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Daily Kos Blogger: Obamacare Will Double My Premiums
National Review ^ | October 15, 2013 | By Avik Roy

Posted on 10/15/2013 3:42:34 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Tirge Caps, a blogger at Daily Kos, says that in 2013, pre-Obamacare, he pays $150 a month for a health insurance plan from Kaiser. His wife pays $168. However, under Obamacare, their rates will nearly double, to $284 and $302, respectively:

Read the comments section to see how Tirge’s compadres reacted to his situation.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; bhohealthcare; buyersremorse; dailykos; deathpanels; failure; instantconservative; obamacare; pricetag; rinocare; studentfuturesgone; zerocare


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1 posted on 10/15/2013 3:42:34 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Didn’t every one of us conservatives warn these fools?


2 posted on 10/15/2013 3:44:14 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oops, looks like you’ve dropped the soap! Now pick it up boy!


3 posted on 10/15/2013 3:44:22 PM PDT by Circle_Hook
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Enjoy it a$&holes.


4 posted on 10/15/2013 3:44:54 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Daily Kos Blogger: Obamacare Will Double My Premiums

Well suck it up, butter cup. You fought your hardest to get this passed so you could see what's in it. You can drink hot tea for all I care now.

5 posted on 10/15/2013 3:45:52 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wait til he finds out his deductible is $6,000 and he can’t see a doctor without paying up front...


6 posted on 10/15/2013 3:46:40 PM PDT by GOPJ (Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sympathy is in the dictionary right between s#17 and syphilis.


7 posted on 10/15/2013 3:47:59 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If global warming exists I hope it is strong enough to reverse the Big Government snowball)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I looked for any trace of sympathy for this guy when I read the article. I told myself it is evil to smile and enjoy his distress.

I really, really tried to find batteries that would fit into my “Give a Damn meter” well actually I didn’t. I hope he enjoys what he has elected.

I have not even tried to sign up for this abomination yet.

I have begun to think that maybe it is time to give up and just become a Chinese citizen over the Obama care issue. My wife is Chinese. I have lived in Hong Kong and China for nearly 20 years. I doubt I will ever go back to the US to live again anyway.


8 posted on 10/15/2013 3:48:03 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Circle_Hook

>> Now pick it up boy!

It’s gonna hurt, too, ‘cause those stereotypical Kenyan marxists have BIG “affordable acts”.

To paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, you’ll have to take it all in to find out what it’s about, boy!

rofl


9 posted on 10/15/2013 3:48:09 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

BWWWaaaaa Welcome to the real world.


10 posted on 10/15/2013 3:49:31 PM PDT by svcw (Socialism is so great, that it will be forced on you.)
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To: Jonty30

Yep. Sure did. And they looked down their noses and told us insurance was going to be cheaper, it would cause the economy to grow and we would pay down the deficit.

Idiots! Don’t ever vote again!


11 posted on 10/15/2013 3:49:59 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Too F’ing BAD, fool. You will take it. All the way. Until it hurts. Now put your face back into the mud and enjoy it. HRMPH!!


12 posted on 10/15/2013 3:50:00 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I feel like saying “Shut up and eat it you whining liberal scum bag! I hope you choke to death on your hope and change.” ,but that would not be Christian.


13 posted on 10/15/2013 3:50:35 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And that’s just now, wait until next year when they’ll double again and then 2015....


14 posted on 10/15/2013 3:50:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What he voted for, deal with it.


15 posted on 10/15/2013 3:51:03 PM PDT by barmag25
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Reality bites.


16 posted on 10/15/2013 3:52:36 PM PDT by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Couldn’t Tirge Caps (what kind of name is that?) just renounce his citizenship, become an illegal alien and receive free healthcare in the emergency room?


17 posted on 10/15/2013 3:52:54 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: Jonty30; Oldeconomybuyer

It is all Bush’s fault that the Obamacare prices aren’t free. (sarcasm)


18 posted on 10/15/2013 3:53:29 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Boo-hoo. Here ya go, Pal.
19 posted on 10/15/2013 3:53:44 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, Tirge, you dumba$$, 0bamacare doesn’t cover the brain-dead.


20 posted on 10/15/2013 3:54:09 PM PDT by henkster (Communists never negotiate.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good! I hope he pays more, has crappy coverage and can’t find a doctor


21 posted on 10/15/2013 3:54:27 PM PDT by Farnsworth (One Big Assed Mistake America)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So why again would the republicans be sweating their position in the least? Hold the d*mn line! Every day that goes by another liberal idiot discovers he's been sold down the river by his democrat overlords. Every day that goes by conservatism gets stronger. QUIT OFFERING COMPROMISE! Just tell the Senate "That ain't gonna happen" and ignore their ranting.


22 posted on 10/15/2013 3:55:34 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

I am still absolutely amazed that so many people can live on this planet for decades (assume the idiot is in his twenties) and not learn a d@mn thing! It must be painful for him to encounter his first dose of reality. Now he has to reconstruct his entire perception of the world. He has a choice: either continue the Libs typical approach of blaming everyone else for his failures, or take the life lesson to heart and re-evaluate EVERYTHING HE THOUGHT HE KNEW!


23 posted on 10/15/2013 3:56:08 PM PDT by Thom Pain (U.S. Constitution is a CONTRACT! : $70 TRILLION unfunded...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let’s see .... you must be mistaken, you need to shop around, it’s not Obamacare’s fault, it’s Kaiser’s fault, it’s the insurance company, you’re a troll .....

Not getting much sympathy, was he?


24 posted on 10/15/2013 3:56:24 PM PDT by MissMagnolia (You see, truth always resides wherever brave men still have ammunition. I pick truth. (John Ransom))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wonder who he voted for ?


