This one goes out to my progressive friends, colleagues and allies — to my labor friends, my political allies on all sides of all aisles, and anyone else who generally finds these scribblings agreeable, until I stand up in defense of the Cadillac tax.
You know the one, as I’ve visited the issue twice on these pages, first with a full-throated defense of this important revenue source for the Affordable Care Act, and second, having read many of your arguments against the tax, a 3/4’s-throated defense. The fact is, you make some strong points against the tax. But read on, as you may find I’ve got even stronger ones, especially given the reality of tax policy today and some ideas for compromise.
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