Highlights Public Plan Video Contest Winners Consensus Group A New News Source Individual Mandate A Clarification Cost More on the Mandate Question Quote of the Week Featured Articles Public plan: Rep. Paul Ryan spoke at a day-long conference at the American Enterprise … [Read more...] about Short Takes
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Equality, Free-Riders, Elvis, and More
Highlights Equality in spending Free-riders New Web site features Elvis Equality in spending: Costs are the defining issue in the health care debate, and Brookings Institution economist Gary Burtless offers some revealing new data showing the remarkably equal distribution of health spending among Americans in all income categories. Yes, the uninsured need coverage, and we must make … [Read more...] about Equality, Free-Riders, Elvis, and More
It's Taxation, Stupid
The Wall Street Journal With the Clinton plan on the ropes, the time has come to shift the health care debate to expose the underlying cause of much of what ails the health care system-the tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance. The tax policy that ties health insurance to employment can be traced to wage-and-price controls during World War II. Employers competing for scarce labor … [Read more...] about It's Taxation, Stupid
It’s Taxation, Stupid
The Wall Street Journal With the Clinton plan on the ropes, the time has come to shift the health care debate to expose the underlying cause of much of what ails the health care system-the tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance. The tax policy that ties health insurance to employment can be traced to wage-and-price controls during World War II. Employers competing for scarce … [Read more...] about It’s Taxation, Stupid