Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: ObamaCare Will Reshape the Electorate [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)18. It could be a huge liability among the 50-64 demographic
--particularly those from 133-200% of poverty level. They will be forced to pay three times as much for crappy bronze catastrophic coverage, and that will prevent them from accessing actual health care. Because the money they have to give insurance companies is money that might otherwise be spent on doctor visits.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
35 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
so in the 30s it was "Roosevelt is a secret Jew", and now it's "Obama is a secret Muslim"..
greenman3610
Nov 2012
#6
I didn't realize that...on SNL back in the Seventies(when it was a comedy show)
Ken Burch
Nov 2012
#9
Let's hope it morphs into REAL Single-Payer System (That will REALLY Make the Difference)
boingboinh
Nov 2012
#3
Obamacare will be known as the precursor to Single Payer Universal Health Care, I am convinced.
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#24
As far as joining the rest of the world with "single payer", that's false. Here's the list:
SugarShack
Nov 2012
#28
OK help me understand this, here in TX what's going to happen to someone below 133%?
Rstrstx
Nov 2012
#14
But I assume the federal exchange will still charge the totals set up in their tables?
Rstrstx
Nov 2012
#34
Not in W.VA. The GOP will tell the people in W.VA that the Democrats are going to burn
AlinPA
Nov 2012
#15
See my comment in Reply # 30. First of all, W. Virginians are not all that religious.
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#31
I don't know about that. Didn't Reagan record ads against Medicare in the 60s?
Orangepeel
Nov 2012
#25
Democrats need to look at John Kennedy and the West Virginia primary in 1960.
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#30