The “Cadillac tax” is a bad idea, both as policy and as politics, for one simple reason: because it isn’t a Cadillac tax at all. It’s a Taurus tax. Quality health insurance plans that give people genuine choices are not a luxury for the rich (although most people who can afford them elect them when given the chance—which perhaps should tell us something). They are the plans business owners and university benefits officers choose for themselves if their organizations can afford it, and they are the plans workers negotiate if they have a union behind them. Why? Because Americans want choice, and they want good care, and the only way to get good care is to be able to choose where you go for that care. And that’s precisely what this tax is designed to take away. Drew Westen ☀
Wednesday 13 January 2010
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