How much do astronomical health insurance premiums have to do with businesses struggling?

[Lex]

Both big business and small busineses?

I suspect it's one of the major problems that must be solved before our economy can recover. And it must be one reason why it's cheaper to move jobs overseas.

Eventually we will have to invest our tax dollars in the U.S.A.'s #1 resource: our own collective health and medical care.

[SoCalDem]

1. Unfortunately, until it's ILLEGAL for companies to offer/fund health insurance,

we (all of us) will never have universal health care..

[lligrd]

2. Not Half As Much As Pure Unadulterated Greed Does nt

[Lex]

3. Greed is not new, but I think health insurance premiums are

at an all time high.

[JuniperLea]

4. Maybe they are high because of greed...

Still, we cannot compete for goods and services with other countries when those other countries have socialized medicine. Period.

[lligrd]

8. Greed Used To Be Regulated

It no longer is and this is the outcome. Many of us foresaw it happening and said so.

[havocmom]

7. And the lust for acquisitions. Buy other companies, run outta $, blame workers

Greed to the point of insanity.

[sandnsea]

5. And schools crumbling

because so much of our tax dollars go to health care for teachers - and other govt workers - instead of to infrastructure and instruction material.

[Juche]

6. I have heard it is a major source of outsourcing

I'm guessing it hovers at about $500 billion a year, but that is a guess as to the share businesses put into healthcare.

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18802

[razors edge]

9. If one State in this country

was to provide complete coverage for all State residents, business would flock to that state.

Of course, so too would the Federal hit men, most likely.

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Good question. I'm sorry I don't have the answer, but this deserves a kick and rec. n/t