I called to cancel my health insurance last week.
The rep asked why.
I told her $510 a month for a plan with a $7,000 deductible isn’t really insurance.
It’s a monthly fee I pay for the privilege of still going broke if something actually happens to me.
She went quiet for a
Serious question….
Why is it that a country with 800 billionaires can’t guarantee every working adult access to a doctor without a $6,000 deductible standing in the way first?
The money exists.
It’s just never been the priority.
My wife and I were talking last night about how a case of soda runs $8.50 now when it used to be 4 for $12 back in 2020.
Decided to pull up my old Walmart order history to check.
January 2020, same 30 item grocery run: $68.90.
Repurchased the exact same list today.
$158.30.
The life of a millennial:
- Graduated straight into the 2008 recession with a degree nobody was hiring for.
- Every entry level job somehow required 3 to 5 years of experience.
- Pensions vanished, replaced with a 401k and a “figure it out” attitude.
- A promotion meant a 3%
Everyone says “tax the rich” but look at the actual numbers.
Someone earning $150,000 pays around $30,600 in federal tax.
Someone earning $25,000 pays about $1,200.
It takes 25 people at that lower income to contribute what one high earner pays alone.
So why keep pushing high
