This week, Senator McCain focuses on his plans for health care:
"My approach to transforming health care is to put families in charge," McCain said Monday at Miami Children's Hospital in Florida, a possible swing state this fall.
McCain, wants everyone to get a tax credit to either buy insurance or offset the taxes on health care coverage obtained through work. The Republican presidential nominee to be, says variety and competition will help bring down costs:
McCain's plan aims at eliminating "the bias toward employer-sponsored health insurance" by offering tax credits for individual plans, according to his campaign website. The credits would be $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families. Those amounts would be subtracted from the final tax bill. Families, the campaign says, should be able to buy nationwide policies that can move from state to state.
McCain's approach of emphasizing the free market, differs from the bigger government approach of Hillary and Obama:
McCain said his Democratic opponents rely too much on government. He told reporters in Miami that he requires no mandates, because "that's what big government is all about."
McCain's campaign released the following ad, entitled "Health Care Action," highlighting McCain's plan to reform health care:
"Choice and competition, affordability and availability," -- sounds about right.
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