Let's say a man makes $50,000 gross a year married with 2 kids, the average american household. $50,000 after taxes is about 35000-40000 a year.

The Healthcare for the whole family will cost about $3000 a month or more. Rent will be about a $1000 a month. Food will be about $500 a month. Gas, electric, and misc will about $500 a month. That's $4000 a month on just living not including cars, gas, clothing, fun trips, etc. That's $42000 a year. Who isn't going to go into debt?

Sure, people can save a penny here and there and cut back on little things, but for the most part people just can't AFFORD to live. Take out 36000 a year on healthcare and those people can live very nicely.

And, of course, many people who make a decent living spend it on shit like big screen tv's, yachts and just crap that people don't NEED. But for the most part, many people live at minimum and still can't afford the basic neccessities ie Healthcare even jsut for their children. For the last 20 years, my family could not and still cannot afford healthcare. We needed that bill 20 years ago, where the fuck is it now?

Dave