the health care proposal is bad, and its dead on arrival. only 27 million americans buy their plans privately - if they need a tax credit, give them one. 150+ million americans get their healthcare through their employer, just leave them alone. when you tax something, you get less of it. we don't need to be taxing employer provided health benefits - we don't want less of that, we want more of it.
the reason why the US doesn't already have a government run healthcare system like the rest of the western world, is because americans have been able to obtain private healthcare coverage through their employers.
The idea is to get more people to buy their insurance privately.
Employer-provided health benefits are a creation of the government, they're not a natural or organic thing. They're there because tax incentives encouraged them to be there.
People buying insurance on the open market will reduce costs, increase availability, and increase flexibility.
The problem is that the employers want to get out of the health care business. They claim it makes them less competitive in the global economy.
This is all about employers getting out from under providing health insurance. I can guarantee you they won't give raises to compensate for their large savings that will result.
If it means taxing anybody except billionaires and/or Government employees - I am against it. But again need to learn more.