These are tough times for all of us. But during tough times, the middle class in particular feels the squeeze. Stagnant or lower pay, reduced benefits, higher cost of living. Meanwhile, the very wealthy may also lose some of their wealth, but there’s no denying that parting with a thousand dollars when you’re a millionaire [...]
Archive of posts tagged Healthcare
The Dramatic Costs of Private Health Insurers
This is a variation on an earlier post that appeared as an opinion piece in the Burlington Free Press. The Governor and Legislative leaders are turning their scalpels to services to low and moderate income Vermonters, while ignoring the dramatic bloated costs in the health insurance industry which are by far the greatest threats to [...]
Obama Must Learn from VT’s Mistake and Include the Public Option
Let me first say that I’m extremely disappointed that at this point a universal health insurance plan is not under serious consideration in Congress. This ensures we will continue to have the most bloated administrative costs found anywhere in the industrialized world. I am also disappointed that the Senate Health Committee rejected a proposal to [...]