Could healthcare premium increases affect the election?

[LogGrad98]

Another problem that will have to address is litigation. That Is a much bigger cost in the US than most other countries.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Just found out my premiums are going up another $4500/yr, and that's with a $6500 deductible. That's best case...if I make more money, I'll get less benefits (I was right at the border last year), which seems nice bc I'll be making more money, but I'll end up spending more. Have to love a system that makes you want to earn less so you get more.

So to pay for this, I need to come up with another $4500. Let's say I get a raise, I'd need something like a $6-7k raise (bc of taxes) to pay for this. Problem is, then I make too much so bye bye assistance. Without assistance, my premiums cost $10,800 a year. So I'd need basically a $15k raise (again, I'm estimating my math here) just to pay for my premiums and be in the same place I'm in now.

We've created a system where there's no incentive to do better! Why work harder, earn more money when it doesn't do me any good? What a bunch of ****. They just want us to be on the teat of the government bc it's a guaranteed vote for the enablers.