All wage income is subject to federal taxation for both employers and employees. Health care benefits provided by employers, however, go untaxed. The U.S. is the only wealthy nation with such a system deliberately linking insurance to employment and it was government policy, not market forces, that created it. In the mid-1930s, just 2 million [...]
The National Federation of Independent Business claims to be "the Voice of Small Business," yet it works against the clear preference and interests of most small business owners when it comes to health insurance reform. NFIB brought this discrepancy to the forefront yesterday when its president held a joint press conference with the leading insurance [...]
March 5, 2009 While the deepening recession cast a large shadow, health care reform was given top billing today as President Obama hosted a health care summit with some 150 invited participants to discuss solutions for our national health care/insurance crisis (Reuters’ analysis of the event here). The event included representatives of a wide range [...]
MONTANA BUSINESS OWNERS FED UP WITH HEALTH CARE CRISIS Survey Reveals Overwhelming Support for Public Insurance Option BOZEMAN, MT.—Businesses for a Healthy Montana today announced the release of "Taking the Pulse of Main Street: Small Businesses, Health Insurance, and Priorities for Reform." The report compiles results from a survey of 1200 business owners nationwide, along [...]