New Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance

taxes, including taxes on the wealthy. However, McCain proposes to tax employees that receive health insurance from their employers. In order to maintain the American empire (which includes 700 military
That's why the American Medical Association, which has become a staunch friend of Medicare, the American Physical Therapy Association, mental health professionals, AARP and virtually every senior and health-care advocate,
Rising health care costs are taking a growing toll on America's families and businesses, making it difficult for them to keep their coverage. High costs also continue to put health insurance out of reach for tens of millions of people
Barack Obama on the Income-Poverty-Health Release, by Brad DeLong: Statement From Senator Obama on the Census Income, Health Insurance and Poverty Numbers. Today's news confirms what America's struggling families already know that
What the free-marketeers fail to mention so often is that we are have an enormous sector of America already on federally funded health insurance. Start adding up the numbers from these programs, and go from there: Medicare.
Second-best would be to extend the tax break to all medical insurance and expenses. Health Savings Accounts are a step in this direction, but they should be eligible to everyone regardless of their insurance plan.
I see several problems with his plan, though. First off, the federal fund he's proposing to cover the uninsurable or uninsured is going to be paid for by taxing employers who provide health insurance- but since the plan may well