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In reply to the discussion: Companies' cancellation of existing health insurance policies continues [View all]ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)81. I am sick to death of Dems buying into this.
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Companies' cancellation of existing health insurance policies continues [View all]
hooverville29
Oct 2013
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Looks like the counry will be moving to single payer faster than anyone ever thought.
shraby
Oct 2013
#3
And that's what the WH must clear up and get the Prez off the exposed, general position
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#8
Disapproval is going up (back to 50+% levels)and so is approval (42%) as undecideds decide
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#26
Is it rolled out? No! Not one person has started on insurance through exchanges
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#31
It's that kind of elitist contempt for ordinary people that can cause real problems down the road
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#39
Because the existing policies didn't cover what is required by ACA. Most of
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2013
#9
Policies weren't 'junk' to people who first bought them. Now rug's pulled out from under them
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#14
No, as a matter of fact you are. You expect ordinary people to accept what looks like disadvantage
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#46
Thank you for your concern. The only thing clumsy in this picture is your attempt
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#96
in fact there are multiple changes, obamacare being sometime the cause, but more often the excuse.
unblock
Oct 2013
#10
theyre cancelling the policies that allowed you to be kicked off if you get sick
leftyohiolib
Oct 2013
#11
Yeah. but people had them and in fact had a form of health insurance, faulty or not.
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#17
Those policies are the equivalent of the "accidental death" policies that masquerade
SoCalDem
Oct 2013
#12
You mean spoke the truth? The ones being cancelled are not "health care"
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#21
What a shock to see an anti-ACA troll like you posting rightwing screeds against the ACA
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#24
The fact that you push rightwing talking points and policy goals. You were here pimping the House
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#28
Due to the tolerance of rightwing talking points around here, you're free to do so
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#63
We'll see how far you're willing to carry Teapublican water re: the ACA nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#66
No, I'm thinking of the person who came here to support the House GOP's demand
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#69
Interesting to see a series of Obama quotes referred to as a "rightwing screed".
hughee99
Oct 2013
#33
Helpfully compiled by a Tea Party author. More to the point, people will be getting better plans
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#42
Yes. He was talking about plans that were around in 2009 and grandfathered in.
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#64
How about having them cancelled and having nothing but a chance to pay more. Don't expect people
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#19
And that's exactly the 'screw the people' attitude that will be deadly at the polls
hooverville29
Oct 2013
#49
People forced to stop spending money on junk insurance, get subsidy to buy something much better nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#22
Thank you for the libertarian/Tea Party spin on this. Your objection to improving people's
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#44
Yes, you pushed the Tea Party/libertarian line is that we don't need consumer protection
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#62
This is per se trolling. You complain about plans being discontinued because
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#78
Think Progress debunked NBC's report on insurance cancellations, and there is more
ProSense
Oct 2013
#92
Thanks for debunking the NBC propoganda. Here's a much better article from PBS.
Sarah 979
Nov 2013
#98