There are some people here who live for the thrill of being the star of the show (Reply #84)

In the discussion thread: I supported the ACA, but my policy that I like is being cancelled because of it. [View all]

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 12:10 PM

warrant46 (2,205 posts)

84. There are some people here who live for the thrill of being the star of the show

Its never enough to get kicked out ---- they just are rude enough, crude enough, impolite enough, unmannered enough, and discourteous enough to avoid the inevitable "see you later".

Just block them. The world is full of irritating, sarcastic and irreverent people.

Rather than attack the RePuke bastards who are entitled to disdain, they make comments that are in bad taste to people like you.

It is Snark-- and here is my favorite quote on that subject.

" Julie, with champagne as a lubricant, she unleashed an unending series of snarky comments for the duration of the wedding reception."

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I supported the ACA, but my policy that I like is being cancelled because of it. [View all]	DanM	Nov 2013	OP
I Heard A Similar Story Like This On The Norman Goldman Show Yesterday.....	global1	Nov 2013	#1
Dan should call Hannity immediately and get this on the record.	rgbecker	Nov 2013	#11
I really wish you weren't so glib. I'm a real person in a real predicament. n/t	DanM	Nov 2013	#24
I believe you.	question everything	Nov 2013	#70
There are some people here who live for the thrill of being the star of the show	warrant46	Nov 2013	#84
I obviously don't know the particulars, but it can't be "comparable coverage"	Tanuki	Nov 2013	#2
I'm between "poor" and "middle class", but I'm educated and not stupid . . .	DanM	Nov 2013	#29
We aren't "stupid", either	Tanuki	Nov 2013	#40
Why won't you answer the very simple questions that have been asked of you?	trotsky	Nov 2013	#46
I have a great group of supportive friends who are doublechecking everything with me . . .	DanM	Nov 2013	#50
"For the same reasons, just throwing a mass amount of info on my particulars here would REALLY get..	ScreamingMeemie	Nov 2013	#55
"Several DUers here have helped other DUers with their health insurance issues" . . .	DanM	Nov 2013	#66
I'm willing to be sympathetic and helpful, but when you declare "The sky is falling, the sky	Fla Dem	Nov 2013	#87
bs!	jbond56	Nov 2013	#58
Oh, well, glad you cleared that up (and pasted it again verbatim downthread),	Tanuki	Nov 2013	#62
LOL, exactly. n/t	trotsky	Nov 2013	#75
+1000 eom	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#117
+2000 nt	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2013	#151
cool story, bro	scheming daemons	Nov 2013	#3
You need to illustrate	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2013	#22
Frankly, I'm fortunate that my friends aren't as glib as you and are pitching in to help me. n/t	DanM	Nov 2013	#30
Why are you avoiding the questions?	B Calm	Nov 2013	#33
Not avoiding, almost completely ignoring, because . . .	DanM	Nov 2013	#56
Total bs.	Soundman	Nov 2013	#64
Answer the questions, or be viewed as suspect; it's up to you.	MADem	Nov 2013	#103
Just explain what is was about your policy that caused it to be cancelled by the ACA.	DefenseLawyer	Nov 2013	#41
My thoughts exactly.	Vashta Nerada	Nov 2013	#91
Grandfather clause, anybody?	eqfan592	Nov 2013	#4
you do know that if ANY change was made to the policy	ProdigalJunkMail	Nov 2013	#5
Yes, i do. You DO know that there is no requirement for the insurance company to make such changes..	eqfan592	Nov 2013	#6
yes, I do...	ProdigalJunkMail	Nov 2013	#9
You don't think the insurance company knew exactly what they were doing?	eqfan592	Nov 2013	#12
i am playing into THEIR hands?	ProdigalJunkMail	Nov 2013	#14
They are playing a political game with you.	eqfan592	Nov 2013	#21
If the existence of the ACA doomed your policy	gollygee	Nov 2013	#7
"..your policy didn't meet the new minimum standards, and therefore was not comparable at all."	Sheepshank	Nov 2013	#60
Dan, when you asked the insurance rep about the 2010 grandfathered clause,	rgbecker	Nov 2013	#8
This is covered elsewhere, but wanted to acknowledge thanks! n/t	DanM	Nov 2013	#68
I'm looking...can you give a link or post number?	rgbecker	Nov 2013	#120
From Thinkprogress.org: How to Spot a Fake Obamacare Horror Story	backscatter712	Nov 2013	#10
I was just coming in here to post that very link.	Raine1967	Nov 2013	#13
You forgot #5	rgbecker	Nov 2013	#16
You win the thread...nt	SidDithers	Nov 2013	#25
+1	uponit7771	Nov 2013	#34
The only reason a policy would no longer be availabe because of the ACA...	Walk away	Nov 2013	#15
I don't believe a word of this cock and bull story...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Nov 2013	#17
My state is continuing to sell non-ACA policies into 2014.	moriah	Nov 2013	#28
You do have a point that I am actually doublechecking with help from my friends . . .	DanM	Nov 2013	#44
I think a re-check is in order …	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2013	#146
The mere fact	Keefer	Nov 2013	#74
