Xoff's Blog

Commentary on state politics by Bill Christofferson, who often uses Xofferson or Xoff to shorten his 14-letter last name.

Christofferson, a recovered journalist and ex-political reporter, has been a Democratic strategist and consultant for 20 years and is now retired. He lives in Milwaukee.
He is the author of a political biography, "The Man From Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Sen. Gaylord Nelson," published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Romney's advice to Assembly GOP on health coverage

“We have to have our citizens insured, and we’re not going to do that by tax exemptions, because the people that don’t have insurance aren’t paying taxes.”

That quote's from Mitt Romney, telling Rudy Giuliani why his plan to give tax deducations for buying health insurance won't solve the problem.

It came in Sunday's GOP presidential debate.

Maybe Romney could share that information with Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch and the Wisconsin Republicans who keep pretending that tax deductions for health savings accounts will solve the problem. Along with the free market, of course, which has worked so well to give everyone health care coverage in the past.

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