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dilby

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3. Well kids can stay on their parents insurance till 26.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 06:16 PM

Jan 2014

And it doesn't really matter because people in that 18-30 age bracket are not exactly top income earners, most can barely afford rent and food after college so I think they will be getting heavily subsidized insurance based on their limited income.

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