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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    pawz said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Embarrassing.
    He is just “trolling,” he doesn’t really mean it.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    SFGbob said:

    pawz said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Embarrassing.
    He is just “trolling,” he doesn’t really mean it.
    Or I posted facts to back up my statement.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,028
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,028

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
  • TurdBomber
    TurdBomber Member Posts: 20,034 Standard Supporter
    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    It's awesome getting Trump dicksuckers to not only admit Obama wasn't a communist. But argue and argue he wasn't.

    Thanks for that.

    And there's the strawman ass fuck.
    Again with the homoerotic talk.
    Aren't you the very same hypocritical Kunt who just claimed I was a Trump dicksucker? Stupid, liar and a hypocrite. The triple threat. Btw, quote anything I said that would equate to sucking Trump's dick. Now go run and hide lightweight dipshit.
    Embarrassing.
    Notice how this dipshit never addresses the instances where he puts his head up his ass. Claiming that 30 million people didn't have healthcare before Obamacare is pure bullshit. But being the mouthy little dipshit he is, Hondo just acts like he never said it and powers through to a new and better head up the ass moment.
    If you don't have insurance. You essentially don't have health Care. Not many people have the cash to pay for anything at the hospital. And doctors/hospitals will bankrupt you to get paid.
    Bullshit. I didn't have health insurance until my early 30s. I always had access to healthcare. You're essentially a dumbfuck.
    It's almost like you don't read. But if you had great health Care. Why did you bother with insurance?
    It's almost like you pull this very same Kunt act every time you're caught talking out your ass. I read what you said dumbass. You lied about 30 million people not having healthcare prior to Obamacare. You then doubled down and restated pretty much the same thing. I didn't have health insurance through out my 20s. I always had access to healthcare. Liar or moron Hondo, take your pick.
    You are playing semantics with insurance vs health Care.

    HTH
    I always love it when the liar accuses you of doing exactly what they really are doing. How was I able to access healthcare during my 20s despite the fact that I didn't have health insurance liar? Essentially, you're a lying fucking moron Hondo.
    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    SFGbob said:

    2001400ex said:

    It's awesome getting Trump dicksuckers to not only admit Obama wasn't a communist. But argue and argue he wasn't.

    Thanks for that.

    And there's the strawman ass fuck.
    Again with the homoerotic talk.
    Aren't you the very same hypocritical Kunt who just claimed I was a Trump dicksucker? Stupid, liar and a hypocrite. The triple threat. Btw, quote anything I said that would equate to sucking Trump's dick. Now go run and hide lightweight dipshit.
    Embarrassing.
    Notice how this dipshit never addresses the instances where he puts his head up his ass. Claiming that 30 million people didn't have healthcare before Obamacare is pure bullshit. But being the mouthy little dipshit he is, Hondo just acts like he never said it and powers through to a new and better head up the ass moment.
    If you don't have insurance. You essentially don't have health Care. Not many people have the cash to pay for anything at the hospital. And doctors/hospitals will bankrupt you to get paid.
    Bullshit. I didn't have health insurance until my early 30s. I always had access to healthcare. You're essentially a dumbfuck.
    It's almost like you don't read. But if you had great health Care. Why did you bother with insurance?
    It's almost like you pull this very same Kunt act every time you're caught talking out your ass. I read what you said dumbass. You lied about 30 million people not having healthcare prior to Obamacare. You then doubled down and restated pretty much the same thing. I didn't have health insurance through out my 20s. I always had access to healthcare. Liar or moron Hondo, take your pick.
    You are playing semantics with insurance vs health Care.

    HTH
    Appears the "you didn't read it" Kunt dodge didn't work. Hondo's now claiming that I'm playing a "semantics" game.
    Read for comprehension. So you were privileged. Most people can't afford to pay hospital bills. And when they get sick, therefore don't go to the doctor if they don't have insurance. Then what happens, shit gets worse.... So instead of a $300 visit and it's done, now it requires surgery.

    I was typing slow.... Hoping you would understand how life works.

