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To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (134299)3/23/2010 8:57:00 AM
From: Sam  Respond to of 542936
 
the woman is making $35k a year and will receive an $11.5k subsidy to buy insurance, which is about 1/3 of her income ... the universe does not exist in which that makes sense.

Well, what do you think insurance costs these days? This is for a family of four. I know individuals in good health who are paying a thousand dollars a month or more. This is for a family with children.

That said--I agree with you. Something is wrong with a medical system (including insurance as part of that) that costs so much.



To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (134299)3/24/2010 12:06:01 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542936
 
>>That illustrates the problem, the woman is making $35k a year and will receive an $11.5k subsidy to buy insurance, which is about 1/3 of her income ... the universe does not exist in which that makes sense.

Imagine what an extra $11.5k a year would mean to her quality of life if she didn't have to spend it on insurance.<<

Imagine what one car accident or major illness would mean to her whole family's quality of life if she didn't have insurance.


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