The Dems' Health-Care Distortions
Seeing through the Obama smokescreen.
By James C. Capretta
Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2008
What's really remarkable about the recent attacks on Senator McCain's proposal to cover the uninsured with tax credits is that accusations are demonstrably false.  And it's not just Senator McCain's campaign which is saying so.  [Read More]

Obama's Glass House
It's his health-care plan that would push people out of job-based coverage.
By James C. Capretta
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
An independent assessment of a reform plan like Senator Obama's found that it would push more than 32 million Americans out of job-based coverage.  In other words, employers would choose to pay a tax in exchange for ending their company-run insurance -- and their workers would have no say in the decision.   [Read More]

Investing in Middle Class Families
The case for a much expanded child tax credit.
By James C. Capretta
Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008
The American family has been showing signs of stress for many year now.  Families are smaller, and more and more children are being raised in single-parent households.  It should be a top priority of a new administration to reverse these trends.  An increase in the federal child tax credit from $1000 to $2500 per child would greatly help.  [Read More]

Daschle's Health-Care Plan
He wants an uber-regulator, on the fast track.
By James C. Capretta
Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008
Former Democratic senator Tom Daschle seems to understand there is a downside to government-run health care -- which is, well, the government calling the shots.  But his solution would be a nightmare:  creation of an all-powerful, unaccountable, and unelected Board of "wise men" to make the big health care decisions.  [Read More]

Realistic Options for the Uninsured
New federal insurance not the cure
By James C. Capretta, Gary Andres
Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Senator Obama's plan is built on the flawed assumption that the federal government could run the health care system better if only given the chance.  Senator McCain is right to oppose taking such a risk with Americans' health care.  What's needed are more options for insurance coverage, such as reliable bridge insurance for job-seekers.  [Read More]