Health and Education
Congress Should Not Rush Through Something As Important As Changing Our Healthcare System
Written by Vincent Gioia
By Vincent Gioia
In the finest tradition of the car salesman who says “Here is my final offer but you have to take it right now,” House and Senate Democrats at the urging of President Obama want to push through legislation by the end of August that will transform Americans’ health care, probably ... Read more: Congress Should Not Rush Through Something As Important As Changing Our Healthcare System
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Rangel Health Care Surtax Would Push Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 24 States
Written by TaxFoundation.org
Three-Tiered Surtax Targets Couples Earning More Than $350,000, Singles Over $280,000
Washington, DC- An updated Tax Foundation analysis shows that 24 states would see top tax rates exceed 50% under a health care funding plan introduced over the weekend by House Ways & Means ... Read more: Rangel Health Care Surtax Would Push Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 24 States
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Health Care Funding Plan Would Push Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 33 States
Written by TaxFoundation.org
House Committee Floating "Millionaires' Tax" on Couples Earning More Than $250,000
Washington, DC- As Congress considers a surtax on the nation's top earners to fund an expansion in federal health care, a new Tax Foundation analysis shows that 33 states would see top tax rates exceed 50%.
One new ... Read more: Health Care Funding Plan Would Push Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 33 States
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Top Effective Marginal Rates under a 4-Percent Health Care Surtax by State
Written by TaxFoundation.org
by TF Staff
Fiscal Fact No. 176
Funding for increases in the federal government's spending on health care continues to be debated in Washington. The newest funding proposal floated by the House Ways and Means Committee is a surtax levied on married tax returns with adjusted gross incomes (AGI) over ... Read more: Top Effective Marginal Rates under a 4-Percent Health Care Surtax by State
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CDC Launches New Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Written by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Revolutionary Environmental Health Tracking Tool designed to help improve and protect our nation's health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today the launch of the Web-based Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, a surveillance tool that scientists, health ... Read more: CDC Launches New Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
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Setting New Standards with Online Education
Written by Nancy Salvato
"The full-time residential model of higher education is getting too expensive for a larger share of the American population." (The College of 2020: Students) Is it any wonder "more and more students are looking for lower-cost alternatives to attending college?"
What does the future hold for higher ...
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How to Design a Tax Cap in Health Care Reform
Written by Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
WebMemo #2517
The Obama Administration and congressional Democrats have recently opened the door to a change in the tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefits as part of health care reform. In doing so, they have joined with a wide range of health economists across the ...
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Sen. Cornyn: Lower Cost of Health Care - Without Giving Control To Washington
Written by Sen. J Cornyn
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas,
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Health care reform is on the fast track in Washington. The elites have promised to pass a bill quickly, even though their specific proposals and how to pay for them have been very slow in coming. So legislation is speeding down the track without ... Read more: Sen. Cornyn: Lower Cost of Health Care - Without Giving Control To Washington
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Healthy Banker Makes Case for Economic Freedom
Written by Cliff Kincaid
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