This is not a conversation about the entire bill
because, in general, I like the positive aspects of it as well. Simply put, I think they could have done it without the vast majority of the negative aspects of the current bill.
This specific item will cost jobs and cost people coverage. These were the people that were promised over and over that their premiums would go down "up to 2500".
And the end result is the same, all of those dollars (less the gov't vig) will go to big pharma. The shame is, most will think .."well they have a job so what do they care"...ignoring the fact that a huge chunk of these corp programs are covering retired workers who will lose these benefits because the company simply can't afford to do it anymore.
When I was working for that big co in north jersey, there were more retirees covered (by a significant multiplier) by their insurance program than there were employees...
