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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1992
Page
4
Martin Feldstein and Kathleen Feldstein argue for taxing employer health insurance premiums to curb costs and extend Medicaid eligibility. They propose a ceiling on tax exclusion, based on a standard policy cost, to create cost awareness and fairer taxation while aligning with a core benefits package.
The Gazette Editorial argues Iowa must revisit gambling rules as Mick Lura leaves the Racing and Gaming Commission for a Riverboat Casinos post. It criticizes Gov. Branstad for resisting policy changes while noting the industry faces collapse without reform and public officials’ mixed support for riverboat gambling.
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession began in July 1990 and ended eight months later, contradicting public perception shaped by political debate. The seven-economist panel stressed that politics did not influence the dating, noting the official end date came after the start date.
George Will traces how smoking shifted from a wartime morale aid to a major public health crisis. He links cigarette production and social advertising to rising lung cancer deaths, notes the role of journalism in behavior change, and highlights industry attempts to revive brands like Chesterfield with large ad campaigns.
A United States policy column argues for calm, asking what the nation wants from health care, what can be afforded, and how to finance it. It weighs universal access from cradle to grave, costs, preventative care, personal responsibility, and possible no fault malpractice reform.
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