Principles for Health Care Reform:
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Rhode Island must preserve RIte Care to serve as a model towards affordable health care for all citizens that controls the escalation of costs and improves health outcomes.
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Everyone deserves quality health care coverage without regard to income, employment, age, gender, race, locations, and health conditions.
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Small businesses must not be asked to bear an unfair proportion of the cost of providing health insurance.
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All Rhode Islanders deserve the best primary and preventive care.
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The health care system should be held accountable to the public through the democratic institutions of government.
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Individuals, families, and small businesses deserve to have predictable, stable costs for health care from one year to the next.
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All Rhode Islanders deserve to be able to choose their own medical care providers.
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We must ensure that Rhode Islanders are receiving the highest quality of care, and that we are investing in new technologies.
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Rhode Island health coverage financing should be distributed fairly among employers, individuals, and the federal, state, and local governments. No one should be without coverage due to inability to pay.
Looking for Quality Reading?
Read Ocean State Action Policy Alerts, Reports, Op Eds, Clippings
Fact Sheets
"Why Rhode Island Needs The Capital Gains Tax"
"Why Small Business Should Support Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes"
Clippings and Op Eds
"House committee clears cuts to close $168 million deficit"
"House OKs E-Verify Bill"
"New Poll Measures Temp of RI Voters on Health Care"
"Advocates hoping Sasse will examine tax breaks"
" Groups attack tax breaks for the well-heeled"
"Group laments 'misplaced' war costs"
OP ED "Time for Real Community-Centered Health Care Reform"
Reports
"Common Cents"
"Public Opinion Poll on Health Care Reform"
"Losing RIte Care Eligibility" The Long-Term Impact on Family Day Care Providers
"Tax Tricks" Corporate Income Tax Evasion in Rhode Island |
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NEW Citizens for Tax Justice Report
Richest 1% gain the most from Bush tax cuts for capital gains & dividends!
The report: http://www.ctj.org/pdf/capgainsdivtaxcuts.pdf
Rhode Island Fact Sheet
A new report from Citizens for Tax Justice with state-by-state data shows how the benefits of these tax breaks are distributed among different income groups and examines available data on the revenue collected to see if revenues can actually increase in response to a tax cut.
The report finds that:
- The majority of the benefits of these tax cuts go to the richest one percent in every state .
- Revenue collected by the capital gains tax was much higher during the Clinton administration, when the tax rate on capital gains was higher.
Karen Malcolm, executive director of Ocean State Action states, “The timing of this report is important to understanding the economic woes we face here in Rhode Island . We see a significantly widening gap between rich and poor, a declining middle class that puts our small businesses at risk, and a structural state budget deficit that is used as an excuse for gutting Rhode Island 's social safety net and for steep increases in property taxes.” |
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News You Can Use in the Ocean State
- "More unionization would be good for economy," guest column by Robert Reich in the Providence Journal (February 2, 2009)
- "Class war being waged in Rhode Island," column by Jim Barron in the Pawtucket Times (January 26, 2009)
- "Gubernatorial Hoovers make it worse," guest column by Paul Krugman in the Providence Journal (January 6, 2009)
- "A call to prayer for legislators," column by Ed Fitzpatrick in the Providence Journal (January 1, 2009)
- "Guarantee health reform, not higher profits," guest column by Vivian Weisman in the Providence Journal (December 23, 2008)
Reports and Fact Sheets
Ocean State Action has compiled several reports and fact sheets relating to issues facing Rhode Island. These contain information that is essential to understanding the problems our state faces, and how we can responsibly fix them to make Rhode Island work better for everyone. The reports and fact sheets address, among other issues: the health care crisis in Rhode Island, including how it affects small businesses; tax and budget policy, with recommendations of how we can responsibly fix our state's budget deficit; and a report entitled "The Next New Deal," a comprehensive look at how the nation can get back on track for a 21st century economy. There are also links to reports and fact sheets compiled by other groups with info essential to all Rhode Islanders.
See reports and fact sheets here.
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Visit the Rhode Island Policy Reporter at What Cheer! for up-to-date policy analysis and reports.
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