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I havnt weighed in on politics on NS recently but.... our healthcare system is fucked.
No here's some backround info. At the begining of the year i had a meeting with the owner of my compnay to talk about health care options. Now i work for a locally owned Vermont family based business, specializing in footwear and apparel. We sell mostly work boots and work clothing, but also carry winter boots, and sandals in the summer. It has been around for 19 years and sales have been increasing by 10% for the last 5 years i have worked there. They have 4 different locations, employ 20 full timers(that get healthcare) and sales(not profits) are about 4 million a year.
Now, this past year because of the economy, less people had their houses reshingled, or painted, or new roofs. Because of this, we sold less work boots, and jackets. This past year our sales were down 6%. Not a huge loss but when you had been up 10% the last few years it is a difference of 16% from your forcasted sales. Now in the past year the cost of healthcare has gone up 20% and is expected to double in the next 2-3 years if nothing changes.
I was told this may be the last year they can afford to offer health benifits to their employees. So what will happen if i can not get health insurance from my employeer? I will have to sign up for the state funded health insurance. How many other people will have to do this as well? More people on state healthcare increase state taxes.
I know im not offering a solution here, but i am presenting the problem to alot of these kids that dont know what is going on untill they graduate and realize their parents healthcare doesnt cover them anymore, and that big job they just landed cant afford health insurance either.
