To the great surprise of...

To the great surprise of ... exactly nobody other than the most credulous and uninformed progressives (i.e., 90% of them), ObamaCare's promised premium reductions are turning into giant premium increases!  Debbie and I are still stunned by our over-$1,200 a month premium (and that's for a plan with sky-high deductibles!), and we're reliably informed that we should expect a 25%+ increase for the coming year.

We feel very fortunate to be in a position to actually pay such a premium.  Several of our neighbors, including some with large families of young children, cannot afford any health insurance – even with ObamaCare's subsidies.  They go without any coverage at all, and rely on a well-established network here of cash healthcare providers and the safety net of the LDS church if someone had a catastrophic illness or injury.  If we didn't have the ObamaCare fine (for not buying insurance) hanging over us, we might do the same.  The LDS church provides that safety net for everyone, not just their members.  I like their system far better than I like ObamaCare (or, for that matter, any other form of federal welfare/involuntary wealth transfer)...