Author: John C. Goodman

New CBO Report on Single Payer Health Plan

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Chris Jacobs writes:

The report makes for bracing reading. Funding an increase in spending equal to 10 percent of GDP—the cost of the most robust single-payer option—by an increase in labor taxes alone would require the average tax rate paid on labor income to more than double, from 17.7 percent in 2020 to 38.4 percent in 2030. Conversely, using a progressive income tax that applies to both labor and capital would triple capital gains average rates, from 15. 4 percent in 2020 to 45.4 percent in 2030.

As for the economic effects, this is from the CBO’s previous report:

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How COVID-19 Is Changing The Debate Over Health Reform

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A revolution is occurring in the way medical care is being delivered in the United States. It is happening almost overnight. People have stopped going to hospital emergency rooms. They have stopped going to doctors’ offices. Most of the nation is self-isolating. Doctors and patients are no exception. They are communicating by means of phone, email, Skype, Zoom and other devices. Last December, Zoom was the host of 10 million video conferences a day. Last week, the company was hosting 200 million a day. Many of those were patient/doctor communications.

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Is the Government Anti-Gay?

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Writing at Slate, Andy Carstens asks why there is a difference in the government’s response to Covid and the response to HIV. On Jan. 18, the government launched a website enabling every U.S. household to order four free at-home kits …  And, while the future of government COVID test funding is shaky, right now households can order another set of four free tests.

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