  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,624 Standard Supporter

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Thanks to Obama's Healthcare plan, millions more people are now covered by Health Insurance that is paid for by other working-class people whose rates went up and now both groups receive a far more complicated, onerous, bureaucratic and inferior product. Yay.

    I don't know. My insurance went from 8% increases every year to 3% or so. I won. 30 million people have health Care that didn't before.

    While the law was shit and there's lots to do to fix it. It's better than the old system.
    If you fail to appreciate what a Time-Bomb Obamacare is, I can't help you. I got the teaser rate my first two years, too. Then came the 12% increase and higher deductibles.

    Funny thing one must realize: Money doesn't grow on trees, except in Socialist utopias, like Venezuela, which I hear is nice.
    Liar. 7 years later.... The only people getting ridiculous increases to insurance are those that are buying of the exchange and live in small counties. Cause fucksticks on both sides of the aisle won't get rid of the county lines and let insurers market across the entire state.
    Everyone has been getting ridiculous increases to insurance forever

    Huh, funny how those increases correlate almost perfectly with the passages of medicaid, medicare, and the government getting involved in the market... It's almost as if basic concepts of crowding out and government inefficiency vs. the free market really do exist.





    Our government isn't capable of efficiently "planning" a market or an industry.
    The real reason the prices went up is because with unlimited government involvement came unlimited government money!
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Thanks to Obama's Healthcare plan, millions more people are now covered by Health Insurance that is paid for by other working-class people whose rates went up and now both groups receive a far more complicated, onerous, bureaucratic and inferior product. Yay.

    I don't know. My insurance went from 8% increases every year to 3% or so. I won. 30 million people have health Care that didn't before.

    While the law was shit and there's lots to do to fix it. It's better than the old system.
    If you fail to appreciate what a Time-Bomb Obamacare is, I can't help you. I got the teaser rate my first two years, too. Then came the 12% increase and higher deductibles.

    Funny thing one must realize: Money doesn't grow on trees, except in Socialist utopias, like Venezuela, which I hear is nice.
    Liar. 7 years later.... The only people getting ridiculous increases to insurance are those that are buying of the exchange and live in small counties. Cause fucksticks on both sides of the aisle won't get rid of the county lines and let insurers market across the entire state.
    Everyone has been getting ridiculous increases to insurance forever

    Huh, funny how those increases correlate almost perfectly with the passages of medicaid, medicare, and the government getting involved in the market... It's almost as if basic concepts of crowding out and government inefficiency vs. the free market really do exist.





    Our government isn't capable of efficiently "planning" a market or an industry.
    The real reason the prices went up is because with unlimited government involvement came unlimited government money!
    Agreed. You should also be upset with the rising deficit.
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,624 Standard Supporter
    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Thanks to Obama's Healthcare plan, millions more people are now covered by Health Insurance that is paid for by other working-class people whose rates went up and now both groups receive a far more complicated, onerous, bureaucratic and inferior product. Yay.

    I don't know. My insurance went from 8% increases every year to 3% or so. I won. 30 million people have health Care that didn't before.

    While the law was shit and there's lots to do to fix it. It's better than the old system.
    If you fail to appreciate what a Time-Bomb Obamacare is, I can't help you. I got the teaser rate my first two years, too. Then came the 12% increase and higher deductibles.

    Funny thing one must realize: Money doesn't grow on trees, except in Socialist utopias, like Venezuela, which I hear is nice.
    Liar. 7 years later.... The only people getting ridiculous increases to insurance are those that are buying of the exchange and live in small counties. Cause fucksticks on both sides of the aisle won't get rid of the county lines and let insurers market across the entire state.
    Everyone has been getting ridiculous increases to insurance forever

    Huh, funny how those increases correlate almost perfectly with the passages of medicaid, medicare, and the government getting involved in the market... It's almost as if basic concepts of crowding out and government inefficiency vs. the free market really do exist.





