There are better ways to hold HC costs down than the Cadillac tax.

[Captain Hilts]

Get rid of the HC industry's anti-trust exemption and introduce true competition among companies.

De-couple employment from HC so people don't have HC dictated by their employers.

Provide a public option - such as buying into Medicare.

[joeybee12]

1. But, but, but....

..it's only been a year!

[Captain Hilts]

2. Ha! We Sox fans are soooo patient...NOT! .nt

[joeybee12]

4. I have a feeling this decade is going to be terrible for us God-fearing

righteous people who live in light and goodness.

[leveymg]

3. The issue w/Caddy tax isn't cost containment - it's who pays for HCR

This shifts the direct burden of expanding coverage off of high-income earners onto middle-class people with good health coverage plans - people like union workers and county employees. Cost theoretical cost containment side is secondary to the tax policy effects.

In effect, the Caddy tax is a shameless tax cut for the rich. Whoever's pushing and supporting this is going to pay serious political capital. That means the White House and certain key Senators. Democrats who f-ck with unions and gov't workers don't survive. Period. They are essential to the base.

The best short article on the genesis of this ill-begotten idea is here. http://sentineleffect.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/weird-science-why-politicians-and-pundits-cling-to-the-cadillac-tax-idea/

[KittyWampus]

5. very true, it bothers me that so many congresscritters refuse to be reasonable about this