How Congress ducks the problem of tax-free health insurance
Washington Post, October 26, 2009
According to this editorial from the Washington Post, one issue that could end up bringing down the current health-reform effort is the baby steps that the Senate Finance Committee takes toward addressing the problem surrounding "the unfair and counterproductive effect of the special tax treatment given to employer-sponsored health insurance."
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