Attached is an image of a sales receipt from Cabela's, a popular sporting goods store.














The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax that began on January

1st is supposed to be "hidden" from the consumer,

but it's been brought to the public's attention by hunting and fishing store Cabela's who have refused to hide it and are showing it as a separate lineitem tax on their receipts, the email states.








I did some research and found directly from the IRS's website information that PROVES this to be true and an accurate portrayal of something hidden in
Obamacare that I was not aware of!

Now being sceptical of this I went to the IRS website and found this!








Q1. What is the medical device excise tax?

A1. Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices by the manufacturer or importer of the device.

Q2. When does the tax go into effect?

A2. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices after Dec. 31, 2012.

Q3. How much is the tax?

A3. The tax is 2.3 percent of the sale price of the taxable medical device. See Chapter 5 of IRS

Publication 510, Excise Taxes, and Notice 2012-77 for additional information on the determination of sale price.








IRS.gov Chapter Fivehttp://www.irs.gov/publications/p510/ch05.html

So being more curious I clicked on "Chapter 5

of IRS Publication 510."


And what do I find under "MEDICAL DEVICES" under

"MANUFACTURERS TAXES"?




The following discussion of manufacturers taxes

applies to the tax on:


Sport fishing equipment;


Fishing rods and fishing poles;


Electric outboard motors;


Fishing tackle boxes;


Bows, quivers, broadheads, and points;


Arrow shafts;


Coal;


Taxable tires;


Gas guzzler automobiles; and


Vaccines.








IRS.gov

I think we have definitely been fooled, if we believe that the
Affordable Care Act is all about health care.

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