Affordable Healthcare T-shirt
Artifact SeriesObama Administration Collection 2009-2017
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 DescriptionManufacturer's Size Large (L)
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 DetailsNational Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesObama Administration Collection 2009-2017 (National Archives Identifier 66540607)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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