Oh, no! Oh, please no! They want to make us pay for it ourselves, directly, out of what little margin the middle class has left. And probably require us to pay the big insurance companies. I see nothing about reeling in the abuses the insurance companies are heaping on us, either.

This does nothing to address the current huge problems. It just plays into the hands of the folks who fucked everything up to begin with, and profit from fucking the people over.

Wyden quote from the WSJ article linked:

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"Ever since the 1940s, we essentially disconnected individuals from being involved in health care. It's all about third parties, and they pay all the bills and individuals don't have the opportunities for the choices. In fact, millions of people who are lucky enough to have employer coverage don't get any choice."

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Which is why we need a public option. And legislation that causes consumers to be better informed and have a stake in the co-pay, making people shop for services.

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"I think the way to go," Mr. Wyden says, "is with a generous deduction that sends a market-oriented message." He says that means that, if you shop carefully for your health care, you're going to get your taxes cut.

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The rank and file, and I, will not become tax-aware when doing this. Tax breaks will not work for this.

Question - how does this become cost neutral to the Gov't with the massive tax write-offs? I don't understand it, but I don't dispute the CBO.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy