Archive for April 2010
Robbing Peter AND Paul
Congress gave itself a huge head start on health care, setting up a fantastic inflow of money years in advance of any serious payout. All that money will be held safely in a Health Care Lock Box, right? Taxes for the new Health Care program are hidden in all kinds of weird places. Cumulatively, they’ll…
Read MoreHealth Care Polls
Nearly half of Americans have no federal income tax obligations. Roughly half want (the same or even more) new health care legislation. And over half think the government can’t afford it. How’s that going to work? I stumbled onto an answer to our discussion about popular support for health care. On March 31, a Gallup…
Read MoreDow 11,000
The Dow closed above 11,000 for the first time since September, 2008. S&P is a breath away from 1200 at 1198.07. Crude Oil closed at $84.34. Gold finished at $1,161.60.
Read MoreBenefits Expert Estimates Health Care Impact
We look to an HR and benefits pro for a sense of what life will be like under the new Health Care legislation. His answer: Your standard of living will decline, starting very, very soon. I wanted to get a better sense of what might happen in real life, as the new Health Care package…
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