Saturday, December 26, 2009

The US Tentatively Joins the 21st Century

Here's a bit from a Paul Krugman blog posting that emphasizes how the current health care bill will help the bottom half of the population:
From the Kaiser Health Reform Subsidy Calculator, here’s the percentage of insurance premiums on the individual market that would be covered by subsidies at different levels of income measured as a percentage of the poverty line (all calculations are for a family of 4 headed by a 40-year-old):
Guys, this is a major program to aid lower- and lower-middle-income families. How is that not a big progressive victory?

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