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Ba ha ha ha ha Obviously you have convenient <extreme self centered> thinking. Obviously you have no pride knowing you are taking from others to support yourself. I hate Obamacare...
My monthly premiums increased, my deductible increased and now I get maternity care which I don't need.
My coverage & deductible stayed exactly the same.
Premiums increased 93%.
I don't think your mother has to pay for your insurance until you are 26, you could take responsibility for that yourself. You also could skip buying insurance and elect to pay the fine/tax.
Another example of extortion, government sanctioned to fit an unpopular political agenda.
If it is so great, put it to a vote and abide by the outcome.
OP what state do you live in? Here in California I was able to get Medi-Cal (Medicaid) at no cost just because of my income level. Thank God I live in California where anyone now has access to medical care.
You do realize that Medi-Cal is not the same thing as ACA, right?
The very reason I cannot stand Obamacare is because Americans are now forced to get health insurance that they can't afford to begin with. Employers will skimp out on working hours so they don't have to pay for my insurance. My mother has to pay for my insurance until I'm 26, and she's struggling financially as it is without having to pay $300 a month.
Guess what? I as an American do not have a choice of whether or not I can opt out of these things given to me. Instead of targeting Americans who are still struggling from a recovering economy, why not target healthcare companies who are ripping off insurance companies and bloating the bill even higher, costing them and their patients thousands of dollars more than their service is worth. How about they let the American people buy insurance when they can afford it? Their law is costing people more money than it needs to be. If I had a choice, I'd opt out of my employer's insurance so I get more hours, and more pay. I'd opt out of being under my parent's insurance so my parents don't have to suffer.
Why not instead target the lower class people who are struggling to get by? Maybe set a law that an employee who is paid up to 50% more than the state's minimum wage is entitled to health insurance benefits at no expense to them. So employers will have to either pay their workers more money so they can buy their own insurance, or buy their insurance for them.
Whats funny is that if you did not have health insurance, and got horrifically sick....you would be fine sticking everyone else with it. So no, since we can't "opt out" of paying if you were to forego insurance, we don't want you to "opt out" of being responsible. On the other hand if you truly can't afford it, we subsidize it. Seems reasonable to me.
The absolute worst thing about it is that the name of it is a misnomer.
ACA is not affordable to the majority, at least without the government subsidies (tax dollars collected from taxpayers) to pay for it. Of course there is no mention of that.
The absolute worst thing about it is that the name of it is a misnomer.
ACA is not affordable to the majority, at least without the government subsidies (tax dollars collected from taxpayers) to pay for it. Of course there is no mention of that.
Healthcare is not affordable for the majority of people without a subsidy from government or employers.
The majority of US people have healthcare insurance subsidized by their employers. This was true before and after ACA.
Whats funny is that if you did not have health insurance, and got horrifically sick....you would be fine sticking everyone else with it. So no, since we can't "opt out" of paying if you were to forego insurance, we don't want you to "opt out" of being responsible. On the other hand if you truly can't afford it, we subsidize it. Seems reasonable to me.
How do you determine if someone truly can't afford it? Some can't sure but millions others just don't prioritize their money. So they get cell phones, movies, vacations, new cars, and we still subsidize. Since it's mandatory why don't we audit people who get the subsidies and any luxury items they have are sold off to pay back some of their subsidies.
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