Here's a link to some basic info: click text

That article links to a piece by Joe Klein with even MORE information which you should also read if this is a matter of concern to you.

Our health care system isn't that great to begin with. It's bloated and weighted down by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, both wielding way too much power over our daily lives. For those of us with employer-provided health care, at least we have SOMETHING, however inadequate it can be in a crisis. If John McCain is elected president, we might not have even that much.

John McCain will eliminate the tax credit that businesses currently get in order to provide us with health care. In its place we will receive a $5000 tax break per year that is supposed to cover the cost of our now taxable health care benefits.

However, with the elimination of tax incentives to provide health care, guess what? Businesses that are strapped for cash will likely jettison health care outright. For those of us who still have it, the news doesn't get any better. True, we will receive $5000 a year to cover our taxes...but as premiums continue to skyrocket, the taxes we pay on those premiums will go up...and up...and up...

So, pick your poison: would you rather lose your health care entirely, or simply pay so much more for it that it is no longer affordable? Sounds like a win-win situation to me!

More on the elimination of tax incentives and its possible ramifications: click text

And finally, the link to Obama's health care proposal, making health care more accessible and more affordable to America: click text Hope this information is helpful to my readers. :)