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In reply to the discussion: Affordable Care Act: Coverage May Be Unaffordable For Low-Wage Workers [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)44. Its "The Uniquely American SOLUTION!!!!"


New Rule (Passed by Congress and signed by President Obama) signals Kiss of Death for Pensions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100694955
Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks
http://www.boston.com/business/news/2013/05/29/wealthy-win-lion-share-major-tax-breaks/Ua0UyYle21EUXub7g1suCI/story.html
Half of America is in poverty, and its creeping toward 75%
http://www.alternet.org/economy/real-numbers-half-america-poverty-and-its-creeping-toward-75-0
Wealth gap widens as labor's share of income falls
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/wealth-gap-widens-labors-share-income-falls-1B6097385
As the Economy Recovers, the Wealth Gap Widens
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2013/03/11/as-the-economy-recovers-the-wealth-gap-widens
Top One Percent Captured 121 Percent Of All Income Gains
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/top-one-percent-income-gains_n_2670455.html
Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/03/1270541/corporate-profits-wages-record/?mobile=nc
These things ^ do NOT happen by accident.
They take careful planning, preparation, marketing, and buying the right politicians.
This trend is ALSO Unsustainable.
The RICH KNOW that,
and are grabbing everything that isn't nailed down,
and pulling up the ladders.

...because something is gonna break,
and when it does, it won't be pretty.
THAT is WHY the 1% is busy militarizing the Police Forces,
and building a mammoth Security/Surveillance State.
Lindsey Graham and Dianne Feinstien were on TV yesterday saying they are just fine with the NSA Spying on Americans.
I thought to myself,
"Well, they would be."
Any Old, Extra White, Extra RICH 1%er WOULD be.
"They" are going to need them to protect their loot when the peasants realize they've been screwed.
2014 could be the breaking point when MILLIONS of already hard pressed Working Class Americans realize they have to BUY Junk ("Bronze"
from RICH, For Profit Corporations,
with the IRS serving as the Enforcers.
The photos of the CEOs and Upper Managers of the parasitic Insurance Cartels buying new private jets, yachts, and new Summer Homes in Aspen won't help.
I KNOW these photos will be all over The WEB,
because I will be posting them.
VIVA Democracy!
Our neighbors in Latin America have given us the Blue Print for "change".
I pray we get some here soon.
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Affordable Care Act: Coverage May Be Unaffordable For Low-Wage Workers [View all]
Purveyor
Jun 2013
OP
It is important to remember, I think, that the "they" to whom you refer is Congress.
bike man
Jun 2013
#4
And *they* will pass no law that will adversely affect their wallets, or the wallets of
bike man
Jun 2013
#8
all the way to their Etrade account to buy stock in Wellpoint, United Healthcare, Aetna...
kenny blankenship
Jun 2013
#11
sorry, I don't consider Obamacare single payer. With single payer you pay a tax and when you
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#19
Only if you consider high deductible plans that cover only 60% of your costs to be "good" n/t
eridani
Jun 2013
#64
We may be without coverage at the end of this month ...the quotes I have gotten so far
srican69
Jun 2013
#14
nope .. i make too much money for subsidies .. I am shopping for insurance at ehealthinsurance.com
srican69
Jun 2013
#18
I am self employed ... my wife works for a hospital .. and we were covered through that ...
srican69
Jun 2013
#23
we are paying $925/month in premiums, and forget about paying the co-pays. They go to collections.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#17
We have private insurance. We may qualify for tax deductions but not subsidies. We would still
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#24
Let's hope we can afford to pay the fine ...or the IRS will do something to us. What, I don't know.
L0oniX
Jun 2013
#28
The IRS is supposed to be prevented from aggressively prosecuting non-compliance
kenny blankenship
Jun 2013
#33
You aren't getting the ACA rate, those don't become available until October 1.
cbdo2007
Jun 2013
#36
Low income workers can't afford to take time off to see a doctor in the first place.
Skeeter Barnes
Jun 2013
#61