If the "he" you are referring to is me, then yes I was. I find it intriguing how a generally level headed RAH pilot is attempting to spin the following as something other than what it simply is:

2010-2012 healthcare costs increased $3,100.00 of which the Company absorbed $1,900.00 and the remaining $1,200.00 went to the employee. Doesn't that suggest the Company absorbed over 62% of the increase? I would consider that a "major share." According to those numbers, the Company is picking up over 71% of the total tab (granted that has gone down a bit since 2010).

How about if the company were paying $9,999.99 of a $10K tab with the RAHBro sporting for the other $0.01? Let's say the overall goes to $11K with the RAHBro picking up $0.02 and the Company $10,999.98. Damn, the RAHBro sees a 100% increase while the company only sees a 10% increase. Where is the fairness there? Would is be fair at all to consider the Company picking up $999.99 vs. the RAHBro $0.01?

I guess you can look at it as a 100% increase to the RAHBro or a 99.999% "major share" increase to the Company.

Just kind of funny seeing efforts to refute a Company statement that, to 99% of the planet, makes absolute sense.

AND Airbill, thanks for the chart. Was kind of garbled up except for the actual colored bars, but no biggie. All I need to do is look at my pay stubs from the last few years to know that healthcare costs are eating into my direct deposit. The point I am making is that employers (including RAH) continue to pick up the lions share of the increase.

AND GoBlue, why the Company does so is beside the point.