The insurance companies were WELL AWARE that these alterations	Tanuki	Nov 2013	#80
Even if	Keefer	Nov 2013	#86
That is NOT the case...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Nov 2013	#133
You are absolutely correct. Obviously you're not a member of the "liberal media".	politicaljunkie41910	Nov 2013	#102
You got it right..	INdemo	Nov 2013	#153
Low post count ... post and run ... no answers to questions	libdem4life	Nov 2013	#18
Yeah	kenfrequed	Nov 2013	#138
3 times what? 3 times $25, 3 times $100?	LuvNewcastle	Nov 2013	#19
So you had a worthless policy and were being ripped off, now	B Calm	Nov 2013	#20
Or for a torn ACL!	moriah	Nov 2013	#27
How are things going over at FreedomWorks? Btw, the website is working?	JaneyVee	Nov 2013	#23
Can you provide the Statement of Benefits for you old insurance that's getting cancelled?	moriah	Nov 2013	#26
I am sharing that info with a group of friends. Good thought, in case I had not thought of it. Thx!	DanM	Nov 2013	#47
why not share it with us? what is the cost of the policy, which company, which coverage?	CreekDog	Nov 2013	#79
sniff But, but, we're not your friends?	moriah	Nov 2013	#107
It's interesting that while the Obama admin admits this is happening, DU does not	MannyGoldstein	Nov 2013	#31
Here's the deal, Manny--any plans that are being cancelled DO NOT offer comparable	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#32
I'm sure that's true, but it's still a problem.	MannyGoldstein	Nov 2013	#35
"there's no hope of improvement until 1/20/2017"	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#42
+1000	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#77
Nailed it...	SidDithers	Nov 2013	#83
Down goes Manny! Down goes Manny!	Cali_Democrat	Nov 2013	#93
FYI: Someone actually alerted on this.	Chan790	Nov 2013	#48
6-0. Well that gives me hope.	MannyGoldstein	Nov 2013	#65
Plus they will not be able to alert for 24 hours.	Rex	Nov 2013	#141
Sorry to hear you're counting down the days till Obama leaves office.	Nine	Nov 2013	#126
It wouldn't be a problem if those states' governors EXPANDED MEDICAID COVERAGE and took	valerief	Nov 2013	#162
What passes for coverage in many places...	Orsino	Nov 2013	#81
that's all fine and dandy	datasuspect	Nov 2013	#129
That's rhetoric, not an argument.	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#131
insurance being expensive and overpriced and mandated by federal law IS a new development	datasuspect	Nov 2013	#132
As is the ban on lifetime caps, guarantees of quality for healthcare plans, bans on	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#134
you are spewing propaganda	datasuspect	Nov 2013	#135
heh, you come in here barfing up the Republican spin	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#137
get past the mythology of political faction	datasuspect	Nov 2013	#139
Oh, you're a Bush=Gore type. Figured as much.	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#140
no it's deeper than that	datasuspect	Nov 2013	#143
Aw gee, what Naderite ODSers think of me is so important too.	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#144
Some folks just don't understand Affordable ...	GeorgeGist	Nov 2013	#156
I read a great OP …	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2013	#148
Link to where Obama admin admits that new policy costs 3 x the old policy with roughly	grantcart	Nov 2013	#52
They've certainly admitted that people are being cancelled, and	MannyGoldstein	Nov 2013	#63
Ignore! Those! Subsidies! nt	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#97
Am I ignoring them?	MannyGoldstein	Nov 2013	#110
There are cost controls in the ACA, as has been pointed out	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#114
To do that, maybe you can wish us brand new Congress with a twitch of the nose. nt	valerief	Nov 2013	#164
Yes it will be affordable...	VanillaRhapsody	Nov 2013	#67
Exactly! Why would some on DU (who suffer ODS) and who aren't stupid,	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#78
BECAUSE they have ODS, and they think people are stupid and won't dig deep and ask them those	MADem	Nov 2013	#106
I agree with you 100%.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#112
One OTHER good thing about the ACA....	MADem	Nov 2013	#113
That's a good thing!	VanillaRhapsody	Nov 2013	#115
The ACA is proving beneficial on so many levels! Even here.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#116
I agree wholeheartedly. We've got mid-terms to win. We don't need that foolishness! nt	MADem	Nov 2013	#130
Subsides designed exclusively to get premiums down to a little under 10% of gross.	TheKentuckian	Nov 2013	#95
It is NOT nonsense...	VanillaRhapsody	Nov 2013	#108
No, I'm not. The plan cost must also dictate the subsidy, the entire intent behind them is	TheKentuckian	Nov 2013	#119
No one EVER mentioned "free ride"	VanillaRhapsody	Nov 2013	#145
I didn't say my costs are higher, this isn't about me but about a general discusion about	TheKentuckian	Nov 2013	#178
Yeah actually you did...	VanillaRhapsody	Nov 2013	#179
You mean, adjusted gross income, yes? Because that's the income I had to enter for my husband.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#109
