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‘I like you Obama, but I’m broke’: Americans upset that Obamacare costs money
The Daily Caller ^ | October 8, 2013 | Katie Howland and Whitney Waters

Posted on 10/09/2013 2:31:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Obamacare’s been stumbling along at quasi-full force for over a week now, and for some Americans, the Affordable Care Act is not all it was cracked up to be:

Justin Gaines @justing1284

I checked out an Obamacare exchange and it impressed me.. Until I saw the lowest premium for me was 3x what I am paying now

4:56 PM - 5 Oct 2013

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My health insurance will TRIPLE in cost. I can't afford that. http://t.co/rqIY3TLeII

— Austin Lee (@austinklee) October 8, 2013

Wesley Chow @WesleyWChow

Just notified that I will be paying more for my existing health insurance come December. Thank you #Obamacare...

2:12 PM - 7 Oct 2013

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Mrs.Costa @MissCoolOwl

#Obamacare. Paying a penalty for not having insurance? So we're being punished for being healthy. ObamaNOTcare. Smh.

3:39 AM - 8 Oct 2013

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Adam @adam_breiner

My family is losing our health ins. due to the ACA even though Obama told us that we wouldn't be affected by the law. #affordablecareact

8:30 AM - 8 Oct 2013

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aRy @arym925

I was all for the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) up until my son's insurance premiums almost DOUBLED and became anything BUT affordable

7:51 PM - 7 Oct 2013

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marco muniz @aliengen2

Premium Health insurance cost 350 a week for that whole family I know lotta people that don't make that kind of money weekly. god save us.

8:25 PM - 2 Oct 2013

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✈JetLifeTillTheNext✈ @JQThaDonDada

So the minimum plan for obamacare is 100 bucks a month I like you Obama but nigga I'm broke

12:20 AM - 8 Oct 2013

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Flint Beastwood @FlyingClutchman

Health insurance cost $30 a month but starting January it's gonna cost 190 a month. So I'm essentially paying for 5 other people ? F*** you

3:51 PM - 5 Oct 2013

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the don @theadan

My health insurance went up cuz of yall. I'm pretty much paying more for these lazy f***s all over the united states.

12:17 PM - 4 Oct 2013

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Sarah Singer @fifewolf

This Affordable Care Act I like but Obamacare? First sign of the rapture.

7:32 PM - 7 Oct 2013

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
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To: Windflier

Too late...I already went to that page...at least I went to the list page and didn’t have to click thru or sign up....
But no matter...people without private insurance are going to have to go there or pay the penalty...unless our guys or the people mount up to stop this whole sha-bang! Otherwise it’s here to stay.


61 posted on 10/09/2013 5:59:15 PM PDT by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hate him and I am still broke! LOL


62 posted on 10/09/2013 6:00:21 PM PDT by dforest
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To: GOPJ; MestaMachine; onyx

What coverage...this isn’t about covering health issues...it’s about making money solely off the citizens so they can do the following:

$5 million Contract for for “custom handcrafted crystal stem and barware “Crystal” (12,000 pieces) the most basic glass is $58.00......awarded to Simon Pearce for dishes in Washington and Embassies...State Dept. ordered ‘one week before shutdown’....

....Contract:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=a76ce2e7b522569523a123a389ae1529

Company:
http://www.simonpearce.com/

Source:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/state-dept-awards-5m-contract-crystal-stem-and-barware-embassies_759337.html


63 posted on 10/09/2013 6:04:46 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww
True. 0Dictator can do plenty of damage between now and 2014. Just look what he's done since 2008. He's moving in warp speed, now.

You mentioned something up thread, I believe, about the insurance companies benefiting from all of this socialized healthcare. Please explain, as I'd like to be able to pass on to lib family members ;) Thanks!

64 posted on 10/09/2013 6:09:50 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: caww
people without private insurance are going to have to go there or pay the penalty...unless our guys or the people mount up to stop this whole sha-bang!

Imagine a donkey trying to carry an entire house on its back. You know good and well that it's going to buckle, or be crushed into the dirt.

That's Obamacare in a nutshell.

