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	<title><![CDATA[Taxing Health Benefits Could Kill Health Care Reform]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gerald-mcentee/taxing-health-benefits-co_b_210962.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>In recent days, two generally progressive <a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_treatment/archive/2009/05/20/when-unions-do-incredibly-stupid-things.aspx">commentators</a> have written in favor of taxing all or part of the value of employer provided health benefits as a way of paying for some of the costs of health care reform. They've suggested that AFSCME might <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/05/will_unions_kill_health_care_r.html">"kill"</a> health care reform because of our opposition to taxing the value of benefits. Of course we reject that characterization of our efforts. </p>

<p>In fact, AFSCME plays a leading role in the effort to </p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-06-03T14:29:00-04:00</date_published>
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