[AlexanderDrew]

If you have a family, you can take $15000 off your taxable income. Providing you have enough income to get the whole deduction, you should realize at least a $1650 reduction in your taxes. (11% taxes is the minimum)That should buy health insurance for a family of four for just about four months. If you are in the 28% bracket you get back about $4200. Just about enough to cover that family of four. Once again, the have's do better than the have not's with this President.

[blackjackblax]

Yes, but it is not nothing either. Can someone tell me what the Democrats are offering?

How about using this plan as a starting point for discussion versu just beating it down

In the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth, no one should have to choose between taking their child to a doctor and paying the rent. Democrats are committed to making sure every single American has access to affordable, effective health care coverage. We want to fix the disastrous Medicare Part D and ensure our seniors can afford their prescription drugs.

We also believe in investing in life saving stem cell and other medical research that offers real hope for cures and treatment for millions of Americans.

The Democratic Party Wow you'd think they'd have something better than that on the official agenda.

It's all well and good to try to figure out a way where everyone can have healthcare, but it really doesn't address the issue of why people don't have it in the first place. The problem is it is skyrocketing with no end in sight.

On average, the amount workers pay toward premiums has risen 84% since 2000, while wages are up 20% and inflation 18%. That is also from the democrat website. In my opinion we need to either get the price down or at least slow down the cost. Then I think we would be in a better position to make judgements and decisions on trying to make healthcare an option for everyone.

Bush's proposal sounds like a short term band-aid fix that will cause more problems than it will fix.

[cokLoolioli]

If you have a family, you can take $15000 off your taxable income. Providing you have enough income to get the whole deduction, you should realize at least a $1650 reduction in your taxes. (11% taxes is the minimum)That should buy health insurance for a family of four for just about four months. If you are in the 28% bracket you get back about $4200. Just about enough to cover that family of four. Once again, the have's do better than the have not's with this President.

Under the democrats, everyone suffers equally. Is that what you would rather have? It is impossible to give the have nots any siginificant tax deductions because THEY PAY NO TAX.

[panholio]

Under the democrats, everyone suffers equally. Is that what you would rather have? It is impossible to give the have nots any siginificant tax deductions because THEY PAY NO TAX.

I bet Democrats consider auto and home insurance an unneccesary tax that the govn should foot as well. I mean how can they not when they think giving a tax deduction to those footing the bill on their own health insurance is a tax increase.

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[StitsVobsaith]

This plan doesn't address the causes of high health care costs or high insurance costs.

Actually, it does, because it will serve to encourage people to purchase their own health care insurance, thereby moving things from the government sector to the private sector, thus fostering competition, thus lowering costs.

Socialism is a failure, everywhere it's tried. Including centralized, central state-run healthcare such as the Socialist Hillary Clinton continues to advocate.

[StitsVobsaith]

In the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth, no one should have to choose between taking their child to a doctor and paying the rent. Democrats are committed to making sure every single American has access to affordable, effective health care coverage. We want to fix the disastrous Medicare Part D and ensure our seniors can afford their prescription drugs.

We also believe in investing in life saving stem cell and other medical research that offers real hope for cures and treatment for millions of Americans.

The Democratic Party What's amusing (and dishonest of the Democrats) is that we already are heavily invested in stem cell research.

It seems the Democrats can't be honest, even on their Party website, that's how thoroughly and profoundly dishonest the Democrats are.