Thanks a lot, Obamacare

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  1. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    You simply care about the universal health care (which it isn't) that isn't affordable (it isn't) at the cost of fucking up a lot of people.

    let them eat cake.
     
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    That is, of course, literally true - you still do have money - so I guess it is pretty good reasoning.

    And 100M people are going to get insurance they didn't have before! Hooray Obamacare!

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    So $1 healthcare is a good thing to have when you used to have the $5 version.

    Your reasoning is bogus.

    100M people are going to get $1 after losing $5.

    You hooray, meaning "let them eat $1 cake!"
     
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    I think you are exaggerating wildly.

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  5. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    I think you haven't a clue about the damage that's been going on because of this law.

    People are paying more for new policies that have less features and MUCH higher deductibles.

    I met a realtor last night who said he's paying $800/mo for him and his wife and their deductible is $25,000.

    Good times, barfo.

    You can't spin this piece of shit into something good. You cannot polish this turd.
     
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    That's nothing. I met a guy who says he is paying 70 bajillion dollars per second and his deductible is $1 trillion.

    It's the end of life as we know it.

    barfo
     
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    Have you seen any of the "alternatives", mentioned in the letter, yet?
     
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    No. I talked to our CEO today about it and he told me what I quoted, directly.

    If they pay more and get way better coverage, great. But they won't have as much money to hire an extra person as soon, eh?

    Let those unemployed workers eat cake.
     
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    Wrong! The whole point of Obamacare is to eliminate the self insured employers from providing health care to their people. That is or was a huge group and now people will need to buy insurance that is available to everyone, including the previously uninsurable and the unemployed.. Now the big difference beyond forcing everyone into the government controlled pool is, they now can give it to Obama's constituents via subsides.

    The last leg yet to fall is the employers switching to buy insurance or choosing not to provide insurance. If they choose the latter they save the tax, the risk and the upfront costs, for a small penalty.
     
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    It's so sad. So many people were led to believe they could keep their doctor, they could keep their plan and only those making over $250K would pay more. Those people put their hopes in the promises candidate Obama made to them. He lied and they keep believing he has their best interests at heart.
     
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    You had best get to work Maxiep. You had better educate your peers of they will make this place unlivable with their votes squandered so easily.
     

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