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2016 Postmortem

calimary

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19. That would certainly be my preference.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 06:25 PM

Aug 2013

I think we have to press the meme that health care is a RIGHT. NOT a privilege like a driver's license is. It's a freakin' RIGHT. If indeed we all have the right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," seems to me health care is integral and quite essential to all three of those things.

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STUDY: Households Facing ObamaCare "Rate Shock" Will Get an Average of $2,672 In Free Money [View all] flpoljunkie Aug 2013 OP

A couple of months ago, I got a letter from Anthem Blue Cross with a $90 check in it. calimary Aug 2013 #1

The GOP simply MUST kill Obamacare before it kicks in and the AMerican people start to experience CTyankee Aug 2013 #8

That would certainly be my preference. calimary Aug 2013 #19

I agree 100% but first we have to make universal health care a "desirable" thing, like SS and CTyankee Aug 2013 #20

Can I ask what state you are in? truedelphi Aug 2013 #23

California. I don't know the answer to that. calimary Aug 2013 #24

The Republicans Plan is to DELAY Obamacare's implementation... BlueDemKev Aug 2013 #21

And one might ask ....why is a subsidy necessary? peace13 Aug 2013 #2

Hopefully we are headed toward something like here in Korea davidpdx Aug 2013 #6

"Republicans dislike this law, since it's a major transfer of income from the rich to the non rich" great white snark Aug 2013 #3

This is the individual market which is so expensive normal people dkf Aug 2013 #4

Normal people?????? pnwmom Aug 2013 #13

Wonder if all those rethugs who say they dislike Obama care will give back the money bigdarryl Aug 2013 #5

How is it a wealth transfer from Rich to non-rich? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #7

Because a lot of people get something along the way. Igel Aug 2013 #15

"If" it is a wealth transfer it is from tax payers to insurance companies, nothing more. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #16

You are ignoring the fact that people get insurance as part of that process. riqster Aug 2013 #26

Why not tax rich people XemaSab Aug 2013 #9

And that leaves the individual to pay JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #10

Doubtful. JTFrog Aug 2013 #11

The other poster spoke of individuals, which includes those of us whose families are Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #12

The example given in the OP was for a family plan. JTFrog Aug 2013 #14

Don't talk down to others and you won't get it in return. I am so sick of the Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #17

I think you should rein it in a little. JTFrog Aug 2013 #18

it should be a real subsidy and not a tax credit Marrah_G Aug 2013 #22

It's completely free medicaid at the income level that other person posted. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #27

Bottom line: Wait and see KennedyBrothers Aug 2013 #25