I submitted a question concerning this subject and made a simply math effor that was promptly corrected by someone better in math then I am but I know private insurance is cheaper than $32,000 per year per person. It would seem logical for the government to buy every one of the 31,000,000 an insurance policy from a private company for less money.
Black Suede
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Yes, that's a bit too much, considering most people don't even earn that much money. I don't (my wife does), but I'm close. I certainly do not expect, not do I want, the government to give me anything that I can't afford to purchase myself.
Except for the protection of soldiers and cops.
Anonymous
My health care last year was about forty five dollars. For tylenol, and a few heat pads for sore muscles.
If you think I am going to pay out hundreds a year to cover some fat, beer drinking, cigarette smoking couch potatoe, or some lazy no good for nothing potato chip eating,soda drinking gamer to get health care, YOU ARE WRONG. I WILL GO TO JAIL FIRST! And if you kid has cancer, sorry about that, I'll offer a prayer, but I ain't paying for you either.
Anonymous
Private insurance for a family of 4 averages over $13,000 per year. That number is expected to double in the next 5 years.
I'm 100%, absolutely, without-a-doubt, positive that a public option could charge less and still remain solvent.
Bert
Considering that's about 3 times as much as we pay for my family now...and we're covered up to eight people...I'd say yes, it's friggen outrageous!!