A preliminary review of the Bush “health plan” suggests that it’s not a plan in any real sense, nor is it a “tax break.” (Journalists are mischaracterizing it when they call it a “break”- they should study the details more carefully.)
Although not all the details have been released, the plan looks it simply shifts existing tax revenues and expenditures in order to meet some policy goals without reducing tax income for the Federal government. It may wind up leaving both liberals and conservatives unexcited.
While some of its goals appear to be market-based, fiscal conservatives may eventually be turned off by the fact that its unlikely to reduce the overall tax burden. And liberals will be unhappy with the way the financial burden is allocated.
