Real Tax Reform: Cutting the Healthcare “Excise Tax”

Politicians in Washington have been wrangling over healthcare and tax cuts since January 2017 (really, since 2009). They got a couple of things right. First, they realized that health spending amounts to an 18% excise tax on all economic activity; that’s how much of GDP we currently spend on healthcare.  And that’s where real “tax … Continue reading Real Tax Reform: Cutting the Healthcare “Excise Tax”

Segment 8 – Applying Our Values & Philosophy to Healthcare Reform

This segment reviews traditional American values and philosophical principles that can help resolve the core dilemma that has stopped us from fixing US healthcare for years – the unresolved conflict between “social justice” and “market justice.” In the first six Segments, we reviewed the relentless growth of healthcare spending. And how rising costs are literally … Continue reading Segment 8 – Applying Our Values & Philosophy to Healthcare Reform