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One face. There are people here on this board who can now afford (and obtain) health insurance, when they previously couldn't. -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Oct 29 '13, 11:14

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The problem is the ACA was sold on the fact that nothing would change for those who already had coverage. - Inigo Oct 29, 11:18 19
- That's only a problem for people who rely on sound bite reporting -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 11:25 3
  - It's not sound bite reporting. The President reiterated it in his last speech. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 11:26 2
    - Then isn't your problem with the President, not the law? -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 11:28 1
      - We didn't know what the law would start. So, the only thing really to be done was to trust what the lawmakers said was true. - Inigo Oct 29, 11:33
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  - I think everyone knew it was gonna insure the uninsured. - Inigo Oct 29, 11:23 3
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      - I support the ACA, and I heard it repeatedly. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 11:27 1
        
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- I'd tweak that a little. No one said premiums wouldn't change, just that you could keep your plan. - ty97 Oct 29, 11:19 8
  - Here's what cracks me up about some of this. My premiums have gone up every year for like 5 years now. - Jim Oct 29, 11:22 7
    - It's the amount of premiums going up, and the percentage they're going up that's the issue. - Inigo Oct 29, 11:36 2
      - Mine went up ludicrously for a few years in a row a few years ago, then not at all for the past two years and minimally this year. - Kim Pine Oct 29, 11:42 1
        
        The anedotal evidence I've seen says your IM is just not true at all. - Inigo Oct 29, 11:46
    - absolutely this. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:35 1
      - (I mean, there are real increases due to ACA for some people. But it's also convenient to blame ACA for all increases) -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:35
    - Absolutely. -- nm - pmb Oct 29, 11:33
    - Exactly this. -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 11:26
- and for most people, it didn't. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 11:19
but f*ck all of them, this negatively impacts MEEEEEEEEE!!! - znufrii Oct 29, 11:16 3
- I don't expect the people paying significantly more to be happy. I doubt I'll be thrilled when I see my premiums for this year. - ty97 Oct 29, 11:21 2
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  - Well said re: wiring. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 11:22
there are people who the ACA is going to be fantastic for. - groiny Oct 29, 11:16 3
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  - Wait, now it's okay to use the "both sides" argument? ;) - Inigo Oct 29, 11:21 1
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- I think it's inarguable that there was a sales job. But at the same time, this is anecdote about the ACA's effectiveness, not data. -- nm - Roger More Oct 29, 11:44

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