Is exactly what this bill is trying to address, from my POV. Self-employed people will have the opportunity to join exchanges. The Senate bill puts caps on the delta between the cheapest plans and the most expensive, so even people with pre-existing conditions will be able to buy insurance even if they are self-employed. This is going to end up being the best thing to help the future of our economy and improve people's lives as more and more people find themselves out of the corporate cocoon.
The bill has so many good things going for it, I really don't understand the Liberal opposition to it at this point. Of course there is very little of that now it seems. I found out at my caucus the other night that most Democrats are 100% behind passing the bill. Are you right to want more? Yes. But it's not in the cards right now.
It's kind of rough to tell people fresh out of undergrad who manage to snag $50,000 a year freelancing that on top of student loans and federal/state taxes, they are required to write a $6,000 check for health insurance so that the national risk pool can be balanced.
Don't want to get stuck in there. Better to intentionally make $3000 less, qualify for subsidies, and only pay 8% of your income in premiums.
