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Originally Posted by PornoMonster
Well if you Look at the USA and NOT just you and your wife, then you can see a downside...
BUT,
It will take some time to see the overall Pro's Vs Con's for this entire thing.
I have friends and family that are experiencing the following
Lower Health Insurance
Higher Health Insurance
Loss of Hours at a Job
Job cutting insurance
Job offering insurance now, but said no raises for next year to 2 years to adjust.
and with me, my job the Teamster Unions are writing and calling Obama all the time, saying it is bad for business... so
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Although this thread is about how Obamacare is effecting my wife and I, I've been looking at it from an overall view point and I have yet to see a downside.
If you have a union job, you shouldn't even be commenting on Obamacare - you already have healthcare coverage. Of course the unions are pissed - It's going to give healthcare, one of the primary cornerstones of being a union member, to everyone who isn't in a union. Why join the union when you get the same healthcare without it?
I don't believe in "loss of hours" because they employers don't want to pay healthcare. I think employers WANT to pay for healthcare, but it's not beneficial to them under the current system. (Under the current system it would my wife's employer more to provide us with healthcare then my wife's wages are!) Hawaii has mandatory healthcare laws and they have 92% coverage.
Will it increase the healthcare costs for some people? I'm sure it will. It will save me $600 a month AND give my wife's employer some additional benefits. My friend, who's family members has pre-existing conditions, will be able to change healthcare providers for the first time - saving him thousands of dollars a month.
I have yet to see a downside here? Can anyone show me a downside?