by Richard Eskow | Jan 13, 2010 | Blog
The AFL-CIO has announced that it is coordinating a "National Call-In Blitz" today.. If you call this toll free number - 1-877-3-AFLCIO (1-877-323-5246) - you can "urge your representative to support working families by voting for health care reform that: Does NOT tax...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 13, 2010 | Blog
The New Republic's Jonathan Chait has penned an ode to the excise tax on health benefits. He says his "faith in the Cadillac tax remains ardent," even after being led astray by a faulty graph. We hate to dim his ardor, but it's a love gone wrong. You...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 11, 2010 | Blog
People are saying that the so-called Cadillac tax "might fall flat" and "has real problems." And those are its defenders. I can't remember any new policy in recent history whose own advocates had so many complaints with its design. Not that we're ...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 10, 2010 | Blog
A blogger contact has told me of a new argument in favor of the health excise tax: Since the tax will be imposed on insurers, the Senate's limit of 15% for insurance company profit and overhead will prevent the cost from being passed on to consumers. There are a...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 8, 2010 | Blog
The theory behind the "Cadillac tax" on health plans is little more than wishful thinking based on dubious research. Advocates believe that forcing employers to cut benefits will lead to cheaper, better care. That's like preventing rain by outlawing umbrellas. Yet the...
