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Stinky The Clown

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54. And *that* was my point. It was aimed at ACA critics.

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:50 PM

Dec 2013

Clearly, you read my OP with your normal filter. I am not surprised in the least.

Here's a peace offering: You don't comment on my threads and I won't comment on yours?

Fair enough?

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Paying for high deductables, low benefits, and huge copays is not "insurance". [View all] Stinky The Clown Nov 2013 OP

I like your... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #1

For a period of about 3 years I did just that. Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #2

Ms. Toad is saying something very important. SheilaT Nov 2013 #3

Although what Ms toad says is true, there is not one other industrialized truedelphi Nov 2013 #4

Under ACA . . . aggiesal Nov 2013 #14

You are not too familiar with the games the hospital accounting people play. truedelphi Nov 2013 #22

A cynic, . . . aggiesal Nov 2013 #41

This chart is written by data provided by a government agency, an agency truedelphi Nov 2013 #45

I'm not happy with ACA . . . aggiesal Dec 2013 #47

Oh for Pete's sake,I would not find fault with Single Payer Universal HC. truedelphi Dec 2013 #51

yes that was another lie Doctor_J Nov 2013 #17

Rings of some truth. Roselma Nov 2013 #5

Hope for change. And not the kind that rattles around in your pocket! blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #6

What's better? nessa Nov 2013 #7

Howeer, some of us keep looking for an explanation of how the only truedelphi Nov 2013 #8

It didn't stop Karen Ignagni either solarhydrocan Nov 2013 #9

Groan. Yes, I remember that woman. truedelphi Nov 2013 #23

Depends on whether you have $10,000 laying around or not Fumesucker Nov 2013 #25

And they probably don't have and extra $800- $1000 a month laying around either. nessa Nov 2013 #37

"if you have an extra $800 - $1000 a month"... bunnies Nov 2013 #43

That's the point. nessa Nov 2013 #44

Must be nice to be able to have 10 grand in cash to spend... Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #26

If you only make a little more than $20K, you won't be expected to pay pnwmom Dec 2013 #53

It is for catastrophic illness.. pipoman Nov 2013 #10

Excellent! SoapBox Nov 2013 #11

I'd argue that this is exactly what insurance is Major Nikon Nov 2013 #12

Insurance is risk management. WowSeriously Nov 2013 #13

I never claimed to be disappointed Major Nikon Nov 2013 #15

It sounded like you were disappointed, but that was clearly my interpretation. WowSeriously Nov 2013 #18

My point was the "insurance" part of ACA is something different Major Nikon Nov 2013 #24

"Insurance companies are a lousy way to finance health care" stillwaiting Nov 2013 #33

If a person claims something is so that he/she knows to be false, then Skip Intro Nov 2013 #16

I'm worried about my group plan at work, from what I've been told mynaturalrights Nov 2013 #20

Come January we'll shift to the "You can keep your doctor" part of the equation. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #36

He should not have said period. maced666 Nov 2013 #19

Does that even matter anymore what the President said? mynaturalrights Nov 2013 #21

Krugman says the ACA is even more wildly successful than its most ardent advocates expected Fumesucker Nov 2013 #27

I went without insurance for 8 years (2002-2010) because I would not pay bemildred Nov 2013 #28

And it is certainly NOT HEALTHCARE! hobbit709 Nov 2013 #29

It's precisely "insurance". What it's not is prepaid medical care. Recursion Nov 2013 #30

especially when there are wedding parties to drone bomb 8000 miles away solarhydrocan Nov 2013 #31

++ FarCenter Nov 2013 #32

If it costs too much, you should inform Canada and the UK of that fact! Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #34

Exactly right. meaculpa2011 Nov 2013 #35

actually pre-paid medical care, as you call it, costs far less Doctor_J Dec 2013 #46

Too bad we're not in another country, huh? Recursion Dec 2013 #48

So public HC is cheaper everywhere except ere, where it's more expensive? Doctor_J Dec 2013 #49

It can't, but it's only a part of the problem Recursion Dec 2013 #50

If health care costs were lower, the insurance would treestar Nov 2013 #38

he didn't lie. Sheri Nov 2013 #39

There are plenty of things wrong with the ACA, bvar22 Nov 2013 #40

Corporate scam. woo me with science Nov 2013 #42

The ACA provides for full benefits, not low benefits. pnwmom Dec 2013 #52

And *that* was my point. It was aimed at ACA critics. Stinky The Clown Dec 2013 #54

Without any context your aim was unclear. pnwmom Dec 2013 #55