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In reply to the discussion: My wife and I were triply-screwed by health care insurance . . . [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)40. I understand what it is like to be poor.
And to go from paycheck to pay check and run out of money before the next one.
And I understand that these people will have to buy it or pay a fine.
And I understand that insurance companies will benefit from it.
And I understand that they will make billions from it and provide nothing in return for the money they make.
Is that enough?
*Sigh*
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It's a question I've asked myself 2-1/2 times over each month for the past 20 years. . .
Journeyman
Dec 2013
#8
Which is why Obamacare provides massive tax-credits for the working poor...
ConservativeDemocrat
Dec 2013
#30
Can you support your claim that Health Insurance is not making as much as they used to?
bvar22
Dec 2013
#60
Your message is "the ACA helps the insurance companies and not the rest of us".
riqster
Dec 2013
#54
I won't even start to say what the infernal 'free market' health insurance con did to my family...
freshwest
Dec 2013
#11
older people making over 400% FPL really get nailed. I've mentioned this numerous times.
antigop
Dec 2013
#15
I got beaten up over this a few weeks ago. My wife and I make a hair over the $72K cutoff
Flatulo
Dec 2013
#49
Should sign the "waiting list" to get on fox-nonsense to share your horror story...
Hulk
Dec 2013
#16
Makes me wish like hell our Dems would start pushing memes and framings about the GOP - like
calimary
Dec 2013
#22
I am glad for you, but the ACA is not an incremental step forward toward health care
Doctor_J
Dec 2013
#23
1200 a month is still a grand theft. It's better than before but that doesn't mean it's good.
Gravitycollapse
Dec 2013
#24
As I pointed out upthread, I'm just some schlub from the Southland, trying to get by . . .
Journeyman
Dec 2013
#25