(November 4, 2016 at 1:21 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(November 4, 2016 at 10:50 am)vorlon13 Wrote: As a farmer, I pay much more to the county I live in for property taxes than I do in federal income tax (by more than 2X) so I have quite an interest in the local races.
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I'm almost 60, my health insurance premiums are in the 5 figures, my coverage was just canceled, I'm looking for new coverage, I have to find a physician that's covered by the plan and isn't put off by some 'lifestyle' concerns and has some experience with 12 Steppers and [sigh] geriatric medicine. And I think it's clear I ain't been too fucking happy about changes to the health care system . . . . .
But was it really so peachy before Obama care? Where you living?
Exactly, and I feel like people miss the point when they look at Obamacare's failures. The original law as it was proposed was not what got passed. Instead, we got a watered down version thanks to the Republicans. The Republicans destroyed Obamacare, nobody else. They are ultimately responsible for the state of healthcare in this country.
Look, Clinton gave a decent summary of the successes of Obamacare in the 2nd debate, despite what the Republicans tried to do to stop it:
1) Insurers aren't allowed to charge women more for health insurance just because they are women.
2) Insurers aren't allowed to discriminate against people for pre-existing health conditions.
3) People under the age of 26 are allowed to stay on their parents' plans.
In addition to this, over 20 million people who didn't have insurance now have it.
The Republicans want to totally destroy that progress and give power back to the insurance companies. Millions will lose insurance.
The Democrats want to fix Obamacare by patching the holes left by the Republicans.
