"To some economists, the question is moot: Americans already pay a massive “tax” to fund health care, they say. It just happens to go to private insurance companies, rather than the federal government."
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"Health insurance costs raise the average effective tax rate on American labor from 29 percent to 37 percent, they said."
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"Health insurance costs raise the average effective tax rate on American labor from 29 percent to 37 percent, they said."
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