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Obamacare Survival Guide ??
what do you think???
the part about more unemployment scares me ... not just for me but for my daughter. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...uide/?page=all
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I suspect it's an opinion piece from a right ring POV and likely has more FUD in it than fact. One of the prominent things that has happened is that American journalism is a facade for the purposes of pushing an opinion along with telling viewers what they should think rather than reporting on facts and letting viewers/readers to decide on their own what to think.
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Consider the source. The Washington Times is a far-right wing paper playing at reporting real news. If you read actual economists (I would suggest either Joseph Stiglitz or Paul Krugman both of whom are Nobel laureates in economics) you get a very different picture of health care reform. I will say this, however, regarding your specific concerns re: unemployment. Every time the minimum wage has been raised, every single time, we have been told that the $.50 or $.75 hike will be the very death of the American economy. Every time it has turned out not to be true. Every. Single. Time. We've been told that businesses will stop hiring and that hasn't happened.
The view of economics that one finds in publications like the Washington Times has as much to do with actual economics as a movie like Star Wars has to do with actual space travel. This is, of course, to say nothing at all. Cheers Aj
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Let me tell y'all what has happened to me since the passing of this "unread" piece of #%??>.
My insurance rates have doubled. I went from paying bout $50 a week for ALL insurance that was offered for a family of 3. Now I'm paying almost $110 a week for just me. I know ppl whose companies WON'T let them work more then 28 hrs a week so they don't have to offer it to them. I maybe old fashion but I think before "ANY" law is voted on or passed every page, and line should be read by those voting on it and be available for more then a cpl of days for us who will be affected by the new law, everyone in this case will be. I think we gave a long way to go before ANY of us really know what we are in for. Has anyone noticed the new box added to ur paystub?? The one that says either benefits or fringe benefits. We are getting ready to have to pay income tax on the amount of what our company pays as their part of these benefits. I don't mind paying my fair bur come on Last edited by Teddybear; 09-04-2013 at 03:05 PM. Reason: My phone won't letme edit bur to but |
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The reality is, I have no idea at all how this piece of legislation is going to effect my life. What I do know is that having the US Government propose to tell us "the facts" about it, is a little like Monsanto telling us "the facts" about Genetically Modified Foods (GMO's). /sarcasm (not really)
The reality is that all change is going to have some growing pains, I just hope the end result is a positive one. I think the premise is a good one, I hope reality can live up to it. I really wish we would have been provided more information on it, I also wish that after we had said information, that we had some kind of voice in it, but "shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up faster." Now that I am done channeling some Appalachian mountain man....that is all. Good Day. ~Elijah *The opinions expressed above are mine all mine and not meant to be divisive or snarky to anyone in particular, just the musings of a madman. Quote:
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I know what it "says", but that wasn't the point I was making.
I wasn't attacking you Corkey, I hope you didn't read it that way. E. Quote:
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If you read it then what point are you trying to make? I don't take it personally, I'm just trying to inform people. From AARP if you distrust the government. http://healthlawanswers.aarp.org/?CM...5_3280649877_1
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Thanks for the links Corkey. As a self-employed person, I do think Obama Care will give me much better options for health insurance. I need to start doing more research, and your links will definitely help me.
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You're welcome BD.
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Yes, that is the point I am making (distrust of the Gov't) . Sorry, I thought that was understood.
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LOL nope LOL Hope the AARP link will help you There are many sites, Insurance based, that provide the information.
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Here's a calculator to play around with from the Kaiser Family. I threw my numbers in and was surprised as to how cheap it would be for me.
http://kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/ ETA: Adding a quote from this page: "In general, employees who are offered insurance through work are not eligible for subsidized exchange coverage, so long as their insurance meets specified requirements. You would only be eligible for subsidized exchange coverage if your income is between 1 and 4 times the federal poverty level and you would have to pay more than 9.5% of your household income for your own coverage through the insurance offered by your employer. " TeddyBear, you may find you qualify for a policy that is cheaper than the one at your work.
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Interesting, so if I did the calculation correctly, I would have to pay at least $400.00 monthly for coverage that I now pay $120.00 monthly for. Ouch.
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If you have insurance from an employer you are probably exempt from applying for the exchanges
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For someone who is in your financial situation who currently has no insurance, $400 a month may seem a lot cheaper than the ohhhhh, one hospital visit costing them thousands and thousands of dollars they will be paying back for years to come.
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True story.
I didn't have medical care (insurance) for 7 years. I could not get any medical care as I also didn't have any money. I finally get medicare and find out I had a mass the size of a basket ball in my gut. The surgery cost medicare 35 thousand dollars for a 3 day stay in a private room. I paid $400 in copay. Without insurance I would have died. I can not for the life of me understand how giving people the access to healthcare is a bad thing.
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No, I have health insurance through my employer. However the language I keep coming across is as follows: "If you have health insurance through an employer, you probably do not have to make any changes to your coverage.
I am not sure what that little caveat means, and that makes me apprehensive. So far, I haven't run across under what circumstances I would have to change my coverage and what that would mean. E. Quote:
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