Photo: © Bernjuer/Dreamstime.comThis week, President Obama took his case for a public health insurance plan to the voters, campaign-style. On Capitol Hill, the war over the costs, details and philosophy of health care proposals has grown more intense by the day. The Congressional Democrats are deeply split over how to pay for more coverage, and the Republicans are attacking the Democrats for supporting a public health plan. RelatedRoom for Debate: Doctors’ Pay, a Key to Health Care ReformRoom
CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed a preliminary analysis of the provisions of title I of draft legislation called the Affordable Health Choices Act, which has been posted on the Web site of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (labeled BAI09F54.xml). Much of title I addresses health insurance coverage. Among other things, that title would: require all legal residents to have insurance; establish insurance e
from the AP, here Americans who refuse to buy “ affordable ” medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines will raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,00
This is a column by Gordon Campbell. My comment follows; Paula Bennett’s welfare abuse July 1st, 2009 To date, the government’s response to the recession has been faulted on the demand side – for not giving sufficient stimulus to the economy, as reflected in its wilful misdirection of most of the April tax cut money to the top tier of incomes, when low income earners would have spent the money to far better economic effect. The lack of proper planning and funding for social welfare provision
Last week, Main Street Alliance small business leaders testified before 3 House committees, held town hall meeting with Rep. Blumenauer and Rep. Pingree, conducted 70 Hill visits in DC Friends & Supporters of the Main Street Alliance: Last week was a big week for small business - and for the Main Street Alliance . Sixty small business owners representing 20 states gathered in Washington DC for the Main Street Alliance’s national summit and lobby days on June 24 and 25. To
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