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| 2013-10-08 |
| h/t Instapundit Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are big believers in the Affordable Care Act. They vote independent and are proud to say they helped elect and re-elect President Barack Obama. Yet, like many other Bay Area residents who pay for their own medical insurance, they were floored last week when they opened their bills: Their policies were being replaced with pricier plans that conform to all the requirements of the new health care law. Vinson, of San Jose, will pay $1,800 more a year for an individual policy, while Waschura, of Portola Valley, will cough up almost $10,000 more for insurance for his family of four. ..."Of course, I want people to have health care," Vinson said. "I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally." Says it all, doesn't it? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #11 In response to Cindy and Tom's Most Excellent HealthCare Adventure; in one word: "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA" (losers) |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2013-10-08 22:33 |
| #10 Cue Nelson Muntz ... |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-10-08 17:57 |
| #9 "I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally." - famous last words of members of the Free Lunch Party. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-10-08 15:14 |
| #8 "I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally." SUCKER! :-D Another rube self-identifies. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-10-08 14:00 |
| #7 Yet, like many other Bay Area residents who pay for their own medical insurance, they were floored last week when they opened their bills: Enjoy, you feckless bastids. ENJOY ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-08 12:15 |
| #6 "The upper-middle class are the people who are essentially being asked to foot the bill, and that's true across the country." I bet a lot of "upper middle class" folks asked to pay more will be surprised to find out they are "upper-middle class". But, Hey! That's class warfare for ya! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-10-08 11:43 |
| #5 big believers in the Affordable Care Act Friendly fire. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-10-08 11:32 |
| #4 As has been pointed out, just wait till they get hit with the $5000 deductible and its increases through time. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-10-08 08:08 |
| #3 Its easy to spend someone else's money--until its yours that is being spent. "O" voters having second thoughts about the AFC also known as Obamacare? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-10-08 07:35 |
| #2 Yep. A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged by reality. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-10-08 05:34 |
| #1 Making how much the shirking classes cost EXTEMELY visible to the middle classes is one of the benefits to republicans from Zero-Care. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-10-08 05:32 |