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Cal Carpenter

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8. Our policy (through the exchange) went up a ton this year, to the point

Fri May 26, 2017, 02:49 PM

May 2017

that we downgraded to a crappy bronze plan with a huge deductible and other OOP expenses. We're still paying more than we did last year.

Honestly, a 19% increase (as a tax? wtf) would make the premium prohibitively expensive.

This is my situation - there are millions of others like me or in even worse shape. At least my spouse and I are healthy - if we actually had a bad accident or illness, the out of pocket costs would break our bank. The ACA barely made insurance affordable as it was originally, let alone actual care (I'm being honest - while in relative terms it seems great, it was still far more favorable to insurance companies than the people of this nation who need health care).

Add a 19% tax while insurance companies are jacking up the rates anyway, and it may as well be bust.

Fuuuuuuuck.

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What the Fucking Fuck !!! Trump is imposing 19% taxes on all Obamacare policies [View all] Le Gaucher May 2017 OP

They're anti tax if *WE* do it. Initech May 2017 #1

They are only against a progressive system of taxation. LisaM May 2017 #2

+1000 Cattledog May 2017 #28

What is the point in worrying about why braid dead Trump voters approve of anything he does? world wide wally May 2017 #3

They are anti-human at this point get the red out May 2017 #4

The bastard's trying to kill Obamacare. greatauntoftriplets May 2017 #5

Exactly n2doc May 2017 #10

And they will n/t hibbing May 2017 #21

When are the Repiglicans going to do something about him? nt Ilsa May 2017 #6

They are probably happy about this Le Gaucher May 2017 #7

When they start losing elections drmeow May 2017 #13

Our policy (through the exchange) went up a ton this year, to the point Cal Carpenter May 2017 #8

After they pass Trump Care,,,, Cryptoad May 2017 #32

Exactly my situation! Batship May 2017 #34

welcome to DU! renate May 2017 #42

Thanks for the welcome! Batship May 2017 #43

You can blame Sen. Marco Rubio for Obamacare policy increases ... aggiesal May 2017 #39

I'm losing my plan after this year. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #46

Not a tax BruceWane May 2017 #9

Thank you. I'm glad somebody finally explained it. Well done n/t progree May 2017 #22

BCBS of North Carolina: wants to raise premiums by 22.9%, or 8.8% if cost-sharing subsidies guarantd progree May 2017 #30

I was jsut coming in to label this fake news. Ms. Toad May 2017 #35

how to make the ACA unpopular enough to be replaced 0rganism May 2017 #11

They are evil and want Americans to die. sheshe2 May 2017 #12

See Obamacare is dying! workinclasszero May 2017 #14

I think a massive tax protest is in order. liberalmuse May 2017 #15

God no they aren't anti-tax. lark May 2017 #16

So they want to lose the 2018 election IronLionZion May 2017 #17

Stop pinning your hopes on fair elections. Zoonart May 2017 #19

It's double taxation, tax on top of a tax (Roberts court ruled insurance mandate is a tax). . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #18

I thought they deemed the penalty(mandate) to be a tax. NCTraveler May 2017 #23

I think you might be right. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #26

Right. The court agreed with the Obama administration that the mandate penalty was a tax. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #27

It isn't a tax. Ms. Toad May 2017 #37

They are against taxing the rich. NCTraveler May 2017 #20

Exactly this! smirkymonkey May 2017 #38

I like to tell people that voted for trump that safeinOhio May 2017 #24

I shit you not. The banner ad at the top of the page when I clicked your link was.... NCTraveler May 2017 #25

There's actually not a 'tax', the referenced CNBC article explains the issue... PoliticAverse May 2017 #29

and honestly, the government is onethatcares May 2017 #41

What is it with Trump's Ahab-like obsession with Obama? spiderpig May 2017 #31

It isn't Trump care yet. They said that Obamacare prices would go through the roof. LiberalArkie May 2017 #33

the rich don't pay for obama care now. the middle does.BAIT & SWITCH. pansypoo53219 May 2017 #36

Actually the ACA imposed a 3.5% "net investment tax" that many wealthy people would like to remove. PoliticAverse May 2017 #44

and this my friends is why onethatcares May 2017 #40

lawsuit time onetexan May 2017 #45

First they break the system randr May 2017 #47