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In reply to the discussion: The Sugar Makes the Poison Taste Sweet [View all]"nibbling at the edges while an Apollo Program is required is not leadership."
...the "teflon not-my-problem political hack" is just "nibbling" away providing health care to tens of millions.
Medicaid Expansion Has Already Cut The Number Of Uninsured West Virginians By A Third
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024366112
From 'I don't want any part of Obamacare' to 'It's a godsend'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024349685
Obamacare Will Help Reduce Income Inequality
by TomP
Obamacare is far from perfect. Many of us have long sought a single payer system, but that was not doable in 2010. Perhaps a public option was, and it is unfortunate that we did not achieve that. It is one of the reforms to Obamacare that progressives should fight for.
My post today is about some good news. A study from the Brookings Institution shows that Obamacare will help reduce income inequality. Of course, much more is needed, but it all adds up. This is a step forward. (Raising the minimum wage also is very important because it will cause a bump in wages at minimum wage and wages above it (and it likely will have to be done state-by-state).)
Here's the study on Obamacare and inequality:
Brookings Institution: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON INCOME INEQUALITY
You can read the entire study at that link. Here is a synopsis from TPM:
Obamacare is worth defending.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/27/1272820/-Obamacare-Will-Help-Reduce-Income-Inequality
by TomP
Obamacare is far from perfect. Many of us have long sought a single payer system, but that was not doable in 2010. Perhaps a public option was, and it is unfortunate that we did not achieve that. It is one of the reforms to Obamacare that progressives should fight for.
My post today is about some good news. A study from the Brookings Institution shows that Obamacare will help reduce income inequality. Of course, much more is needed, but it all adds up. This is a step forward. (Raising the minimum wage also is very important because it will cause a bump in wages at minimum wage and wages above it (and it likely will have to be done state-by-state).)
Here's the study on Obamacare and inequality:
THE ARCHITECTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) sought to expand health insurance coverage, slow the growth of health care spending, and improve the quality of care. Changing the distribution of incomes was not a stated objective. Nonetheless, the ACA may do more to change the income distribution than any other recently enacted law. It does so by requiring employers to offer affordable health insurance to their full-time employees, by providing refundable tax credits to help make private health insurance affordable, and by expanding eligibility for Medicaid. The law penalizes nonpoor adults who are offered affordable coverage and do not buy it. It reduces subsidies for some Medicare plans and imposes new taxes on the labor and investment incomes of high-income families. In each of these ways, the new health law will change the net incomes of Americans at all income levels.
Brookings Institution: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON INCOME INEQUALITY
You can read the entire study at that link. Here is a synopsis from TPM:
Obamacare is poised to mitigate soaring inequality by raising the incomes of the poorest Americans, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution.
By 2016, when its core provisions will have fully taken effect, the law will lift the average incomes of the bottom one-fifth of earners by nearly 6 percent, and the incomes of the bottom one-tenth by more than 7 percent, the study found.
The "great majority" of beneficiaries of the law's subsidies and Medicaid expansion will be in the bottom half -- and the "overwhelmingly majority" in the bottom third -- of the income distribution.
Obamacare is worth defending.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/27/1272820/-Obamacare-Will-Help-Reduce-Income-Inequality
Krugman: Obama and the One Percent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024391415
The new heatlh care law raised the payroll tax for high income earners and taxed investment income.
Net Investment Income Tax
A new Net Investment Income Tax goes into effect starting in 2013. The 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax applies to individuals, estates and trusts that have certain investment income above certain threshold amounts. The IRS and the Treasury Department have issued proposed regulations on the Net Investment Income Tax. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail or hand delivered to the IRS. For additional information on the Net Investment Income Tax, see our questions and answers.
Additional Medicare Tax
A new Additional Medicare Tax goes into effect starting in 2013. The 0.9 percent Additional Medicare Tax applies to an individuals wages, Railroad Retirement Tax Act compensation, and self-employment income that exceeds a threshold amount based on the individuals filing status. The threshold amounts are $250,000 for married taxpayers who file jointly, $125,000 for married taxpayers who file separately, and $200,000 for all other taxpayers. An employer is responsible for withholding the Additional Medicare Tax from wages or compensation it pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued proposed regulations on the Additional Medicare Tax. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail or hand delivered to the IRS. For additional information on the Additional Medicare Tax, see our questions and answers.
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Affordable-Care-Act-Tax-Provisions
A new Net Investment Income Tax goes into effect starting in 2013. The 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax applies to individuals, estates and trusts that have certain investment income above certain threshold amounts. The IRS and the Treasury Department have issued proposed regulations on the Net Investment Income Tax. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail or hand delivered to the IRS. For additional information on the Net Investment Income Tax, see our questions and answers.
