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    Republicans have spoken: ObamaCare is here to stay!

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      aadam101 last edited by

      Mitch McConnell has decided that he loves ObamaCare just as much as all the other Republicans.  He is moving on and no further repeal efforts will occur. So much winning!

      https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/senate-gop-flouts-trump-after-health-care-defeat.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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        mhorndisk last edited by

        Yep, I finally decided to just file my taxes and pay the $600 fine for wishing I could have a Health Savings Account where I could just roll over my money every year like a savings account, even though I never got sick once. I'm SO happy I can pay for all those who abuse the system and just go to the doctor whenever they feel a cough and need some opioids, which 1/3 of American adults are on now, thanks to doctors also abusing the system. Fuck the ones who take care of themselves and are healthy, and take from them to give to those who take advantage like leaches clinging on for dear life while they stuff their faces full of potato chips and ice cream licks and next they hope they can get full socialism benefits making as much as the heart surgeons while they sit on their couches playing video games. Gotta love socialism. It's great for the drug companies who lobby our Congressmen and women with millions of dollars in offshore money to make sure Obamacare stays, regardless of party.

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          Frederick last edited by

          @mhorndisk:

          Yep, I finally decided to just file my taxes and pay the $600 fine for wishing I could have a Health Savings Account where I could just roll over my money every year like a savings account, even though I never got sick once. I'm SO happy I can pay for all those who abuse the system and just go to the doctor whenever they feel a cough and need some opioids, which 1/3 of American adults are on now, thanks to doctors also abusing the system. Fuck the ones who take care of themselves and are healthy, and take from them to give to those who take advantage like leaches clinging on for dear life while they stuff their faces full of potato chips and ice cream licks and next they hope they can get full socialism benefits making as much as the heart surgeons while they sit on their couches playing video games. Gotta love socialism. It's great for the drug companies who lobby our Congressmen and women with millions of dollars in offshore money to make sure Obamacare stays, regardless of party.

          $600?  probably a bit more.  But, don't think of it as a fine.  Obamacare itself is a fine for people who don't need healthcare, or whose healthcare has such poor coverage and high deductibles that it provides no benefit.

          Here is a 2017 calculation of the fine. 
          2.5% of your household income, capped at the national average premium for a "Bronze" health plan sold through the marketplace. This percentage is based on the portion of your household income that's above the tax filing threshold ($10,350 and $20,700 for singles and married couples, respectively, for the 2016 tax year).
          $695 per adult and $347.50 per child under 18, up to a maximum of $2,085.

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          • Frederick
            Frederick last edited by

            @aadam101:

            Mitch McConnell has decided that he loves ObamaCare just as much as all the other Republicans.  He is moving on and no further repeal efforts will occur. So much winning!

            https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/senate-gop-flouts-trump-after-health-care-defeat.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

            You are twisting the facts - as usual.
            It's either a republican plan, or going back to the 2008 version of healthcare where people were not required to purchase healthcare.  Frankly, there is no way that a republican plan would be better than the 2008 healthcare system. 
            Obamacare is a total failure, the insurance companies are going to increase the premiums 30% next year.  People like myself do not like to be robbed, or piss money away. 
            There is no end to the greed of insurance companies. 
            The moonbats would prefer to see the USA fail rather than see Trump succeed.

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              aadam101 last edited by

              All of your views on healthcare lead me to believe you really want single payer.

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                royalcrown89 last edited by

                @aadam101:

                All of your views on healthcare lead me to believe you really want single payer.

                I agree, it does seem like they want a single payer system.

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