Monday, February 12, 2007

Subsidizing the Rich 

Filed As:  Health Care

One of the biggest problems facing our health care system is that most consumers have no idea how much health insurance and health care cost.

People get a tax break for health insurance regardless of how much they spend. That means middle-class taxpayers are subsidizing Cadillac policies for wealthy CEOs.

Under President Bush's plan, employees who don’t currently have access to employer-provided coverage would get the same tax break as everyone else -- a clear winner.

To find out why President Bush’s health insurance tax reform is the simplest and yet most radical proposal to emerge in decades, continue reading here.

 

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