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In the discussion thread: OK, the Affordable Care Act makes me feel 100% better about losing my job..... [View all]

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 10:11 PM

Starry Messenger (21,461 posts)

83. And what's that honey? I force my employer to pay me shit?

News to me. I also didn't know I was responsible for the rising cost of food. Interesting.

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123 replies	Author	Time	Post
OK, the Affordable Care Act makes me feel 100% better about losing my job..... [View all]	Logical	Jun 2012	OP
sounds about right	Schema Thing	Jun 2012	#1
The KFF site shows a 'Government Tax Credit'. Does that mean I pay that also?	Logical	Jun 2012	#3
The tax-credit is how the government subsidizes the plans. You receive the credit...	PoliticAverse	Jun 2012	#26
Fat chance	quinnox	Jun 2012	#2
But for that $100 a month they get insurance......	Logical	Jun 2012	#4
yes, exactly	quinnox	Jun 2012	#6
I understand your point.....	Logical	Jun 2012	#8
unpaid ER visits end up on credit rating reports	Motown_Johnny	Jun 2012	#17
You are wrong, Grasshopper. How do we know that? Massachusetts Mandate. Almost 100% coverage.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2012	#45
Most of the increased coverage was achieved through expanding medicaid.	dkf	Jul 2012	#52
Most of the states will keep the increased Medicaid. A few won't. Wait and see.	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#77
I wonder if they can keep it til the Fed contribution goes down	dkf	Jul 2012	#115
And remember that the ACA's terms are even more favorable than in MA.	TheWraith	Jul 2012	#78
The MA program has its flaws.	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#85
That is poor people logic	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#51
Yes, poor people don't have enough money to go around.	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#81
I lived	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#84
You've already stated that all poor people have "poor people ways"..	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#88
If everyone were just like you there wouldn't be a problem.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#89
Your reply is arrogant	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#98
Measuring others against your own experience	rrneck	Jul 2012	#113
I guess I just need a 3rd part time job!	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#92
Really	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#99
I am an admin asst at job number one.	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#103
So you work almost 13 hours a day, 7 days a week?	bluedigger	Jul 2012	#114
This poor person finds your comments offensive	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#82
Not all poor people ways	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#86
And what's that honey? I force my employer to pay me shit?	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#83
Over the top	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#87
Your original comment is the one that's over the top..	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#90
Nope	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#91
The ones who stay poor obviously just aren't trying hard enough	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#94
You could do the work I do but you won't	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#106
I've spent a lifetime sacrificing	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#108
The poor people that don't remain poor start making more money..	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#100
Not at all	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#102
Medical bills aren't due to sheer random chance?	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#110
That worldview is very common and has a name.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#123
another factor is timing	Skittles	Jul 2012	#107
Nope	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#93
Can't refute it, I see.	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#95
Ok	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#104
LOL	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#105
I watched the Grapes of Wrath	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#109
You should consider yourself fortunate	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#111
i understand	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#116
Thank you	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#117
Should I rob them?	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#112
You make no sense	RegieRocker	Jul 2012	#118
LOL.	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#119
Not all.	lumberjack_jeff	Jul 2012	#121
"ER for free"	SoCalDem	Jun 2012	#42
It's not free- it's just another bill that you can't pay	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#96
A lot of	ProSense	Jun 2012	#5
Hmmmm...depends on your definition of "forced" Haha	ScruffyTheJanitor	Jun 2012	#12
then every tax is forcing people to do something	Motown_Johnny	Jun 2012	#13
The basis of all governmental entities is power derived from force and threats of violence.	ScruffyTheJanitor	Jun 2012	#18
And if you don't pay your rent or mortgage goverment may be employed with LEOs to force you...	freshwest	Jun 2012	#23
There are Mutual insurance companies which are owned by the policy holders...	PoliticAverse	Jun 2012	#31
Yes, my auto insurance is that way. They used to give us a rebate. We generally have a few of these	freshwest	Jun 2012	#39
Did I mention that I also hate the mandate?	Motown_Johnny	Jun 2012	#43
