It has now been 190 days since the stimulus bill was passed. Back in February, President Obama spoke before Congress and stated , "the recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we're taking to revive our economy in the short-term ." Today, Vice President Biden...
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Unlike our President and many of our representatives in Congress, I've tried to read the 1000+ page health care bill a few times this week. As a lawyer, I'm used to dealing with tedious and confusing legal jargon, yet this monolithic bill is still too hard for me to understand. It proposes drastic...
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The leading Liberal voices in today's health care debate are struggling to decide which form of tax they will turn to in an effort to bankroll the President's massive health care reform plan. As they look at the usual suspects (the "wealthy", industry, and hidden taxes), they also have...
During conversations about health care reform, both during last year's presidential campaign and in debates this year on the subject, there has been controversy about the possibility of taxing employee health care benefits. The Washington Post recently had a story about President Obama being open...