Comments on: Wall Street Journal Responds to Obama http://healthblog.ncpa.org/wall-street-journal-responds-to-obama/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Obama should support McCain’s health plan | Independence Institute: Patient Power http://healthblog.ncpa.org/wall-street-journal-responds-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-39510 Obama should support McCain’s health plan | Independence Institute: Patient Power Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:32:02 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=717#comment-39510 [...] John Goodman) Share These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...] [...] John Goodman) Share These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/wall-street-journal-responds-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-39368 John Goodman Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:17:03 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=717#comment-39368 <p>McCain would replace the current system of tax subsidies with a fairer, more efficient system. Currently, employer payments for health insurance are excluded from employee income and payroll taxes. Under the new system, health insurance expenses would be included in every employee’s taxable income. (This has the effect of increasing your tax liability.) At the same time, everyone would get a refundable tax credit ― $2,500 individual/$5,000 family. (This reduces your tax liability.)</p> <p>See my description of this <a href="http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/john-mccains-health-tax-credit/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The examples at the McCain Web site show that most tax payers will gain as a result.</p> <p>John</p> McCain would replace the current system of tax subsidies with a fairer, more efficient system. Currently, employer payments for health insurance are excluded from employee income and payroll taxes. Under the new system, health insurance expenses would be included in every employee’s taxable income. (This has the effect of increasing your tax liability.) At the same time, everyone would get a refundable tax credit ― $2,500 individual/$5,000 family. (This reduces your tax liability.)

See my description of this here. The examples at the McCain Web site show that most tax payers will gain as a result.

John

]]> By: Natalie Sirkin http://healthblog.ncpa.org/wall-street-journal-responds-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-39367 Natalie Sirkin Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=717#comment-39367 Dr. Goodman, I have a question. Tuesday night at the debate Obama accused McCain of aiming to tax the benefits of health insurance. He has said the same thing before. I do not understand what he means. Do you? If not, can you guess? McCain never corrects him. Somewhere I saw (maybe by Obama) that McCain would make workers in firms that provide insurance, part payment in taxable dollars. ________________________________________ Dr. Goodman, I have a question. Tuesday night at the debate Obama accused McCain of aiming to tax the benefits of health insurance. He has said the same thing before. I do not understand what he means. Do you? If not, can you guess? McCain never corrects him. Somewhere I saw (maybe by Obama) that McCain would make workers in firms that provide insurance, part payment in taxable dollars. ________________________________________

]]> By: Jack http://healthblog.ncpa.org/wall-street-journal-responds-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-39361 Jack Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:21:59 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=717#comment-39361 All in all the McCain campaign has done a very poor job of explaining what is really a very good health plan. All in all the McCain campaign has done a very poor job of explaining what is really a very good health plan.

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