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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (63786)	5/2/2003 7:29:41 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77397

My hunch about long term unemployment of a year or more was right. Today's unemployment figures came out. 8 million Americans out of work. 2 million categorized as long term unemployed, which is triple what it was 3 years ago.

To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (63786)	5/2/2003 7:49:27 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77397

adverse affect they'll have on the co's health insurance premiums, and the higher salaries they will expect. Some companies are facing health ins premium hikes of 12% to 20% this yr. That's huge. I know that I am paying 25% more for my individual plan which is a high deductible catastrophe sort of plan. Politicians better come up with something because if they don't, it is almost assured that we will have universal health care thrust upon us and that is a HUGE entitlement program that will cost more in the long run vs. reaching some kind of compromise on healthcare now. Maybe there needs to be some sort of administered pool for small businesses to buy into to get the same rates as large corps... there's one thing.