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In reply to the discussion: Talking points: What to tell people who say "Obamacare forces us to buy health insurance" [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)27. I live in San Francisco. I don't qualify for an exchange because my employer offers
group health no matter how piss poor the terms and I can't change because this is what my employer offers. I have a pre-existing condition (breast cancer) so I can't decline coverage through group. That is the catch 22.
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Talking points: What to tell people who say "Obamacare forces us to buy health insurance" [View all]
LuckyTheDog
Mar 2012
OP
I can avoid driving a car to avoid paying insurance. This forced-purchase law is bullshit.
Zalatix
Mar 2012
#9
The fines are merely to make sure that you pay into the private health insurance system.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#17
I live in San Francisco. I don't qualify for an exchange because my employer offers
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#27
When I say I can't decline group I don't mean that I don't have that option...
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#29
If we start off with a system that the employer pays 6%-7.5% into the system PLUS
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#33
I do to, but I also support what Obama did over the previous status quo.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#25
STATES force you to buy car insurance, and THEY have that right. We don't have a NATIONAL govt...
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2012
#44
So essentially you are saying near universial coverage sucks if it's not perfect.
joshcryer
Mar 2012
#14
I wouldn't take that bet unless the time window was much wider, say, 10 or 15 years.
Selatius
Mar 2012
#31
I tell them if they don't buy it and get hit by a truck, taxpayers are stuck with the bill.
Vinca
Mar 2012
#37
Please don't put words in my mouth. I'm absolutely not defending the present system.
Jim Lane
Mar 2012
#46
Of course it forces people to buy health insurance from the private market.
girl gone mad
Mar 2012
#54