You can thank Obama and the democrats for that.
Everything Obama does, is counterproductive.
He wants to tax and penalize companies in the private sector, everything from his health care "reform" to his proposed cap and trade tax. The bottom line, they increase costs for the companies.
This is corporate America, not some socialist regime. These companies in the private sector are greedy, they will not reduce their profit margin for anyone. So guess who has to make up for the difference, yeah, YOU, the consumer. All parts of the health law haven't taken effect yet, but they will raise your hikes NOW to compensate for costs down the road.
EVERYONE is getting hit with it. So in America, 'land of the free', not only will you be FORCED to buy insurance by the government, but government regulation has also made companies in the private sector charge consumers more money. It's a lose / lose situation for most the middle and middle / upper class population. If you're a broke crackhead living on the streets, congrats. Obama will make sure to flush the entire economy down the drain to better cater to your needs.
A lot of you fucking idiots like to blame Republicans for everything, little do you know how much worse the Democrats and Obama can make our current situation. You say, "well what have the Republicans done?" Sometimes doing nothing is a lot better than trying to change everything from the inside out with horrifying negative consequences.
$8 a gallon for gas, (to protect the environment, Obama wants to tax companies who pollute). Raise taxes on corporations guess who they will race the prices on?
Increase in gas prices = a huge increase to transport goods, mainly FOOD.
His health care "reform".
On top of that, spending billions on government entitlement programs, which in other words = programs that spread the wealth to those who aren't as fortunate.
The Democrats have been doing that in one city for the past 30+ years, yeah, it's now a broke ghost town full of jobless crackheads.
It's a good the American voters have spoken and the majorities in congress have shifted. Obama's propaganda of "change" can't fool everyone.