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Originally Posted by Robbie
All I know is...for those of us who make good money, we are getting screwed hard.
No govt. subsidies.
And for the middle class of America, they too are getting screwed hard.
Obama (out of his own lying mouth) said over and over: "The average family will save $2500 a year"
That was a lie.
He said: "It will not raise the deficit by one thin dime"
That was a lie.
He said: "If you like your current plan you can keep your current plan. If you like your current doctor you can keep your current doctor. Period"
That was a lie.
And by the way...the federal govt. says that 30 million people will STILL be uninsured when it's all over.
So for a few of you who don't make much money and have pre-existing conditions, this is GREAT!
But for the vast majority of people, it really really sucks.
I checked for myself and my family. We would be paying about $20 less per month BUT with much less coverage (unless you count ME being covered for pregnancy) and a much, much higher deductible.
So I will end up paying about the same and getting far less.
I've actually been hearing the theory put out that this whole thing was designed from the start to fail.
That way, the govt. can then say it "tried" and move straight to full socialized medicine (single pay).
That has to be what is happening. No way that any intelligent person couldn't have seen that this was never going to work.
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For me it isn't about subsidies that make the difference. My asthma medicine is about $500 a month then I spend a decent amount on top of that with doctor visits, labs and all the other expensive crap that comes with it. My premium could double in price and I would still come out ahead. The big difference for me is that they can't deny the preexisting condition any longer.
I do agree completely that this is the first step towards a single payer socialized system. I don't know if it was designed to fail or not, but I think it will eventually prove itself to be unsustainable and we will move more towards single payer from here.