The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[MouseWife]

Hmm. I wonder what the costs of this 'mandatory' insurance would be? Seems that a lot of people who make a certain amount of money {more than the average people, but, still with the costs of living, never seems to be enough to cover everything} they get no breaks. Meaning, would the part the employer covered be according to what the person makes? And, it sounds like the person has to come to the table with said insurance.

And, does this punish the person who can't afford insurance at their income level? Or encourage others not to work hard enough to be at a certain level to keep them at low income status, etc.?

Insurance is expensive. When the Hubster was laid off for four months, we had Cobra. It was almost/over $800. a month. I think that was also not the normal price, but, what his company would be paying {minus his portion}. And remember, he was unemployed.

And, what type of insurance would be offered? I reached enough hours/length at my part time job to qualify for insurance. But, it was pretty darn lame. It was something, but, really, if I saved the premiums myself I could probably, if I got sick, go to a doctor and then ask for generic prescriptions. It didn't cover any major illnesses.