“The good news is we’re closer now to reform than we’ve ever been before.”
If I drove to western South Dakota, I’d be closer to California than I’ve been in thirty years.
— Norwegianity live blogging Pres. Obama's Minneapolis speech
Oh, and it's "reform" like the MaxTax we may be getting closer to.
The MaxTax offers this one, giant, out for corporations.
A Medicaid-eligible individual can always choose to leave the employer’s coverage and enroll in Medicaid. In this circumstance, the employer is not required to pay a fee.
In other words, the one way--just about the only way--a large employer can dodge responsibility for paying something for its employees is if its employees happen to qualify for Medicaid. Under MaxTax, Medicaid eligibility will be determined by one thing: whether a person makes less than 133% of the poverty rate. And who has the most control over how much a particular person makes? Their employer!
