Common Sense

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Legitimate reform starts with the principles found in two new bills introduced by Ron Paul.

H.R. 4995, the End the Mandate Act, repeals the recently-passed federal mandate requiring Americans to carry government-approved health insurance.

And just this past Thursday, Congressman Paul introduced H.R. 5444, the “Private Option Health Care Act,” which would completely repeal ObamaCare and replace it with free market solutions.

In sharp contrast to mandates and force, H.R. 5444 would:
Provide all Americans with a tax credit for 100% of health care expenses. The tax credit is fully refundable against both income and payroll taxes;
Allow individuals to roll over unused amounts in cafeteria plans and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA);
Provide a tax credit for premiums for high-deductible insurance policies connected with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and allow seniors to use funds in HSAs to pay for medigap policies;
Repeal the 7.5% threshold for the deduction of medical expenses, thus making all medical expenses tax deductible;
Guarantee individuals can purchase health insurance across state lines;
Permit a tax credit for negative outcomes insurance purchased before medical treatment, reducing expensive malpractice suits;
Reduce barriers to importing FDA-approved prescription drugs.

As Congressman Paul said in his speech introducing H.R. 5444, “the Private Option Health Care Act allows Congress to correct the mistake it made last month by replacing the new health care law with health care measures that give control over health care to individuals, instead of the federal government and politically-influential corporations.”

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As Congressman Paul said in his speech introducing H.R. 5444, “the Private Option Health Care Act allows Congress to correct the mistake it made last month by replacing the new health care law with health care measures that give control over health care to individuals, instead of the federal government and politically-influential corporations.”

Perfect summation. Perfect solution.

All I can say is that Paul is doing the best he can in the convoluted world of Washington.

Looking at the root cause, wouldn't it be optimal if our tax code were simplified so that everyone paid a low but flat rate and we wouldn't have to beg the gov't for our own money back in the name of "refunds"?

Imagine how simple life would be if we were able to purchase what we needed without having to ask the gov't for our own money back to pay for it.

fatbass wrote:

Imagine how simple life would be if we were able to purchase what we needed without having to ask the gov't for our own money back to pay for it.

One can only imagine.