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To: circlecity

But these people get nice, fat, taxpayer paid subsidies to help pay the outrageous premiums and deductables which the rest of us don't get.

Senators, Congressmen and their staffers receive a 75% subsidy on their premiums. They pay 25% of what the average American will pay.

10 posted on 12/04/2013 5:22:00 AM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)

To: okie01

"Senators, Congressmen and their staffers receive a 75% subsidy on their premiums. They pay 25% of what the average American will pay."

Which means they can enroll in the luxury low deductible "Platinum" plan because you and I are footing the bill for the enormous premiums.

11 posted on 12/04/2013 5:27:12 AM PST by circlecity

To: okie01

They are paid by the TAXPAYERS. Anything they ‘pay’, let alone the ‘subsidy’, comes out of the Treasury.

Aren’t their ‘raises’ automatic anymore anyway?

We’ve long BEEN running a Banana Republic.

26 posted on 12/04/2013 9:40:31 AM PST by i_robot73 (Give me one example and I will show where gov't is the root of the problem(s).)

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