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Obama continues to assert that McCain's $5,000 tax credit wouldn't cover the full cost of a $12,000 policy, but what he leaves out is the fact that it would more than make up the tax advantages currently offered for those purchasing insurance through their employers. Employers would still compete for employees by offering higher salaries. The difference is that workers would now be able to choose among more plans rather than merely the ones offered by their employers, they could take their policy from job to job, and those who are self-employed would actually have the same advantages as those purchasing through their employers.