Health Plans Compared

McCain plans to tax employee health benefits as ordinary income.  It is generally agreed that this will lower and in some cases eliminate health benefits offered by employers.

Obama plans to offer the large, competitive pool of congressional health plans to all citizens.  This will offer more choice and flexibility to all.

Videos outlining both ideas are here.  One thing that the Tully, the commentator hyping up the McCain plan does not address is how cancer patients and others will be treated -- massive deregulation will result in people with pre-conditions going bankrupt as described in the Obama video.  Tully only focuses on how ordinary folks will get a few more dollars of take home pay while they are young and healthy by avoiding dermatology appointments and other "unnecessary" care.