I thought I would put this in one place so that it would be easier for people to see where their candidate stands on health.


(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain this week outlined a proposal to provide Americans with a refundable $2,500 tax credit as an incentive to buy health insurance.

McCain's plan offers voluntary solutions to fixing health care in the country, where high costs have left millions unable to pay for health insurance. Several other candidates have also suggested how they would provide coverage for the 47 million people in the United States without health insurance. Following are some health care proposals from the leading candidates


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Well, I don't have a candidate yet and from what I gather none of them have a real plan.

True that and health care is not the only gaps in these guys platforms.

Workers still pay the hidden costs.


One of the major issues separating California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders on health care reform is how much employers should have to pay to the state if they don't provide insurance for their workers.

Schwarzenegger says companies should pay a fee ranging from 1 percent of their payroll to 4 percent, depending on the size of their work force.

Democrats say all employers should have to pay 7.5 percent of payroll.

This debate among the politicians, however, ignores a point upon which almost all economists agree: employers don't really pay for health care now, and they won't be paying for it no matter what kind of new law the state passes. We, as workers, pay for our own health care, and if more people understood this fact, the debate over the issue would probably play out in an entirely different fashion.


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almost all economists agree: employers don't really pay for health care now

Exactly. The employers aren't going to foot the bill.