Health premiums now cost more than a new car...

[megimoo]

Premiums for employer-provided health insurance jumped 8-9 percent in 2011, passing $15,000 for family coverage — which is more than the cost of a Ford Fiesta.

That’s a big jump from the 3 percent increase in 2010. But it’s in line with historical increases that have averaged just over 10 percent per year since 2001, according to the annual Kaiser Family Foundation's Employer Health Benefits survey.

The Kaiser survey also found that 2.3 million young adults now have coverage under their parents’ policies — double the recent U.S. Census estimate of gains since the ACA allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ policies until age 26. Kaiser surveyed employers about the numbers of dependents they were now covering, while the Census counted the net increase of young adults who have coverage under age 26.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/64525.html

[rich_t]

It's gonna get worse if Obamacare is allowed to be fully implemented.

[JohnnyReb]

I have a solution: Everyone puts everything they own in my name. They now have nothing, own nothing, can't lose anything. I will only take 1/10 of 1% of your wealth. That should be more than enough for me to cover any healthcare needs I might have. So now, when you get sick and go to the hospital tell them "Obama will catch the bill."

Hey, it sounded good to me.