I suppose it never occurred to you	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#58
But why cheer such a hugely regressive tax?	girl gone mad	Jun 2012	#22
Or	ProSense	Jun 2012	#14
"...remain a freeloader"	ScruffyTheJanitor	Jun 2012	#21
What an ugly post, Prosense.	girl gone mad	Jun 2012	#24
Why?	ProSense	Jun 2012	#25
You are adopting industry approved hate language.	girl gone mad	Jun 2012	#27
Take it up with Nancy Pelosi	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#49
Yes, they are forced to contribute to their medical care costs, just like they are forced to	Honeycombe8	Jun 2012	#46
Is paying $$ to a private corporation always bad?	treestar	Jul 2012	#57
Imagine making minimum wage and being sick/injured without any insurance	Motown_Johnny	Jun 2012	#11
Note that for such a person buying insurance would cost less than the $695 penalty	PoliticAverse	Jun 2012	#28
you will be proven wrong, thankfully.	dionysus	Jun 2012	#16
You of course realize that if you are at the lowest threshold of poverty	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2012	#37
This might help	Live and Learn	Jul 2012	#53
Very good point, many Americans cannot afford any additional out of pocket expenses	Puzzledtraveller	Jul 2012	#72
more pissed when they find out what they actually GET for it	Skittles	Jul 2012	#101
From the title, I thought you were blaming the ACA for job loss, but...	freshwest	Jun 2012	#7
I fully agree the media has created massive confusion about this by	flamingdem	Jun 2012	#9
It's been a load off my soul to know that so many others will get help now.	freshwest	Jul 2012	#73
My guess is the catch is going to be the healthcare we can receive. I pay 500 a	robinlynne	Jun 2012	#10
This is still a free market system	Motown_Johnny	Jun 2012	#15
Let me fix that sentence for you:	Schema Thing	Jun 2012	#19
Insurance companies don't 'provide healthcare'. n/t	PoliticAverse	Jun 2012	#29
great point.	robinlynne	Jun 2012	#33
Talk about life being better with FACTS lol. Why do people insist on mingling those two terms?	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2012	#64
No they will not. they are going to raise current rates 9.9% this year and	robinlynne	Jun 2012	#30
"Probably at that price, you will only get to see interns, student doctors. "	dionysus	Jun 2012	#20
I ahve been shipping for ehalth insuracne for my Mom, 78 yeras old. Experienced doctors will	robinlynne	Jun 2012	#32
that is how it is right now. Unless you have insurance through an employer, or an HMO.	robinlynne	Jun 2012	#34
The insurance could go to any provider, except for closed systems like Kaiser.	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#35
and you think the insurance company is going to give great health care for less profit? good luck.	robinlynne	Jul 2012	#50
Insurance companies don't give care; doctors do.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#54
Yes, from a cost standpoint, but not from a likelyhood one.	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2012	#59
Again, health insurers don't have to make a profit. The best tend to be non-profit.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#70
I have Kaiser, aged 57, $418 a month, have no problem seeing my doctor.	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#61
same boat different story	The Jungle 1	Jun 2012	#36
Congrats! I love hearing stories like yours! n-t	Logical	Jun 2012	#38
I just checked and I will be able to retire before i am eligible for Medicare	likesmountains 52	Jun 2012	#40
Great news! Congrats!	Logical	Jun 2012	#41
This is quite a heartwarming thread. Being able to retire with a good conscious...	joshcryer	Jun 2012	#44
You are lucky you live in a state that will have exchanges. TX won't, I think (where I am).	Honeycombe8	Jun 2012	#47
Wait, woah. 15% copay? My heart, my failing heart.	Zalatix	Jun 2012	#48
There will be an annual maximum out-of-pocket.	Roselma	Jul 2012	#55
So what is the maximum out-of-pocket? Hasn't the bill been written and passed already?	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2012	#66
Annual max out of pocket is tiered. One way to	Roselma	Jul 2012	#80
According to the OP the maximum out of pocket is 15% of total cost.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#74
It will help a lot of people when we can finally break this employer-provided custom	treestar	Jul 2012	#56
The catch...	RAlgarJr	Jul 2012	#60
Medicare seems to work...	cyberswede	Jul 2012	#62
Here's two: SCHIP and NFIP. n/t	Chan790	Jul 2012	#63
Sort of true.....	physioex	Jul 2012	#65
Seems to me that Social Security is a real success.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#67
Dude... you stepped in it now. And on your first post even.	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2012	#69
As a recipient of both Soc Sec and Medicare, I'd say "the catch" is they both work really well...	pinto	Jul 2012	#71
Enjoy your PPR....	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#79
The difference for me would be $4000 under ACA in 2014 vs $16,800 today.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#68
I used this tool for my situation...	rbnyc	Jul 2012	#75
Check out also the Patient Protection part of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act too	patrice	Jul 2012	#76
If You Can Afford An iPhone or iPad or Netflix or Video Game Consoles....	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#97
How much extra in taxes would you have to pay in a country with single payer??	cbdo2007	Jul 2012	#120
Precisely. Most Nations with Single Payer Have National Sales Taxes	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#122

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