We don’t know. We own a tiny retail business. 2017 could be great for us, or it could be devastating. How can we know in advance, with Trump in the mix? The stock market tanks any time something positive happens for him. Our sales have been dropping for two months straight. Every day closer the election is that much less in gross revenue.
It’s a tremendous risk, and for what? In 2016, my family of four went to the doctor twice. We paid something like $4000 for insurance (not including Medicaid/Medicare, which is a separate thing we pay but can’t get), plus the full cost of those visits at a Duke Healthcare location because they weren’t wellness visits. My son had a painful wart on his foot and I have vericose veins in my right leg below the knee. I regret getting those diagnosed and on the record. Each doctor visit was something like $100 out of pocket with our Bronze level plan. It’s expensive to go to the doctor. Like many towns, there is a micro-monopoly on healthcare here. Duke owns just about every practice and hospital location in town, and they’re not cheap. Also, they’re at war with the the only insurance provider in town.
My family’s insurance cost for 2017 would be either $6500 or $14760. But right now in this moment I am saying that I can’t afford the jump to $6500, and I am looking at other options. Hopefully Clinton will elected and our sales will start to grow again.
