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In reply to the discussion: A possible unintended side effect of Obamacare [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)health care reform. My Gold level plan costs $1,100/month before the ACA kicks in. I saw a poster below decry the have versus have-not aspect of health insurance. The complain is good class warfare folder, but the reality is that health insurance is one of the largest expenses that we face outside of housing. The "real" costs have always been there, but have been paid by employers that offer health insurance coverage. Anyone can choose to go without health insurance and pay the penalty, but that is a horrible idea.
Back to the class warfare stuff. People that earn less than a certain amount per year can not only get subsidies, but also can qualify for additional state assistance in blue states like my state and your state, that tiered assistance reduce the cost of health insurance to an affordable level for low income people. Class warriors fight some good battles, but when attacking someone for health insurance coverage under the ACA, class warriors are out of line.