re: #375 Decatur Deb

We got sidetracked on “ability to pay”. The outrage is still that they seem to have raised you 60+ percent in a year. A lot of people are not going to withstand that kind of increase.

Yeah, that’s my thought too. It’s a harsh reality for the opponents of healthcare reform. They hate to hear these stories because it disrupts their political narrative so I understand the attacks. I think for most small entrepreneurs in Oregon this is close to catastrophic. If I hadn’t paid off my mortgage recently it certainly would have been for me. Even I’m starting to think that self employment might not be a realistic option anymore. If the increases keep up like this and reform doesn’t pass then self employment just isn’t viable.