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Old 03-18-2010, 05:40 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Middle-class Americans are losing their health insurance coverage faster than any other group, with 16.2% of people in the income bracket finding themselves without coverage in 2008. That’s 12.9 million uninsured—up from 10.5 million in 2000—among families who make between $45,000 and $85,000 a year.

Between 2000 and 2008, Middle Class Americans Lost Health Insurance Faster Than All Others
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Old 03-18-2010, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Middle-class Americans are losing their health insurance coverage faster than any other group, with 16.2% of people in the income bracket finding themselves without coverage in 2008. That’s 12.9 million uninsured—up from 10.5 million in 2000—among families who make between $45,000 and $85,000 a year.

Between 2000 and 2008, Middle Class Americans Lost Health Insurance Faster Than All Others
I believe it. I pay $90 premium per pay period for my insurance. I can't add my newborn son because it would jump to over $350 per pay period. Sad isn't it.
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Old 03-18-2010, 05:45 PM
 
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The Limbaugh/Tea Party crowd will say that this news story is a lie created by the "state-run media".
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:03 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Well why not...that's the class that's losing jobs the most. You don't hear them doing mass layoff's of CEO's do you ? All those 500K job losses per month is middle class and below.

America's Race to the Bottom...we're aiming to win this one.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:43 PM
 
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Well why not...that's the class that's losing jobs the most. You don't hear them doing mass layoff's of CEO's do you ? All those 500K job losses per month is middle class and below.

America's Race to the Bottom...we're aiming to win this one.
Being middle class has gone out of stile being poor is in vogue.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Being middle class has gone out of stile being poor is in vogue.
Well, when we're all poor the rich will still be rich. Their money is sheltered.
Then we'll see rationing as there will be no other way.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Well why not...that's the class that's losing jobs the most. You don't hear them doing mass layoff's of CEO's do you ? All those 500K job losses per month is middle class and below.

America's Race to the Bottom...we're aiming to win this one.
Catchy.
So sad it's true.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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So much DOOM AND GLOOM! Gheez. We will get out of this mess like all the other messes in our past. Lighten up.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:52 PM
 
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Well, when we're all poor the rich will still be rich. Their money is sheltered.
Then we'll see rationing as there will be no other way.
No need for rationing no money no consumption it is really simple.
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Old 03-18-2010, 06:53 PM
 
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So much DOOM AND GLOOM! Gheez. We will get out of this mess like all the other messes in our past. Lighten up.
How? unless we through out the powers that be we will just get more of the same.
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