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Originally Posted by Elli
 So how is it so detrimental to people who already have nice insurance? Why are the rich so hellfire and brimstone upset that the middle-lower classes now have a bit of a safety net? Did the taxes for the rich increase to cover the extra cost? |
As near as I can tell, a lot of Democrat-identified people assume incorrectly that everyone against Obamacare is rich and Republican. Given that Obamacare and Romneycare are the same thing, I don't really get why people get all partisan about it now.
Elli, I had a professor who is one of the architects of Obamacare and he told me that 25% of
smallbusiness owners are uninsured. In the State of California, at least currently, they calculate eligibility for help based on gross revenues and not net income. That means small business owners won't get help and they comprise a significant portion of the people who are uninsured. And, pretty much by definition, they are probably not rich.
Other uninsured people are new college graduates who don't think of themselves as the sort of people who would go on welfare and many feel like huge losers being forced onto it by Obamacare.