Medical device tax: A hat trick of futility (MassDevice)
The medical device tax has achieved such a hat trick of futility that you couldn't blame medtech for boycotting the 2.3% excise levy.
The medical device tax is like a bad public school teacher: It's a drain on the system and seemingly impossible to get rid of.
In just 21 months, the 2.3% levy has achieved a unique hat trick of futility. How else could you describe a tax that's highly inefficient, fundamentally ineffective and disproportionately damaging to 1 of the few net exporting industries left in the U.S.?
In recent months, we've le...