re: humorous look at Republican plans to replace ACA (NSFW)

Look, I pay $750/month for premiums, my company pays more than I do.

Let's call that total $1500/month to make this math easy

On top of that, I put $3500 in an HSC every year

So, annually, that's over $20,000/yr being spent on covering myself and my family just on premiums.

I still have to pay $3600 out of pocket before I can even use it... then I still have to pay 20% beyond that up to my annual out of pocket max.

So, that's roughly $25000/yr in cost between me and my employer every year before I can even use my insurance. This is a group plan for one of the largest companies in the world.

My wife and I are in the top 4% of household income nationally.

How is a median income family... hard working folks, supposed to afford to buy their own plan that doesn't come close to the benefits that my group plan covers? How are lower class people supposed to do it?

You're telling me that it wouldn't just be easier to tax everyone and their employers and have single payer than all this bullshite?

Every other civilized country in the world is wrong about this and we're the only ones who are right?

Btw... I have Canadian coworkers. They all love their Healthcare. Those who want "Cadillac" coverage above their benefits, who can afford it, just buy it. They can afford it because their basic needs and catastrophic coverage is taken care of. Just like the OT ballers could buy concierge care here if they don't want to have to sit next to the poors in the waiting room.

End of the day, we're just delaying the inevitable. There will be single payer in the US inside of 10 years. Down vote away, but it's coming.