I wish people wouldn't be so rude to those who lose out under the ACA.

[davidpdx]

320. I fully support the ACA, but agree that those who have problems qualifying should be respectfully

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listened to instead of attacked. I was on a jury this morning for one of the posts in this thread. The word "troll" has been used quite a bit even toward people who have been here for years. Personally I think that is inappropriate and is akin to treating fellow DUers like garbage.

The whole knocking someone because they make too much money is just pure bullshit. Really fuck you to those of you that are doing that. You have no idea what those people's lives are like, how much they have sacrificed to take care of their families. I thought being a Democrat meant having empathy. I guess I was wrong.

Two things I think most of us can agree on:

1) The ACA is not perfect, it's what we have and is an improvement from what we had. Some people aren't going to qualify for subsidies because they make too much money.

2) Large fixes are going to be needed and we eventually need to work toward a single payer type plan

The thing is that's NOT going to happen over night, next month or even next year. The ONLY way that will happen is IF we win back the House and hold on to the Senate. If we don't do that we can screw any fixes until 2017.

How many people want to wait three years for fixes? I sure as hell don't.

By the way before someone asks, I have healthcare. I'm an American who lives in a foreign country with universal healthcare coverage. I stay active everyday to help people in the US by any means possible. I want people to have the type of health coverage I have.