Those of us who had decent health care in 2009 have been ripped off

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  1. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Those of us who had decent health care in 2009 have been ripped off

    Yep, freedom, not something democrats appear to value.


     
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    Yes it was working really well. Consumed the highest percentage of GDP of any developed country while delivering clearly inferior results and leaving a significant amount of the population without health insurance.

    But I am curious as to exactly what freedom you have been denied. You can still buy insurance outside the exchanges. You can go without insurance since Trump is no longer enforcing the penalty. You have all the freedom you need except the freedom to have the rest of us pay for you.

    And then of course you do have the freedom to leave.
     
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    LOL, with Obamacare it consumes even more GDP.
     
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    I still have the same employer-based plan I had in 2009. The only effect Obamacare had on me was the extra $500 tax.
     
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    Gosh, I guess the last 50 years where people year after year listed health care as one of their top three concerns were just a mirage. Thank you, oh, thank you, OP -

    By the way - from 1999 to 2009, health insurance premiums rose just under 120%. So things weren't all roses and glass slippers before Obama, either.
     
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    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Obamacare premiums are going up faster than insurance premiums overall. The common claim is that it covers those without insurance but what good is that if they can't afford it in the first place.
     
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    If nobody can afford it, then explain why millions more people have insurance.
     
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    Why not get it when someone else is going to pay for it?
     
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    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You can have insurance but still not be able to afford the costs such as out of pocket costs.
     
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    And your solution is?
     
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    So let's get this straight you claim to have employer health insurance , but also paid a $500 dollar Obama care tax for not having health insurance?

    Who does your taxes Donald duck?

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