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Adrahil

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7. Fuckin' A!

Wed May 6, 2015, 07:35 AM

May 2015

The Orange One is once again living in the land of bullshit. He's also looking at it from the complete wrong angle, as you've said. People in this country should never have to choose between health care coverage and a job.

The ACA is doing a great job plugging the holes, but its not everything we need. We need to decouple health insurance from our jobs and get everyone on the exchanges. I like the idea of having options in coverage, but at the end of the day, there is no good reason on this planet why health insurance should remain tied to our jobs.

I would say though, eridani, that to provide universal health care, your company could not just pocket the extra $400k, but rather, it would have to go to gubmint as taxes, or to your employees for to help purchase insurance on the exchanges. There ain't no free lunch.

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Boehner: 'Ask any employer' about Obamacare, so hey, ask me! [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

K&R! Sherman A1 May 2015 #1

"...not a single business group filed an amicus brief in support of the King v. Burwell Supreme Cour lamp_shade May 2015 #2

So he has stopped providing health care to his employees and they have patricia92243 May 2015 #3

He says he is paying $400,000 for health care for his employees..... rgbecker May 2015 #4

Reading comprehension fail. hobbit709 May 2015 #5

I think the point is that the ACA made no difference to the employer JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #6

Fuckin' A! Adrahil May 2015 #7

But the cost of Universal Healthcare would be less per employee groundloop May 2015 #9

I'm not necessarily in favor of eliminating insurance companies... Adrahil May 2015 #10

Universal coverage could be like Medicare - lots of supplemental plan choices csziggy May 2015 #11

Anything not in the genericv plan could be added with a supplement eridani May 2015 #22

I know I will need a good plan and a supplement csziggy May 2015 #23

Fuck Boehner. He is another professional misleader. Enthusiast May 2015 #8

Sweet!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2015 #12

He's the epitome of a taker Aerows May 2015 #14

Tis true. Enthusiast May 2015 #17

Captain Bourbonator would not know the truth hifiguy May 2015 #15

Pffftt! Enthusiast May 2015 #16

And that asshat, courtesy of our tax dollars Aerows May 2015 #18

As unproductive as John Boehner is Aerows May 2015 #13

The media acts as if Boehner's words are deserving of great consideration. Enthusiast May 2015 #21

k&r... spanone May 2015 #19

Kick Cha May 2015 #20

KnR! Hekate May 2015 #24

K&R! Omaha Steve May 2015 #25