Bipartisan Group Says McCain Would Be Bad for Kids' Health

re: Bipartisan Group Says McCain Would Be Bad for Kids' Health

LogicalMama — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:20:08 GMT

True, didn't he say during the last debate that the average family policy is about $5800. per year?! So, with his $5000. credit, that sounds great, but the REALITY is that a family policy costs far more than that. We are currently paying almost $1000.00 per month out of pocket for a family plan. The premium goes up every year. We are renters, therefore, our itemizations aren't great enough to write these expenditures off. We take the standard deduction every year! $5000.00 is not incentive enough for me! A total joke! And an insult in that McCain thinks he knows what we are going through!

re: Bipartisan Group Says McCain Would Be Bad for Kids' Health

MomofBeans — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:00:50 GMT

Great point, Shannon! This is what makes me nervous. If we got insurance through my husband, it would cost $600-$700/month just for me and my daughter. My employer (a non-profit) pays all of my insurance and half of my daughter's. If my org was taxed on that, though, it would be the first thing to get dropped. And 5k/year would be a joke. These politicians are so out of touch with reality.

re: Bipartisan Group Says McCain Would Be Bad for Kids' Health

Shannon LC Cate — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:11:55 GMT

I keep hoping that when he throws that "five-thousand dollar tax credit to buy your own insurance" line out there, people are well aware of the fact that that isn't nearly enough money to buy a decent insurance policy for most people. Maybe healthy, single, childless people in their 20's but that's about it!