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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (353425)10/3/2007 2:04:43 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1576622
 
"And why should upper middle class children who already have insurance have their insurance paid for by the government? Should someone working at McDonald's have to subsidize the costs of children of parents who make several times more than he does? (Up to $82,600 for a family of four)."

SCHIP has a mandated coverage for 2x the poverty level, or $41k for a family of 4. States can ask for a higher cap if their cost of living is high. The figure you quote would be what New York and California are interested in. Because an income of $82k in New York City or Silicon Valley would not be a lot of money for a family of 4. And given the cost of health insurance in those places, it likely isn't affordable. Especially if it isn't offered by their employer, which is a growing trend.
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