No More Insurance for TRT

[2Sox]

Nothing against 2Sox, but proponents of the new system always seem to forget one thing. Who's actually paying for a large part of this new coverage? As a small business owner, I can tell you without question it's not the general public. I am along with all the other small business entities in this country. I dont need to quote an article or provide some link either, as I actually write the checks. My business health coverage increased by 24% upon renewal this past December. If that weren't enough, the plan we originally had was then dropped and replaced with one that is one-tier lower in quality, most co-pays were doubled and our yearly deductible was increased by $300 for each individual on the plan. Not to mention, out-patient surgical services now have a $1,000.00 deductible where none existed before. Now is this progressive and/or fair? I guess that depends on how far left someone leans. I'm not going to argue on pre-existing conditions etc., but I'll always argue that no-one has the right to take our hard-earned money to benefit someone down the street who more than likely has made bad decisions in his or her life.

API,

I'm with you on most of what you say. But let's fix this by having the insurance companies pick up the tab, not guys like you or people who can't even afford to pay their rents because of poverty wages. All we do is mandate less profits for them. (Ha! Maybe your grandchildren might get to see this.) Bottom line is now everyone has insurance and the vast majority of people are better off. My view is that we should have a universal single payer system in place just like the VA. But that's for another time... Maybe sooner that we may think.

Something else. The champions of profit economics want to pit people against each other, so that we lose sight of the main thing. Is the profit motive and power of the corporations that wield too much power. Until there is no more of "profits over people" we've got to keep our eye on the ball.