25 posted on 10/15/2013 3:56:31 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Typical lib comment:

The reason is, your policy did not have the minimum provisions required in Obamacare. Therefore, that particular policy will no longer exist under the new law.

You can't blame Obamacare because you selected substandard insurance. And remember, those who have no insurance at all will be getting a 100% premium increase. However, the vast majority of them are grateful they can finally get insurance.

You likely qualify for subsidies, if you're too stubborn to take them, that's on you.

26 posted on 10/15/2013 3:59:13 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The sad thing is that these people are so monumentally stupid and ignorant, particularly about economics and insurance, that they think the insurance companies are just screwing them with higher rates, and blaming it on Obamacare.

idiots like that won't believe it is because of Obamacare, even after it has destroyed all private health insurance, and is 100% owned and operated by the government. When that happens, they'll blame the TEA party and Republicans.

27 posted on 10/15/2013 3:59:40 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Thom Pain

Zerocare sycophants meet economics 101.

Hint: Economics has very little to do with Math.

Economics is all about “Human nature”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc

Let’s go, let’s go !!!


28 posted on 10/15/2013 4:01:24 PM PDT by Zeneta
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To: Jonty30
Didn’t every one of us conservatives warn these fools?

Every last one of us, from the instant the lies about keeping Doctors and health plans exited that foul mouth, yes.

29 posted on 10/15/2013 4:03:31 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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30 posted on 10/15/2013 4:03:35 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Thom Pain

I’ll take “he’ll blame everyone else” for the win, Alex!


31 posted on 10/15/2013 4:05:26 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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To: Fai Mao

“I looked for any trace of sympathy for this guy when I read the article. I told myself it is evil to smile and enjoy his distress.”

I could think that as well; but realize the Kos guy is probably just the typical uninformed, emotional, ignorant liberal.

The thing that makes it not funny; is that many of us have deal with the reality of this travesty now as well. Not funny; a very real and awful thing.
The realty of ObamaCare really sucks.


32 posted on 10/15/2013 4:07:18 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Under the Democrats; the Lincoln Memorial is closed; but the southern border is open)
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To: Timber Rattler

Another TLC (Typical Lib Comment): “That’s not happening. The rates found on the exchanges are the same as the private policies we already have.”

I heard that one today.


33 posted on 10/15/2013 4:08:33 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Awe, too bad cupcake.


34 posted on 10/15/2013 4:10:10 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No one there believes his story. Just as we expected.

His old policy was “substandard.”


35 posted on 10/15/2013 4:12:34 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Don’t forget the enormous deductible.


36 posted on 10/15/2013 4:13:24 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Obama: A dark spot in this country's history.)
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To: Slyfox

If there where ever a group of people that have consistently shown their ability to game a government hand out,,,,,

Your pic...

is only a slice of the bigger picture.


37 posted on 10/15/2013 4:18:00 PM PDT by Zeneta
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The issue of rising costs will pale in comparison to the rationing of services that's heading our way.

Patient: "You're saying I need heart surgery?"

Doctor: "That depends. Who did you vote for?"

38 posted on 10/15/2013 4:19:33 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
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To: All

Schadenfreude...enjoy it Kozzies, courtesy of your Kid Kenya!


39 posted on 10/15/2013 4:23:52 PM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"I am canceling insurance for us and I am not paying any ****ing penalty. What the hell kind of reform is this?",

What until he meets with IRS Agent assigned to his cases, Ben, Ben Dover for not paying his penalty.

I try to behave, but I am torn, as I try not to turn on my gloatohmeter with these Obamatons....

40 posted on 10/15/2013 4:27:51 PM PDT by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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To: Timber Rattler

I liked that comment too. He didn’t have substandard insurance, he had the insurance he chose. Now he is told his choice is irrelevant.


41 posted on 10/15/2013 4:29:27 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Poor baby.


42 posted on 10/15/2013 4:32:02 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The comments are a study in cognitive dissonance.

"The increase is not because of Obamacare, it is the greedy insurance company. Obamacare requires that your greedy insurer provide "better" coverage than your old sub-standard policy!" (So the increase IS because of Obamacare)

"You know who pays when you don't have adequate insurance? The taxpayer! Seriously, dude, you should apply for a subsidy." (Because the taxpayer doesn't pay for the subsidies, they come from Obama's stash)

The zombie replies are frightening. The O-bots will only permit opinions that glorify Obama and Obamacare and will brand their own as traitorous trolls if they dare to criticize. Oh, and greedy Kaiser is "non-profit." I thought lefties liked "non-profits.)

43 posted on 10/15/2013 4:32:23 PM PDT by informavoracious (Of course I want people to have healthcare, I just didn't know I was the one who would be paying...)
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To: forgotten man

It’d probably be OK if you left out the words “to death”.


44 posted on 10/15/2013 4:35:55 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The "government" is nothing but a RAT jobs program)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

awwwwwwwwwwwww poor Obama commie nut..isnt karma a well, ya know


45 posted on 10/15/2013 4:38:50 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Cyber Liberty

ObamaCare rates are higher ... and the care will be much less as more and more doctors retire.


46 posted on 10/15/2013 4:40:32 PM PDT by GOPJ (Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And the Kos kiddies think he’s a lying troll. LOL


47 posted on 10/15/2013 4:42:08 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule the all)
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48 posted on 10/15/2013 4:42:51 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45 ( Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just wait till the price of that “Free Healthcare” continues to go through the roof.

Zer0 sympathy for these fools.


49 posted on 10/15/2013 4:51:54 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Thom Pain

I was thinking he same thing.. and wondering if he would distance himself from the lies over there and end up one of us over here... It’s happened before.


50 posted on 10/15/2013 4:59:14 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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