[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Isn’t the tax credit $250 per covered employee, but the average cost of coverage is like $1,100? Some incentive.

[Free America52]

If it’s so great, why is he continuing to have to sell it?

I’ve been in sales for 20+ years. People don’t want to be sold, they buy what they feel is a good deal. If the administration feels they have to “sell” it, that’s all you need to know.

[tobyhill]

Exactly and that's why small businesses will drop coverage and pay the fines before offering coverage.
The average cost for my employees for healthcare only is $132 a month, $1584 a year.

[savedbygrace]

Is it a tax credit or a tax deduction? If it’s a tax credit, then it offsets more than $250 of income. How much more depends on the effective rate the business is paying in taxes.

Even so, the average cost of coverage is much more than the $1,100 you suggest. It’s more like $6,000, I think. And that makes your overall point valid. A $250 credit at a 15% tax rate offsets less than $2,000.