Tag: health-insurance

  • Passing the Buck: Why We Make Less But Pay More Part 14: What We Could Have Instead

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    It Works Elsewhere For 13 parts, we’ve shown you how broken the American system is. How costs have been shifted onto workers. How the math doesn’t work. How both parties protect corporate interests. Now we need to show you something crucial: It doesn’t have to be this way. Other developed countries face the same global…

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  • Passing the Buck: Why We Pay More But Make Less Part 9: Death, Taxes, and Everything In Between

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    The Fee Economy Lisa decided to track every fee she paid for one month. Not the big stuff—rent, car payment, insurance. Just the fees. The extra charges. The convenience fees. The service charges. The processing fees. All those little costs that companies tack on for doing business. She’s 29, works as a marketing coordinator in…

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  • Passing the Buck: Why We Pay More But Make Less Part 8: Insurance

    Mandatory Purchase, Shrinking Coverage David is 38, lives in Tampa, Florida. He’s a physical therapist making $68,000 a year. He’s healthy, doesn’t smoke, exercises regularly, hasn’t had a car accident in 12 years. He’s the kind of customer insurance companies claim to want. Here’s what insurance costs him every year: Health insurance: $4,800/year Auto insurance:…

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  • Broken By Design Part 20: Corporate Socialism

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    The Monopoly Scam Everyone Hates (But Both Parties Protect) You know what socialism looks like? It’s when the government picks one company to serve your area, eliminates all competition, and you’re forced to pay whatever they charge. You can’t shop around. You can’t choose. You can’t leave. You take what they give you or go…

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  • Broken By Design Part 6: Healthcare Solutions That Actually Work (And Why We’re Told They Won’t)

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    This is Part 6 in a series exploring how American systems are rigged against regular people. Part 1: The Rankings | Part 2: Language Manipulation | Part 3: Follow the Money | Part 4: Congressional Healthcare | Part 5: Employer Insurance Trap We’ve Documented The Problem. Now Let’s Fix It. Over the past five posts, we’ve shown: Now let’s talk solutions. Not vague “we…

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  • Broken By Design Part 5: Employer-Based Health Insurance: Modern Serfdom

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    This is Part 5 in a series exploring how American systems are rigged against regular people. Part 1: The Rankings | Part 2: Language Manipulation | Part 3: Follow the Money | Part 4: Congressional Healthcare The Most Brilliant Trap Ever Designed Imagine if your grocery store access was tied to your job. You work at your current employer, you can shop…

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  • Broken By Design Part 4: The Healthcare Trap: What Congress Gets vs. What You Get (And Why That Matters)

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    This is Part 4 in a series exploring how American systems are rigged against regular people. Part 1: The Rankings | Part 2: Language Manipulation | Part 3: Follow the Money Let’s Talk About Congressional Healthcare Remember in Part 3 when we documented that Americans pay $12,555 per person for healthcare (#1 in the world) but rank 36th in life…

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