So how much are your health premium going up this year?

[Deja Q]

Mine is going up 16%.

How can Americans continue taking these hits? Especially when, at the same time, the media points out what the execs do with all this money they get. (though it's been a couple years since I'd watched mainstream tv myself...)

[aintitfunny]

1. My business health plan

only covers myself and my husband - very small business. It is over 1100.00 each month now after going up $210.00 per month. Sadly, I was happy it was not more. sigh.

[Deja Q]

3. I hope more bushbots go bankrupt first.

They voted for the creep, who in return doesn't give a damn about them.

I even recall an article a DUer put up about a senior citizen couple who wrote to * last year. I think I felt some pity for them back then. Do I now? Nope. The "restructuring" of our society ("devolution" is a more apropos term) puts us all on the burner and expects us to fry.

I understand my fate. But too many average Americans wouldn't understand how to tie their own shoelaces without being told how to do it 50 times. "Sheeple" is a deserved epithet.

And in the 1930s, the population was nowhere near as big or diverse (in mindset). But that's why we have the patriot act and the "patriot day" holiday...

[mestup]

2. Why are Dem politicians so afraid of a National Single Payer System?

Are they worried they'll lose the votes of the remaining 10 right wingnuts who believe the poor don't "deserve" to live?

I don't get why this isn't a front/center position for Dems.

[Deja Q]

4. They are cowards who have to re-earn my vote.

Oh, I also know a few repubs who aren't voting anymore either. I wonder how election 2006 will truly turn out... (so nobody should get hyped about a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig 2006 (or 2008) victory. We hyped up about winnin' big in 2000 and lost - big. We hyped up in 2004 and lost - big. It'd be worse than silly to do so again.)

[FloridaPat]

5. My mortgage is $1300 a month. You would think folks would figure

things are wrong when health insurance is the same as mortgage payments. As for my heath insurance - had to cancel it 2 years ago when it equaled my car payments after I got laid off.

[WatchWhatISay]

6. I hope they go up 30% or more

Already take $620 TWICE A MONTH out of hubby's check. I hope they go up enough that he will finally say enough, and dump their asses.

[Jimbo S]

7. I don't pay premiums

on the other hand, my salary isn't where it should be. Call it a compromise.

[tech3149]

8. no job, no insurance? no worries

I've managed 52 years, barring physical injury, without the healthcare industry. I just hope my luck holds out till my prents are gone.

[BootinUp]

9. 18% - I can't understand it either

I about flipped when I saw it this year.

[jburton]

10. Well, mine went down...

because I couldn't afford the increase, so I changed to a crappier plan with far less coverage. It's cheaper, though!

[babydollhead]

11. have none. 2 years now.

husband works for medical relief agency too. he is covered. not me. not kids. they are on blue chip.

[triguy46]

12. The second, but unasked question is:

Has your plan made changes to shift more costs to you, e.g. larger deductibles, large copays, elimination of benefits or coverages, paring down the list of 'approved' medications.

[Deja Q]

13. Yup...

Eliminate and cut away at bennies that used to exist under the same plan (or all of them).