As a result, a marijuana business operating in Colorado can write off any deductions on the side of their business that grows the marijuana, but can't write off anything on the part where they sell that marijuana to customers. Here's the thing. The marijuana businesses want to pay taxes. If the objective of their industry is legitimacy, that's just a cost of doing business. They're also, according to Aldworth, more than willing to pay a little extra in taxes. Again, they want legitimacy.
Section One: Cost of Health Insurance. The average annual premiums in 2014 are $6,025 for single coverage and $16,834 for family coverage. The average family premium increased 3% in the last year; the average single premium, however, is similar to the value reported in 2013 ($5,884).
H ealth insurance costs in the United States are an individual issue and a national issue. As illustrated in Chart 1, the average annual costs for health insurance coverage for an individual have risen from $2,196 in 1990 to $5,049 in 2010.he increase in family coverage has been even greater, with average premiums rising from $5,791 in 1999 to $13,770 in 2010, a rate of increase of 8.2% per annum compound 3.