65 posted on 10/09/2013 6:30:38 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Jane Long
All health care plans now cover things like prenatal care and pediatric care. These are very high cost items and you used to be able to buy a lower cost policy that excluded those two things.

Now it has to be included on every plan and the price went up accordingly.

BUT.... only a comparative few will use those services.

For example a man will never use prenatal care. Nor will a post menopausal woman.

So they pay a premium for a service and never use it. That is the kind of person that every business loves.

CA-CHING!

66 posted on 10/09/2013 6:31:18 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Paine in the Neck
People who sign up need to realize that not only are their premiums going up, but also their deductibles, which will cost them even more money.
67 posted on 10/09/2013 6:32:30 PM PDT by rawhide
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To: caww

BTTT
Thank you, caww.


68 posted on 10/09/2013 6:39:52 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: mrsmel
Here’s my plan

if you voted for Obama, you have to enroll in ObamaCare. Those of us who didn’t, are exempt. That’ll teach you to always be wanting someone else to pay your way through life.

I want that for a bumper sticker.

69 posted on 10/09/2013 6:46:34 PM PDT by boxlunch (Psalm 2)
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To: grumpygresh

I don’t believe that.


70 posted on 10/09/2013 6:53:14 PM PDT by boxlunch (Psalm 2)
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To: boxlunch

I want that bumper sticker, too!


71 posted on 10/09/2013 7:26:21 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Ca-ching is right. So, the weasel insurance companies won’t be harmed by this, at all. Whether in or outside of 0Care, they’ll make out like even bigger bandits. No wonder they were all *All in*.


72 posted on 10/09/2013 7:30:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

A single mother in our church had to enroll (don’t you just love how that rolls off the tongue) and she said her minimum premium was $75 a month with a $10,000, ten-thousand dollar yearly, deductible and that the plan does not cover office visits. Thanks Obama. People all over America are waking up... finally.


73 posted on 10/09/2013 7:34:17 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/)
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To: caww

Yes, the Woodstock Tumblers - quite nice - ‘everyday practicality in a warm design’ - and ONLY $58 per stem... Now it makes sense why Washington wants to steal from the people - THEY enjoy the best. The rest of us of course, don’t. Plastic cups at a closed war memorial for us...


74 posted on 10/09/2013 7:35:53 PM PDT by GOPJ (Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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To: caww

It won’t be long before ‘doctors’ with 2 year college degrees will be working in hospitals - or something called a ‘hospital’. It’ll be more like a death house but hey, what’s in a name - right?

Going off grid won’t help with medical care... unless you know something I don’t... and if you do, please share. All of us are uneasy about this stuff - an alternative would be nice...


75 posted on 10/09/2013 7:43:23 PM PDT by GOPJ (Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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To: Jane Long
Yep.

I have tried to explain to people what this would do but they were running around all giddy about how they were going to get "free" health care.

The fact that it was the "Buy insurance we tell you to or else" Act simply would not compute in their dear little skulls of mush.

I think they are starting to get the idea now.

I wonder what they are going to think of the next stage that will shut down about a third of the medical facilities.

76 posted on 10/09/2013 8:28:40 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: GOPJ

There are Physicians forming their own groups...someone posted about this not long ago.....you join their group and pay something each month....

There are also Christian groups forming...another posted about these on FR also.

And then there’s God to keep us all as healthy as possible...and if something hits...well maybe it’s our time after all.


77 posted on 10/09/2013 10:40:56 PM PDT by caww
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To: GOPJ

Not to mention 5 ‘million’ Dollars worth the state dept orderd.....these are “bar” glasses.....@ $58 a piece!

If they canceled that imagine how many operations could be done for the people...


78 posted on 10/09/2013 10:43:59 PM PDT by caww
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To: Jane Long

Well just look at how peoples premiums have jacked up..who have private insurance......Insurance is a business...and just like all tax’s it’s always passed onto the consumer. Obamacare is basically a forced tax......and the exchanges are through Inusrance Companies.


79 posted on 10/09/2013 10:47:37 PM PDT by caww
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To: TalBlack
How will paying for it for over a year make it forgettable?
80 posted on 10/10/2013 12:16:12 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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