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Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

4. employer provided insurance is no longer affordable to many

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 26, 2015, 09:20 AM

Dec 2015

Working people are the ones paying for the obscene profits guaranteed by the ACA. New teachers at my school can, under our healthcare plan, have to pay half of their take home pay in deductibles, co insurance, copays, and premiums.

This guy belongs in prison, and so do those who passed the laws that allow him to get away with this stuff

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He is still employed, so should be insured. Downwinder Dec 2015 #1

Lucky unlucky fella. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #2

employer provided insurance is no longer affordable to many Doctor_J Dec 2015 #4

A friend of mine once dated a really really rich guy for a few years. djean111 Dec 2015 #3

Considering his position, he's probably got large stockpiles of cash buried around the world. Vinca Dec 2015 #5