    Our government isn't capable of efficiently "planning" a market or an industry.
    The real reason the prices went up is because with unlimited government involvement came unlimited government money!
    Agreed. You should also be upset with the rising deficit.
    Yeah 10 trillion in 8 years.
  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,417 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    You're truly the lowest form of human life.
  • Jack_Cobra
    Jack_Cobra Member Posts: 246
    Jesus christ... find a politikz bored and take your bullshit elsewhere. everyone.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,346 Founders Club

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
    This has become a very common problem, those numbers are in line with what many people have experienced as a result of the "Affordable Care Act". Anyone with half a brain could tell that Obamacare was headed this way, destined to fail from day one. A healthy dose of suspicion might lead one to believe it was designed to fail with enough pain to get the masses to agree with the left's long term goal of single payer. Or it is just a reflection of the idiots who put it in place. Or abundance.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
    This has become a very common problem, those numbers are in line with what many people have experienced as a result of the "Affordable Care Act". Anyone with half a brain could tell that Obamacare was headed this way, destined to fail from day one. A healthy dose of suspicion might lead one to believe it was designed to fail with enough pain to get the masses to agree with the left's long term goal of single payer. Or it is just a reflection of the idiots who put it in place. Or abundance.
    The increases the last 2 years are a direct result of Trump's actions. Own it.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,667 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
    This has become a very common problem, those numbers are in line with what many people have experienced as a result of the "Affordable Care Act". Anyone with half a brain could tell that Obamacare was headed this way, destined to fail from day one. A healthy dose of suspicion might lead one to believe it was designed to fail with enough pain to get the masses to agree with the left's long term goal of single payer. Or it is just a reflection of the idiots who put it in place. Or abundance.
    The increases the last 2 years are a direct result of Trump's actions. Own it.
    They were built in so shills would blame someone other than Obama

    Looks like it worked
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
    This has become a very common problem, those numbers are in line with what many people have experienced as a result of the "Affordable Care Act". Anyone with half a brain could tell that Obamacare was headed this way, destined to fail from day one. A healthy dose of suspicion might lead one to believe it was designed to fail with enough pain to get the masses to agree with the left's long term goal of single payer. Or it is just a reflection of the idiots who put it in place. Or abundance.
    The increases the last 2 years are a direct result of Trump's actions. Own it.
    They were built in so shills would blame someone other than Obama

    Looks like it worked
    Everything is Obama's fault POTD.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,028
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,667 Founders Club
    6 pages of hondo not defending obama and obamacare
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    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183

    6 pages of hondo not defending obama and obamacare

    He is just trolling all of us
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,624 Standard Supporter
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Lol no, these are middle class people that could afford health insurance before privately. Now they can't because rates skyrocketed.

    My own rates went from $70/month to $450/month. My family rates went from about $200 to over $1200 per month. I have lots of friends that it's even worse for.

    This is directly because of the subsidies and "one size fits all" policies Obamacare put in place.
    This has become a very common problem, those numbers are in line with what many people have experienced as a result of the "Affordable Care Act". Anyone with half a brain could tell that Obamacare was headed this way, destined to fail from day one. A healthy dose of suspicion might lead one to believe it was designed to fail with enough pain to get the masses to agree with the left's long term goal of single payer. Or it is just a reflection of the idiots who put it in place. Or abundance.
    The increases the last 2 years are a direct result of Trump's actions. Own it.
    All of Obunghole care (obviously the law was written by a proctologist) taxes won't be in effect until 2020. HTH
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,028
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,028
    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
    Yes the exchanges are a regulated market. Like everything else in this country.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
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    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    2001400ex said:

    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
    Yes the exchanges are a regulated market. Like everything else in this country.
    Ah, so it's not a "free market". So would you say the government's regulations are doing an effective job of making the market efficient?
  • 2001400ex
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    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
    Yes the exchanges are a regulated market. Like everything else in this country.
    Ah, so it's not a "free market". So would you say the government's regulations are doing an effective job of making the market efficient?
    Um no the market is not efficient. It actually would definitely be way more efficient as a true free market. They'd profit a shit ton by overcharging people and kicking sick people off their plans and dictating to doctors what treatments are the cheapest option.
  • TurdBomber
    TurdBomber Member Posts: 20,034 Standard Supporter