It isn't your net. Net is where the rubber meets the road on affording anything.	TheKentuckian	Nov 2013	#122
I agree. Net income is where the rubber meets the road.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#125
Net can be manipulated so it isn't very usable, I understand that but the reality is	TheKentuckian	Nov 2013	#136
best point so far	questionseverything	Nov 2013	#118
A little more detail please	Marrah_G	Nov 2013	#36
I want to know too.	Lex	Nov 2013	#59
I simply don't believe your story.....	Sancho	Nov 2013	#37
This is certainly not true for all markets	Yo_Mama	Nov 2013	#53
Subsidies don't have anything to do with assets....	Sancho	Nov 2013	#127
That's entirely correct	Yo_Mama	Nov 2013	#157
I wouldn't have believed it either . . . before it happened to me. n/t	DanM	Nov 2013	#71
"I wouldn't have believed it either . . . before it happened to me."	whttevrr	Nov 2013	#104
yep!!	Sancho	Nov 2013	#128
If she explained why, tell us!	bhikkhu	Nov 2013	#38
"President Obama's(whom I voted for)"	Kaleva	Nov 2013	#39
OP thinks that teaching children gun marksmanship is as important as sex education.	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#43
!!	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2013	#49
I don't believe you! post your last policy to prove any point you said!	Sunlei	Nov 2013	#45
You are not alone. This is happening to a lot of people.	Yo_Mama	Nov 2013	#51
Clarification: I'm an ACA supporter and don't believe a large majority will share my experience.n/t	DanM	Nov 2013	#72
I don't understand why you can't say what price you're paying for insurance now	CreekDog	Nov 2013	#155
Not buying it	PasadenaTrudy	Nov 2013	#54
What are your premium costs under the ACA and for what plan (bronze, silver, or gold)?	Lex	Nov 2013	#57
These stories are difficult to corroborate without specifics.	lumberjack_jeff	Nov 2013	#61
My plan through work:	Keefer	Nov 2013	#69
I've never had heart trouble. Why should I pay for Cardiac Care to help keep your	stopbush	Nov 2013	#89
Cardiac care is not a "special" coverage.	Keefer	Nov 2013	#90
And neither is maternity a "special" coverage.	stopbush	Nov 2013	#159
The next time I get pregnant,	Keefer	Nov 2013	#161
Another ignorant RW troll wasting their time at DU.	stopbush	Nov 2013	#171
"Your plan through work"	taught_me_patience	Nov 2013	#94
In my original post...	Keefer	Nov 2013	#100
You are missing what the concept of insurance is...	cags	Nov 2013	#167
Numerous posts have said the same thing. The ACA needs to be operated on, and undergo major surgery	quinnox	Nov 2013	#73
do you believe everything you read?	CreekDog	Nov 2013	#85
+1	leftstreet	Nov 2013	#92
What a shocker to find you supporting rightwing talking points on the ACA nt	geek tragedy	Nov 2013	#99
Policy that you liked? Except for price, why did you like it?	Mass	Nov 2013	#76
One thing to remember here:	surrealAmerican	Nov 2013	#82
That's sad about your policy being canceled.	Omnith	Nov 2013	#88
It will in all likelihood be better, not just comparable.	factsarenotfair	Nov 2013	#121
True. His new policy under the ACA will be BETTER.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2013	#123
Honestly, you should submit some details	taught_me_patience	Nov 2013	#96
Is there any way you can post a side by side comparism	jamzrockz	Nov 2013	#98
Uh huh.	Arugula Latte	Nov 2013	#101
In case you missed it upthread	whttevrr	Nov 2013	#105
It's not good insurance if it doesn't even meet the minimum standard of ACA	Lifelong Dem	Nov 2013	#111
You're not rich, you're not really middle class, and you don't think of yourself as poor.	factsarenotfair	Nov 2013	#124
One positive thing	fadedrose	Nov 2013	#142
OP refuses to give innocuous details that could validate the story...	scheming daemons	Nov 2013	#147
I live in NYC. I am male. My age is 49. I checked online. My monthly premium for platinum....	Yavin4	Nov 2013	#149
I believe you	onlyadream	Nov 2013	#150
Well I have searched the ACA several times and compared as closely as I could	INdemo	Nov 2013	#152
Lol	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#154
Sorry about that...	tallahasseedem	Nov 2013	#158
For what it's worth Dan	OwnedByCats	Nov 2013	#160
Yes, I'm sure you're sharing pertinent details with your friends, too.	valerief	Nov 2013	#165
Dan should share because it's about	OwnedByCats	Nov 2013	#168
You'll just make sure everyone knows about the hardships created by that president.	valerief	Nov 2013	#169
It is a hardship for some	OwnedByCats	Nov 2013	#170
Let us know what your father can get on the exchange with any subsidies included.	valerief	Nov 2013	#172
The President never said that you could keep your same policy at the same price.	kentuck	Nov 2013	#163
Bull.	99Forever	Nov 2013	#166
Dan you claim your policy will triple and stated you are eligible for a subsidy correct?	Drew Richards	Nov 2013	#173
Hello?.........	Drew Richards	Nov 2013	#174
Crickets...	Drew Richards	Nov 2013	#175
Noted	itsrobert	Nov 2013	#176
Right wing newspeak	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2013	#177

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