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Old 06-10-08, 10:50 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: Let's develope a nonpartisan healthcare plan

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Originally Posted by Jerry View Post
The average premium for individual coverage is $4,400.

The average household income is $48,000 (source)

IMO, paying 9% of your income tword health insurance is or can easily be perfectly affordable.

Your stating average household income,….our hypothetical is single, when the term “average household income” is used I believe it refers to all adults in said household has there nose to the grindstone. I could derail this thread, and start another conversation on why families of my parents managed to support there families, of a mom, dad, five children, on only one income, but being a nice guy I wont.
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