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This article describes a measure proposed by Obama as part of his healthcare overhaul and job creation plans, in which $225 million in Department of Labor grants would be used to train 15,000 people in job skills in careers such as healthcare, info-tech and other high growth fields. A high and steady rate of employment is a principle macroeconomic goal of the government.

This article addresses the price discrimination in the American healthcare system. It pertains to both medical treatments and procedures, as well as medications. Specifically, it talks about the price discrimination that occurs against the lower and middle classes. This is a growing problem, seeing as many treatments are becoming highly advanced (and therefore very expensive).

This article is about imposing a tax for the sole purpose of increasing revenue to put towards health care. The article talks about putting a percentage tax on all goods. In total, the burden of the tax should be spread out as there is a range of elasticities of goods being taxed.