Six month economic policy status update

We’re less than two weeks away from the six month mark of the Obama Administration. Here is a summary I would give to someone who had missed the past six months. I think the groupings are particularly important.

Senator Kerry’s tax on health insurers

A Hill friend asked me what I thought of Senator John Kerry’s (D-MA) idea to tax health insurers if they charge above a certain amount for health insurance.

As I understand it, Senator Kerry’s idea is to tax health insurers. The tax…

Hennessey’s health care reform plan, v2

President Obama has sent a letter to his White House mailing list that warns against “an avalanche of misinformation and scare tactics from those seeking to perpetuate the status quo.”

Does the House really want to raise taxes on eight million uninsured people?

The President has said he would not allow taxes to be raised on anyone with less than $250,000 of income.

Hennessey’s health care reform plan

I will be on CNBC’s Street Signs this afternoon at 2 PM EDT. Governor Howard Dean and I will be discussing health care reform with host Erin Burnett.

Update: We’ve got video.