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Affordable Healthcare T-shirt
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Affordable Healthcare T-shirt
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Affordable Healthcare T-shirt

Artifact ID2018.1.182
Object Type T-Shirt
Medium textile (cotton), ink
DimensionsOverall - 2D L 30 in x W 36 1/2 in (92.7 cm x 76.2 cm )
Manufacturer's Size Large (L)

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCream colored t-shirt with red text on the front listing the steps needed for affordable healthcare. On the back in red text is an explanation of the proposed SugarS Tax Table.
Inscriptions and MarkingsPrinted on obverse: We need : Dependable CATASTROPHIC CARE INSURANCE = a "public option" Affordable health care is possible via : 1) Appropriate DEDUCTIBLES & PREMIUMS, to assure catastrophic care is fundable. 2) Federal added-refined-SUGARS TAX and TOBACCO TAX. Motivate healthy behaviors. 3) Higher deductibles or premiums for OBESE and overweight ---say $200/year per 20 Ibs. 4) Adjust DEDUCTIBLES every year or two --- to balance costs and income. (If needed, adjust premiums or sugarS taxes.) The medical bankruptcies of 'innocents' must stop Reverse: Must have : National SUGARS TAX ---to support national health. SugarS Tax Table (proposed) [table with one column of % sugars by weight and one column with proposed tax rate] [table with one column of food examples and one column of what the proposed tax would be]
Custodial History / ProvenanceThis item is material associated with various agencies and offices during the Obama administration and maintained as government property until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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