That's a boring post title, but in general, I fully agree with Kevin that we should fund a comprehensive health program through a slightly-modified value-added tax. I'm a little swamped today working on a health care article for tomorrow (sneak preview: Our system is not performing as well as one might hope!), but people should read Kevin.
Also, he mentions the entrance of the National Federation of Independent Businesses into "Divided We Fail," the business-union coalition pushing for health care reform. NFIB came to prominence during the 1994 battles as the most forthright, strident opponent of universal health care. Their success at parlaying small business fears about the program into an expanded membership is considered the main reason the Chamber of Commerce, which had previously been making conciliatory noises, flipped into opposition of the program. NFIB isn't saying what they will and won't accept so we can't really evaluate the import of this move. It could mean nothing for health care reform. Or it could mean absolutely everything.
