I guess Obama wants me to work harder :)

[Savannahmann]

202. First, to help the OP

One must recognize that the OP has a problem. The first thing that many here did was what you did. Run to the KFF and proclaim that the OP was wrong and not getting what they should. In other words, the first thing that anyone here does is run with those tools that are not accurate and use them to discredit the person posting the information that is not in keeping with the meme on the ACA.

Second, we have to figure out how widespread the problem is, because sending the OP to a dozen different people to be told basically what is on the ACA website (official not the KFF) does little but discourage the OP and drive those with similar problems into the shadows, and enough of us live in the shadows without having their numbers increased by intolerance here.

Then when we see the problems, we can then propose solutions. Yes, those solutions will probably not get through the House with the Rethugs in control. But that doesn't mean we don't look for solutions, it means we explain the problem, and the solution, and we push to make it happen against the odds. Character isn't what you have when you are fighting a winning battle, it's what you show when you are fighting a losing battle.

But before we can do anything other than berate the OP, we have to admit that there is a problem, and there are holes in our legislation that can be fixed, or we can ignore them and berate those who bring it up. I choose to recognize the problem, and try and find a solution that plugs those holes so that everyone can get healthcare. That isn't going to happen by sending the OP on a treasure hunt through a dozen different websites and outreach programs. It doesn't fix things to point them to a flawed tool that contradicts the information on the official site, always a popular effort on this website. That happens by admitting that the OP has a problem, a real problem, and then figuring out how to fix it.

The OP was pointing out that the majority may well be better off under the ACA. But that everyone isn't automatically better off. Declaring that they despite the facts is only giving our enemies ammunition to use against us, and they have more than enough to harm us already.