I do not see how we can have health reform and tax rebates. I would do what I could for the very lowest income,perhaps raise the deduction you get for dependents, and let everyone keep paying the same taxes if they are middle income. We all seem to manage somehow. I could pay more taxes willingly.

But you can't have less coming in and more going out. That sounds nuts to me. I would immediately be preparing for a transition to some sort of universal health care by taking some of that supposed refund money, or take it from other educational places even, and start offering people from disadvantaged backgrounds, of all ages, and including people in prison right now, free tuition for going into medical fields, and perhaps being just liscened for the public sector and then I would start putting nurses in every little neighborhood church, social service place, storefront that I could. A lot also could be done with very minimally trained people..to check up on people, call to see if they are taking their medications, well baby checks etc., encourage people to get off sugar and transfats and eat more vegetables, etc. A lot of health care does not need an M.D. behind it. mg