No twenty-something working 28 hours a week at Burger King is going to
want to pay $300 or more for medical insurance with a high deductible,
out-of-pocket co-pay.
And, they are the least likely to use it. According to what I've read,
most young people will not see any value in Obamacare - they will see it
as a bad deal.
Not to mention fixing the price - so that younger people pay more to
keep the premiums down for the older folks. That's when the real
revolution will start.
Go figure.
"The trouble is that loss aversion also militates against buying
insurance. Especially if you don't make a lot of money--and many young
people don't--writing that premium check is painful if not prohibitive."
'The Young and the Clueless'
Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/Opinion
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303796404579097192784900688.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion>
On 9/25/2013 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I would think up too. My years with Anthem Blue Cross showed they
were money grubbing crooks. Just check the salaries of the CEOs of
these health insurance companies. They wouldn't have been put out of
business with Single Payer because they would still have a market for
supplemental insurance as they do now with Medicare.
On 09/25/2013 10:36 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
According to what I've read, health insurance is either going to go
up or down
for most people on October 1, or go away. Go figure.
If I was a betting man, I'd bet on it going up or away, not down.
'Obama Lied, My Health Plan Died'
Posted by Michelle Malkin:
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-lied-health-plan-died-070000532.html
On 9/25/2013 10:56 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
I listened to a bit of his rant yesterday. The Tea Party element is
complaining about being charged for Obamacare by being forced to buy
insurance. So why the hell didn't they support Single Payer? Why
not have what tax dollars you pay take care of your health care?
I'm out of the picture on this one because I'm on Medicare. But
perhaps Single Payer should just be Medicare for everybody.
We used to have non-profit health care in this country. Even many
of the health insurance companies back in the day were non-profit.
But then the "joy boys of capitalism" saw something new to hijack
and exploit. And we got screwed.
BTW, speaking of Medicare, I just sold a house that I held title on
but it was really paid for by my relatives who lived in it. A few
months back when I contacted my accountant for the tax consequences
she grimly mentioned the 3.8% Medicare tax. I didn't think that was
so bad because I assumed it was only on the capital gains. Nope, it
was on the sale price of the house. That doesn't seem right to me
and reading up it was one of the items hidden in the health care
bill. That's one thing that really may need to be challenged.
On 09/25/2013 12:28 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote:
He's planning to filibuster his way through Congress to get his
conservative agenda. If he succeeds, the federal government will
be shutdown. By the way, this could also make or break his
ambition to be the next president of the US.
