Pity the Young

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Stan Guthrie

By Katrina Trinko

In fact, for young adults — the majority of whom voted for Obama and supported Obamacare — the implementation of Obamacare could result in health-insurance premiums’ rising significantly. Young, single adults who make about $25,000 a year or more will face premium hikes of 42 percent in the individual market, according to an analysis conducted by consulting firm Oliver Wyman and published in the American Academy of Actuaries’ Contingencies. That’s some reward for their loyal advocacy for Obama and his health-care policy. Single thirtysomethings who are ineligible for exchange subsidies will be affected as well, with their premiums likely to increase by 31 percent.

Most who voted for Mr. Obama, including the young, were impervious to facts. I wonder if these new realities will make a dent in their seemingly invincible ignorance. Well, at least they’ll get what they voted for.

About Stan Guthrie

Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers. Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's €œTell Me More,€ WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio'€™s €œNew Day Florida.€ A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?
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