Additional Medicare Tax
A new Additional Medicare Tax goes into effect starting in 2013. The 0.9 percent Additional Medicare Tax applies to an individuals wages, Railroad Retirement Tax Act compensation, and self-employment income that exceeds a threshold amount based on the individuals filing status. The threshold amounts are $250,000 for married taxpayers who file jointly, $125,000 for married taxpayers who file separately, and $200,000 for all other taxpayers. An employer is responsible for withholding the Additional Medicare Tax from wages or compensation it pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued proposed regulations on the Additional Medicare Tax. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail or hand delivered to the IRS. For additional information on the Additional Medicare Tax, see our questions and answers.
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Affordable-Care-Act-Tax-Provisions
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Will's point is that this young man should NEVER have been sent on 10 deployments
Lydia Leftcoast
Jan 2014
#67
Yes sadly we have a society that promotes those sacrifices. Propaganda portrays being a fighting man
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#112
but THAT doesn't give ANYONE the right to call him a "tool or prop" He wasn't forced to be there...
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2014
#218
Honored him? By having him blown up instead of brought home like the majority has wanted since
grahamhgreen
Jan 2014
#101
Are you expecting people to change their minds for political reasons? I know I won't, I haven't
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#229
He understands perfectly. And just for the record. The Iraq War was NOT a mistake
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#110
Thank you Titonwan. I agree with everything you said. It is cruel to send soldiers into that
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#227
I agree with you,MM. Remsburg was not ignored but honored. Showing him and the horrors of war
The Wielding Truth
Jan 2014
#209
Why, what do you think will happen? I will tell him what I think then. I will
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#111
It's much easier to follow a strong leader than to think for yourself. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#192
No they did not. Airc using troops at the SOTU used to cause major OUTRAGE on Democratic forums.
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#230
calling someone a prop denies their independent agency or is an attack on their choices
arely staircase
Jan 2014
#50
It is sickening. There has been a lot of sickening stuff around here lately. Good to see it out
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#113
How many times are you going to drag right wing sites like Breitbart to DU? I thought
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#237
You were calling out Breitbart? I and many others thought you were calling out a DUer!
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#242
breitbart, fox, frerepublic etc who are saying the president is using a wounded vet as a prop
arely staircase
Jan 2014
#243
I wouldn't know, I don't frequent such vile Right Wing garbage. Rep Peter King and Sarah Palin agree
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#245
As I said, I give no time, hits, credit to Right Wing garbage sites, why are you doing so?
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#247
Why is the entire Republican establishment of morons on the same side as the President on
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#251
I don't put anyone on ignore. I can stand up for what I believe in and have no fear of defending my
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#262
Maybe he just wanted to give you the opportunity to post another not so subtle name calling OP
cui bono
Jan 2014
#275
Well said. Politicians love to get all weepy over soldiers and corpses they sent to kill and die.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2014
#25
no, he's whining because the President didn't use the soldier as a prop, because
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#63
Cindy Sheehan is the mother of a dead soldier who died in Bush's war. You are revealing
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#255
She is a fucking insane LaRouchie. Her being the mother of a dead soldier
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#256
She is a grieving mother, a victim of Bush's lies. I fucking don't CARE what her politics are.
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#258
Cindy Sheehan also has a very moving story, maybe you should read it sometime. So does every
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#266
When DU still believed that unjust wars and liars who promoted them should be called out
Generic Other
Jan 2014
#293
Cap is being facetious, it's his or her schtick whenever Will is criticized.
great white snark
Jan 2014
#64
Well that's different then....he isn't really Capt Obvious....he is Capt. Obtuse!
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2014
#66
Nice that this time, you used Sgt. Remsburg's name...but here's a better-written article about
msanthrope
Jan 2014
#39
Okay. I'm sorry. I was about to get all disgusted with this thread and then I saw your post
Number23
Jan 2014
#100
The people who NEED to read this, the whores who occupy Congress and Washington
DainBramaged
Jan 2014
#46
Shame you're delving into fiction now and doubling down on the hatred is deplorable.
great white snark
Jan 2014
#58
You have your opinion, I have mine which is radically different. I won't insult you but tell you I
uppityperson
Jan 2014
#65
I verge on agreeing re:Pitt. Over time, political opinion writers seem to just write to their
KittyWampus
Jan 2014
#289
The only reason I would have the draft is because that would end the war tommorrow.
marble falls
Jan 2014
#117
History shows it never has and rather than working to get congress to pass an equitable draft none
uppityperson
Jan 2014
#197
The loyalists dont recognize that rhetoric is a tool used by politicians in speeches.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#128
The haters are too busy spewing hatred toward whistle-blowers. Asking for
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#195
I agree with your post and hope you didnt think I was calling you a loyalist.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#295
The gains? Oh that's right corporate profits are at an all time high. The Corporatists
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#236