A majority of the premiums are covered by employers. In the case of family coverage it's something like 70% so the $24k number is more like $7200 for family coverage.
Thanks for writing this! I’m from the Bay Area though I haven’t lived there in 7 years and these figures are horrifying/ further proof I could never go back even if I wanted to…
I agree with Harris' economic agenda in theory, but that the Biden/Harris administration has shown an unwillingness to actually pursue them sows doubt as to how Harris will execute her agenda. The Inflation Reduction Act was a huge fiscal stimulus package at a very importune time which likely caused inflation to be higher than it would have been from 2022 until now. Similarly, a poor foreign policy has caused conflicts in Ukraine and Israel that have increased the costs of natural gas and oil, increasing energy costs. I disagree with Trump's tariffs as well, but I don't see how you can be very convinced that Harris will prioritize the economy over the standard Democrat social issues
Obviously difficult to pinpoint responsibility for any geopolitical event on a single party, but I think it is fair to hold an administration responsible for the events that happened during the time they held power. If not, then there is no real way to evaluate a presidency. But even disregarding the past and focusing on the future (which I would say is more important), with regards to Israel and as reported in a WSJ article, the Biden administration has publicly announced they don’t believe they can de-escalate the conflict before the end of Biden’s presidency. With regards to Ukraine, the Biden administration has not even announced a desire to end the war other than if Ukraine is able to take back all territory lost, which doesn’t have a realistic chance of happening. So I think it is fair to expect that under a Kamala presidency the conflicts in these areas would continue and we would see natural gas and oil prices increase, hurting the average American.
Is the US responsible to "solve" these things? Should we unilaterally force Ukraine to give Russia land they don't want to cede for... What exactly? What deal would make sense.
Without military support from the US, Ukraine would have already had to accept defeat. If the goal is to lower energy prices then withdrawing from the Ukraine war would lower these prices
A majority of the premiums are covered by employers. In the case of family coverage it's something like 70% so the $24k number is more like $7200 for family coverage.
https://www.kff.org/report-section/ehbs-2023-section-6-worker-and-employer-contributions-for-premiums/
Thanks for writing this! I’m from the Bay Area though I haven’t lived there in 7 years and these figures are horrifying/ further proof I could never go back even if I wanted to…
I agree with Harris' economic agenda in theory, but that the Biden/Harris administration has shown an unwillingness to actually pursue them sows doubt as to how Harris will execute her agenda. The Inflation Reduction Act was a huge fiscal stimulus package at a very importune time which likely caused inflation to be higher than it would have been from 2022 until now. Similarly, a poor foreign policy has caused conflicts in Ukraine and Israel that have increased the costs of natural gas and oil, increasing energy costs. I disagree with Trump's tariffs as well, but I don't see how you can be very convinced that Harris will prioritize the economy over the standard Democrat social issues
Lower energy prices means the average American pays less and has more disposable income, so that would be positive
Biden caused the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel? Do tell.
Obviously difficult to pinpoint responsibility for any geopolitical event on a single party, but I think it is fair to hold an administration responsible for the events that happened during the time they held power. If not, then there is no real way to evaluate a presidency. But even disregarding the past and focusing on the future (which I would say is more important), with regards to Israel and as reported in a WSJ article, the Biden administration has publicly announced they don’t believe they can de-escalate the conflict before the end of Biden’s presidency. With regards to Ukraine, the Biden administration has not even announced a desire to end the war other than if Ukraine is able to take back all territory lost, which doesn’t have a realistic chance of happening. So I think it is fair to expect that under a Kamala presidency the conflicts in these areas would continue and we would see natural gas and oil prices increase, hurting the average American.
Is the US responsible to "solve" these things? Should we unilaterally force Ukraine to give Russia land they don't want to cede for... What exactly? What deal would make sense.
Without military support from the US, Ukraine would have already had to accept defeat. If the goal is to lower energy prices then withdrawing from the Ukraine war would lower these prices
That would be a bad outcome, no?