockefeller IV, West Virginia
>
> ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE to contact the House conferees
> once they are appointed to tell them the tax deduction should be
> retained in the conference bill.
>
> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE HOUSE CONFEREES WHEN THEY ARE
> APPOINTED, let us know at the National Writers Union and we will send
> you the names. Send a message to <nwu@nwu.org> with "Tax Deduction" in
> the subject line.
>
> LET US KNOW HOW YOUR CONTACTS WENT. You can help the effort to win
> this and future legislation by letting us know how your
> representatives or their aides respond.
>
> Thanks for your help with this and feel free to forward this message
> to others who may be interested.
>
> National Writers Union
> <nwu@nwu.org>
>


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