Comment on Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: 'This will devastate us'
imapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world 16 hours agoI’m no expert, but i suppose because it reduces the flow of money - fewer transactions (people not getting healthcare, not billing insurance, insurance not paying for healthcare given to people because they’re not getting any healthcare) = reduced total domestic product. Whether it’s reduced by a measurable amount is another question.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 hours ago
I think also the fact that sick people usually don’t work, and in the US they don’t get paid when sick, so less money available to be spent.