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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I too don't care about the GDP comparisons. I care about what chips away at my disposable income and savings.
I'm of the opinion that a good portion of the uninsured that are causing the spike are illegals. I'd like to start there before addressing the rest of it.
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Illegals or undocumented workers absolutely contribute to the rising costs, but they dont represent the most signficant portion of the problem.
Census probably has the best figures on
"People With or Without Health Insurance Coverage".
Consider the numbers: Of the nearly 47 million without insurance in 2006: 36+ million are native born or naturalized citizens and more than half worked (mostly full-time, but some partt-ime) during the year.
To ignore the larger issue is to let the costs to all Americans keep rising at more than twice the rate of inflation or cost of living.