by Brian Dockstader | Jan 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy
I generally try to avoid watching political talk shows on TV because the lack of journalism is, much more often than not, infuriating. That wasn't exactly the case the other night on Hardball, however. During a segment with Todd Harris, a Republican strategist, and...
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...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 7, 2010 | Blog
The beat goes on: David Leonhardt, the Times economics blogger and tax supporter, had this exchange regarding the Senate's health excise tax on NPR's "Marketplace" program: Leonhardt: (It's) a tax on the costliest health-insurance plan. It's an idea health economists...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 7, 2010 | Blog
Blogger and video producer Lee Stranahan has produced a video that includes footage of Barack Obama denouncing the so-called 'Cadillac tax' during last year's Presidential campaign. Stranahan, who is an uninsured husband and father, accompanies his video with a...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 7, 2010 | Blog
Amid indications from President Obama that he wants the House to adopt the Senate's health tax, we learn that he will meet with labor to discuss their concerns about the tax's effect on middle-class American workers. Sam Stein reports in The Huffington Post that the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 7, 2010 | Blog
I have a simple question: Why is moving a factory across a border called "trade"? The process of building up a country is long and difficult. People over time unite and engage in a long, hard struggle to form a democratic government for themselves and build strong...
