With the glow of victory still fresh, it's a little unseemly to criticize the Republicans already on their alternatives to Obamacare. But we would not be in the fix we are today if a previous Republican regime had reformed (or eliminated) the employer-based exclusion of benefits from taxable income.
Or, to put it in other words: The federal government should give the American people the health-care dollars it currently gives to our employers. Republican leaders really muddy this issue. To wit: Karl Rove's advice in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. Read the entire post here .
