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I can't understand why Republicans are against people contributing to their health care cost?

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  • mackie
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Try reading and understanding the Constitution,it will answer your question.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Not surprising. Liberals don't understand a whole lot, with all due respect.

    There is nothing wrong with them "contributing" to it, but being forced at the point of a gun is not "contributing." Slick Bill Clinton first came out with the term "contribution" when he was designing how to rip them off and telling them they shouldn't mind paying more for a pizza.

    By the same token, if that loudmouth Warren Buffet feels people should "contribute" more, then let him start by contributing his own checks by his own free will.

    AGAIN: Dictator Hussein Obama's scheme does not involve "contributing." It involves a PENALTY if you don't do it, which is actually a tax, when he assured people there would be no tax raises under the $250k. Liar, liar pants on fire. It's time to drive this man from office and I think we all need to see grief counselors after he's gone.

  • 9 years ago

    Alot of ppl need to be educated on the word Democracy....Its not about obtaining the most money..its about a civil society that helps each other...Harry Truman understood that..that's why there was a 90% income tax on the super rich...Just think...don't all the ppl who drive and don't take the train have the right to say...I don't want my taxes to go to public transportation?..then think of the economic devastation that would cause to a region like NYC or Chicago...well that's whats happening with health care...The reason Health care is out of control is because of the business interest of rich corps...HMOs were created in the 80s to reduce health cost thru competition..My blue cross blue shield went from $32 amonth in 1985 to $475 by 1996...they found a way to get rich of all the red tape and bs that comes with firing ur Family Doctor who had a practice of his own..

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The only Americans that will Contribute "More" to their Healthcare costs under Obamacare, are those Americans who are already RESPONSIBLE Enough to Provide Healthcare for themselves and their families.

    Can't make it ANY More Honest and Direct.

    Proof of my claim:

    Currently Single People Earning $11,000/year or LESS, get FREE healthcare through Medicaid. Under Obamacare, Single People Earing $15,000/year of LESS will be Eligible for Medicaid.

    Result of Example 1: More people getting Healthcare with no increase in Contributions by them. So who pays the COST of the New Enrollee's in Medicaid? People who are Purchasing High End Healthcare Plans (well, except for Unions, Mr. Obama exempted them from the tax). Also, those Americans earning $250,000 and above will have a Surtax of 0.3% added to their taxes.

    Example 2 is the same for Married up to $21,000/year. Now Medicaid will provide "FREE" healthcare to Couples up to $28,000, at the same People's Expense.

    These 2 examples ALONE, have Nothing to do with Insurance Companies. It is strictly Requiring Hard-Working, Responsible Americans to pay for Insurance for people that Choose to spend their income on NON-Essential Purchases, before they Pay for their Needs.

    There are Many other examples similar to the first 2, that encompass Singles and Families up into the $50,000 income range, where a Portion of their Insurance Costs are Subsidized by the Same Responsible, Hard-Working, already Insured Americans.

    Not Fair and Equal, however it is Spun.

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  • 9 years ago

    We have nothing against contributing into our own health care or to those who work either.

    However when it comes to demanding that we who work have to give to those who refuse to work like the government is telling us now with this horrid thing called Obamacare then we do not like it!

    Helping others is okay for most of us but not demanding from the government.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    A WIN FOR OBAMA IS NOT OK.

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