Word on the street is that government employee health care costs are high. If you're a government employee in North Carolina, you have NO IDEA how good you have it.

News reports claim that recently the insurance costs for government employees who want to insure their family have RISEN to a whopping $480 per month. Man, what a damn DEAL!

Seriously. I just checked with the people where I work. For an employee to add their family to the health insurance, it's $780 per month. I asked an employee of one of the big banks in Charlotte their costs -- $340 per paycheck (2x per mo) -- or $680 per month.

But the NC government, with so many damn (mostly not essential) employees, gets to force insurers into lower rates -- so at $480 a month, they are FAR below the private sector. If you're a NC government employee and you think you're getting screwed on health care costs -- try getting a real job and see what it costs you.

Oh, and when those of us in the private sector stop working? 0% coverage for the vast majority of us. When those in many areas of NC government stop working? Up to 100% coverage for life. Yeah, YOU'RE the ones getting the raw deal.

Posted by: Ogre at 10:07 AM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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