Congress will likely pay for health care reform partly by finding savings in the existing health care system and partly by raising revenue in other ways. There are several ways that Congress can raise this additional revenue without hurting families who are already struggling to pay for health care and other necessities. Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) has analyzed several of these progressive revenue options to determine how they would affect families in every state. Health Care Financing Options Review and Comparison of Six Progressive Options to Finance Health Care Reform 9/24/2009 Extend the Medicare Tax to Investment Income 9/21/2009 House Proposal to Apply a Graduated Surcharge to Incomes Over $350,000 Updated 7/15/2009 Making the Medicare Tax a More Progressive Tax that Wealthy Investors Pay Just Like Everyone Else 7/7/2009 President Obama's Proposal to Limit Itemized Deductions for High-Income Families 7/7/2009 Other Reports Related to Health Care The Bush Tax Cuts Cost Two and a Half Times as Much as the House Democrats' Health Care Proposal 9/8/2009 Fact Sheet: House Surcharge Proposal Unlikely to Have Noticeable Impact on Small Businesses 7/21/2009 Progressive Revenue Options to Fund Health Care Reform 5/21/2009 (All files in PDF format)
Click on your state below to see a five-page report on how three progressive revenue options would affect people in your state.
(Reports updated July 15, 2009 to incorporate new details in H.R. 3200)
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