How does your Congress Critter answer this question?

Why can't I have the option of the same Health Plan Coverage that you do?



The answer CANT be/SHOULDNT be "because I'm a Senator and you are not". Our taxes pay for their plans. Why cant our taxes pay for OURS also?

Dave Loebsack, Iowa-02

website and saw what the taxpayers pay to subsidize HIS insurance...see link...pdf. doc. I'll get a milktoast reply...that's a given. He said in his newsletter the the healthcare issue should be looked at thoroughly over a long period of time and that we shouldn't rush! Afterall, there's no need to rush! :sarcasm:

See for yourself....you'll have to enlarge it & be certain to read the column headings and then hold on to your seat:
http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/rates/nonpostalffs2009.pdf

This chart is for non-postal employees---fee for service not HMO.

He's such an a$$hole!.

the same plan as congress. They pay the employee portion just as I did when I was working. Now I pay it all. Believe me, I'm thankful for the coverage.

But...I want single payer. I pay, directly and indirectly, 13% of my family gross income for terrible healthcare. BC/BS still rakes 30% off the top with the federal program.

So let's quit f--king around until the insurance companies manage to marshall all their forces and stop anything moving forward.

How about some leadership???

:evilgrin:

Afterthought: I pay directly just over $5000 for my FEHB. That means that if I weren't giving BC/BS 30% I'd save $1500. Every year.

And if we can get rid of the stranglehold drug companies have on us (only 2 industrialized countries allow drug commercials), I'd save probably another $750 (at least) per year.

And we haven't looked at the extra bookkeeping cost of my doctor doing 6 or 8 different insurance submissions.

Want to know what's wrong with our economy? That's $2250 I'm NOT spending at local businesses. I haven't bought a new car since 1997.

Want to know how we'll pay for the new plan? It's in that salary BC/BS just paid their CEO. Even the countries having private companies doing the payments don't permit profit.