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Do you know someone who needs to lose weight? Helping them do so could end up saving you money over the long run. What's more, even helping a total stranger lose weight could save you money as well. How can this be true? We first need to take a look at Medicare.
Nearly 1.5% of every dollar you make goes to the federal health care program. If you're self-employed, you kick in twice as much because you must pay the employer's portion also. And if you fit in Obamacare's high income classification, you'll tack on another 0.9%.
But you're really paying even more for Medicare. Of the $530 billion received by the federal program in 2011, $223 billion came from the general Treasury fund and only around $196 billion derived from payroll taxes. The government actually spent $550 billion -- more than it received. That total amounts to a little over $12,000 spent per enrollee...
Nearly 1.5% of every dollar you make goes to the federal health care program. If you're self-employed, you kick in twice as much because you must pay the employer's portion also. And if you fit in Obamacare's high income classification, you'll tack on another 0.9%.
But you're really paying even more for Medicare. Of the $530 billion received by the federal program in 2011, $223 billion came from the general Treasury fund and only around $196 billion derived from payroll taxes. The government actually spent $550 billion -- more than it received. That total amounts to a little over $12,000 spent per enrollee...
