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Originally Posted by AzX5
HEALTH CARE
 McCain: $2,500 refundable tax credit for individuals, $5,000 for families, to make health insurance more affordable. No mandate for universal coverage. In gaining the tax credit, workers could not deduct the portion of their workplace health insurance paid by their employers.
Obama: Mandatory coverage for children, no mandate for adults. Aim for universal coverage by requiring employers to share costs of insuring workers and by offering coverage similar to that in plan for federal employees. Says package would cost up to $65 billion a year after unspecified savings from making system more efficient. Raise taxes on wealthier families to pay the cost.
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I just want to focus on this part, because neither of these 2 offer anything that is going to help the average person. As a business owner, I have stopped offering health care to employees. At $750+ per month for a single employee, and $1200+ per month for a family, I simply cannot afford it. I'd imagine there are plenty of other small businesses dealing with the same issue. My overseas business associates laugh whenever I discuss this issue with them, as none of them have to deal with this. I see this as one of the most important issues, and will not vote for a any candidate who does not have a viable plan to fix this problem.