    2001400ex said:

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    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
    Yes the exchanges are a regulated market. Like everything else in this country.
    Ah, so it's not a "free market". So would you say the government's regulations are doing an effective job of making the market efficient?
    The Great Society Theory of Obama care is that once most everyone is insured, people will be healthier, diseases will be caught and treated earlier, and there won't be as many catastrophic, expensive to treat health conditions. Great in Theory, not gonna happen in practice, as anyone who's been to a Seahawks, Sounders or Storm game knows, because people are fatter, lazier, and unhealthier than ever before, and that's compared to our parents' generation that smoked, drank and procreated while popping large amounts of prescription drugs and diet pills.

    We are so fucked.
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    2001400ex said:

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    Just don't claim that hondo has been defending obamacare from day 1

    Obamacare is shit. But it didn't cause insurance rates to skyrocket. Dumbfuck.
    Right. Obamacare was supposed to stop the skyrocketing and bring it under control. With a true "public option" it had a chance of making an impact on costs. That's why Obama's Wall Street banker backers told him to drop that fucking shit yesterday as soon as he took office, and he obediently did so, handing it off to Harry Reid to give it the Fredo treatment. Nevadans are known for that.
    I don't have time to research this. And this is from 2013, but it illustrates my point. Yes Obamacare didn't reduce health insurance costs. But the actual increases now are lower than they were in the past. In other words. It had Little positive effect but the many peoples perception was it had a negative effect. Which isn't true. The bill was shit but better than what we had. At least people who don't have employer provided insurance now have an easy way to find insurance.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/20/health-costs-are-growing-really-slowly-americans-havent-noticed/
    Except that it completely killed the private market(see unsubsidized) for healthcare. It's part of why I won't go back to being a consultant. It's impossible for me to afford health insurance that ISN'T through an employer.

    I still know gobs of people that just end up not buying insurance because they can't afford it and just pay the penalty instead. They are forced to pay for all of their healthcare out of pocket at offices that will take cash.

    My favorite part of this is how someone like Hondo or one of my liberal friends will try to explain to me how this isn't actually a problem at all or how it's just a misconception on my part. It has nothing to do with actual rates skyrocketing or actual experiences...
    You sound poor.

    Ok now that that's out of the way. It didn't kill the private market. There's like 11 million people buying insurance through the exchanges. That's substantially higher than bought on the private market before.

    But you bring up a good point. Why is health Care tied to employers? I know the history of why but is that a good system? There are better ways but that's where we are now.

    Your friends that don't have insurance..... They are the exact people a national health Care system would help. That being said, they are in the exact same place they were before Obamacare. Well other than the penalty.... Guess it sucks to be them.
    Exchanges aren't the private market. Hth.
    Wait wut? They are private insurers. With plans in accordance with requirements by the government. So they can't rob you by kicking you off insurance if you get sick, for example.

    But ok!!
    In Soviet Russia government run markets are private markets!
    You are such a monkey.
    Just like medicare for all is a "free market" solution right?
    Wait wut? Who said Medicare for all is free market? The comment was that exchanges aren't private market.
    I'll help you.

    Exchanges - Government set up "markets" where the government directs who qualifies as a provider, the government directs who qualifies as a purchaser, the government directs who can purchase what, at what price, with what level of profit, with what coverage, all with underlying taxes and subsidies for different purchasers dictated by the government, all on a government set up website.

    Sounds about the same as people who claim that single payer isn't socialism. It's a "free market" solution. Sure.gif
    Yes the exchanges are a regulated market. Like everything else in this country.
    Ah, so it's not a "free market". So would you say the government's regulations are doing an effective job of making the market efficient?
    Um no the market is not efficient. It actually would definitely be way more efficient as a true free market. They'd profit a shit ton by overcharging people and kicking sick people off their plans and dictating to doctors what treatments are the cheapest option.
    Who is "they"? Are "they" a monopoly or an oligopoly? Tell me, do you buy cut rate auto-insurance or do you buy "good" auto insurance?