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4 Designing Sound Population Health Tax Policy: Small Group Activity
Pages 47-54

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From page 47...
... All tax policies proposed by the groups are hypothetical, for discussion purposes only. This summary from the breakout session reflects the discussion of the group and should not be construed as reflecting consensus of the group.
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From page 48...
... . The usual tax credits that are claimed total $142 million, and total health care spending is $49 billion.
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From page 49...
... Third, the policy might be complex to administer because it is tied to the wellness fund, and direct allocation of the money to child services or public health would be more straight­ forward. Fourth, participants felt the proposal was plain, clear, and predictable to the taxed entity.
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From page 50...
... The rapporteur for the group said that participants decided that Ourlandia had legalized cannabis use, and they chose to implement an excise tax aimed at cannabis distributors.3 The 3 This is a hypothetical scenario for discussion purposes only. A caution was raised in the closing discussion of the workshop that the unintended consequences of marijuana legalization are not known.
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From page 51...
... Alina Baciu, director of the National Academies' Roundtable on ­ Population Health Improvement, noted that the 2012 IOM consensus study report For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future includes a similar recommendation for a tax to be applied to health care services to support public health (IOM, 2012)
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From page 52...
... Participants discussed specific policies, such as a smoking tax, a tax on tanning, legalizing and taxing cannabis,4 and other selective excise taxes. The group also considered tax credits, including a tax credit for donations to the wellness fund, particularly for small businesses.
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From page 53...
... The sports and arts supplement is available to everyone, she said, and behind the scenes, the policy aims to improve neighborhoods through lead abatement and rent stability, addressing the wage gap, and reducing harms through the tobacco and gun taxes. The policy is aimed primarily at individuals with the exception of the wage tax that might affect companies, the corporate payroll tax, and any corporations who may own rental properties where the lead and rent issues may come into effect.
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