"Nothing has been more damaging to rational discourse about economic policy than the notion, peddled relentlessly by Republican conservatives and accepted by too many centrist Democrats, that raising taxes is always and everywhere bad for the economy." (7/29/2009).We very much agree. Unfortunately, once again, right-wing conservatives have muddled (we hate to use the word "lied") about both taxes and our nation's need to make health care affordable for all, using bad information to scare people about health care reform.
We urge you to read Pearlstein's column -- detail by detail, at "Health Reform Threatened by Conservatives' Anti-Tax Fantasy" to get the truth about the benefits of President Obama's campaign to improve affordable access to health care for the hardworking people who make up our nation's middle class.
To get you started, see below for facts particularly important to rural families:
- Small business benefits from health care reform. Right now -- for those small businesses (50% of all small businesses) who offer insurance to their employees, they pay on the average about 20% more than does big business.
- Proposed tax surcharge applies only to families earning more than $350,000 a year (House proposal).
- Tax credits offered to small businesses with low-wage workers (House proposal).
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