Comments on: Families USA: NFIB Now Supports Expanding Public Health Programs http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/nfib-public-programs/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/nfib-public-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 stateofthedivision Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/19/nfib-public-programs/#comment-2002 If businesses are going to jettison that pesky health insurance benefit (as yet another boost to executive compensation), they have to do so compassionately. Not everyone has the disposable income to take advantage of John McCain's tax credit. Democrats, led by Ron Wyden, floated a similar plan in a bipartisan proposal last winter. It's hard to banish low income workers losing their health insurance to little to no care. If businesses are going to jettison that pesky health insurance benefit (as yet another boost to executive compensation), they have to do so compassionately.

Not everyone has the disposable income to take advantage of John McCain’s tax credit. Democrats, led by Ron Wyden, floated a similar plan in a bipartisan proposal last winter.

It’s hard to banish low income workers losing their health insurance to little to no care.

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