by Richard Eskow | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog
Our new piece on the politics and policy of the Senate's health reform deal is up at The Huffington Post, and it addresses the excise tax at several points: "if you take that new revenue, add the unfair tax on higher-cost benefit plans (studies demonstrate its...
by Roger Hickey | Dec 19, 2009 | Blog
Here's my position. In these final days of the health care fight, progressives should work hard to improve the health reform bill in the Senate and in the conference with the (better) House bill. But we should support the passage of the best bill we can get - and then...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 19, 2009 | Blog
The pro-Senate health bill contingent keeps trotting out the example of Switzerland to buttress their arguments. Here's a quick recap of why the comparison doesn't work: First or all, Switzerland is a wealthier country: OECD figures show that the median...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 18, 2009 | Blog
Business columnist and Fortune Senior Editor Allan Sloan just wrote a piece in the Washington Post about the excise tax. It's smart, cogent, and well-written. (Translation: Wish I'd written it.) By using the work of Henry J. Aaron, a highly respected health economist,...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
This week the Obama administration came out with a new policy paper, "Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing" to coincide with a White House meeting with manufacturers. At the meeting, Vice President Biden ... announced administration support for a $5...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog
Many of us admire the wealth of talent on display in the White House, so it's disappointing when there is a breakdown in the accuracy or completeness of information being put forward by members of this Administration. Take Jason Furman, the Deputy Director of the...
