"Hell," he roared, "I've been driving for 63 years!" — as if seniority exempted him from censure.
If you exempted a third of them for various reasons, that would leave more than 6 million able-bodied young people at the ready.
He argues that of the 1.7 million commercial properties on which business rates are paid, about one million are small businesses, but if you exempted them, that would only reduce the government's tax take from business rates by 6%.
Mr. Frank, who is openly gay, also said that he would be criticized -- rightly, he said -- if he were to suggest that gay men and lesbians be exempted if a military draft were needed.
If they are exempted, the 2percentt cut would be worth about $124 million, and if they are included, the savings would grow to $300 million.
If churches are exempted on religious grounds, they said, why shouldn't any employer be allowed to refuse coverage if they have objections?
If he also exempted Medicare, the cuts would be even deeper: thirty-two per cent in 2106 and fifty-three per cent in 2022.
If they are exempted from the law, they should also be relieved of subsidies from the taxpayers whose representatives approved it.
Also, items may be exempted if they require a fundamental alteration or there is an undue burden, terms that are subject to interpretation.
Under the proposal unveiled on Saturday, nonprofit insurance companies could be exempted if they spent a large share of their premiums on medical care rather than administrative costs.
