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So, let’s get right to it. The standard Medicare premium will rise 3.1% in 2008, “…an increase of $2.90 a month….the smallest increase since 1999-2000),” to $96.40/month (see Standard Medicare Premium Will Rise 3.1% Next Year by ROBERT PEAR. Of course private insurance companies on the open market will do as well, right? Of course they won’t. Why not? Greed, excessive profits, waste. Let’s watch what the average increase in…