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Should Democrats take concerns about Republicans lies about ACA seriously?

If most of people's concerns about Obamacare are founded on lies, is it Democrat's job to share their concern?

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  • 8 years ago
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    EVERYONE should take ALL concerns about ACA seriously. I voted for Obama - both times. I had high hopes that he would do some major good to bring jobs (the kind that pay a wage people can live on) back to America and that he'd make healthcare accessible to all Americans - and affordable.

    I feel betrayed.

    Sure, we have more jobs now than we had a few years ago - but not due to Obama.

    And then there's the ACA. Remember, it started with sentiments like, people shouldn't have to choose between food and healthcare, or having a place to live and healthcare. Have you seen the ACA premiums and what they buy you? Pay over $700/month to cover just one person, then pay $40/doctor visit for each specialist. Oh, and that's after the $10,000 deductible if you dare to go out of network.

    You can save a bit by choosing an HMO program if you don't mind having to get everything reviewed for pre-certification. God help anyone with an injury or a fast-growing tumor. "The guy's losing blood fast! We need to rush him to the ER for a transfusion!" "Sorry, but it's after hours, and you will need to wait until Monday for pre-certification."

    The plans cover only what they need to, to meet the legal requirements. No routine foot care... what is routine foot care, a pedicure? Do you have to be a diabetic with gangrene to see a podiatrist now? No weight loss treatment. With obesity deemed one of the major causes of heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke and all kinds of other costly chronic conditions, why aren't they paying to prevent it? Chiropractic care at a higher cost, and no acupuncture at all...MRIs require pre-certification now, even on a platinum plan...

    I don't know what the "lies" are, considering that the truth is horrible enough.

  • andy
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    8 years ago

    What lies? All you have to do is look at how much Medicare/Medicaid costs versus what the average person on this gets to know the answer. If Reagan didn't take steps in the 1980's to make fixes to it this program would be beyond broke. Also, Congress keeps having to pass temporary fixes to what it pays doctors or else no doctor would take people on these programs.

    Also, a lot of people are saying that in the near future, within 10 years most if not all companies will drop their health care and instead give their employees a certain amount of cash to go to exchanges to get health care. Once this happens the Federal government will be in total control of who lives and who dies.

    Finally, most people think that the penalties will be very low not realizing that the percentage and minimum amount increases each year until it is in the 6 to 10% range of your gross income.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Chief Justice John Roberts was the deciding vote for Obamacare, who also wrote the majority opinion. John Roberts was President George W. Bush’s pick for the Supreme Court, and every single Republican in Congress voted for Roberts’ nomination, it's all a hustle to bamboozle the American people.

    "I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened." - President George W. Bush.

    Authoritarians favor complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom. The AHA is mandatory and if you violate buying insurance you could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty according to Thomas Barthold who is the chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. Papers, do you have your insurance papers? Because if you don't your breaking the new law, even if you can not afford it.

    "It's Bush's fault." - President Obama.

    The political system is controlled opposition or a false left right paradigm. Republican and Democratic parties in the United States share common interests and goals, as well as a covertly unified ruling authority over the political issues of the masses. The two major political entities act in concert to create divisiveness among the population while keeping control of the political spectrum, it's all a hustle. After a while Republicans in power will support Obamacare saying it's a success and they were wrong, it's all a hustle. GOP supporters call them RINO's and liberal supporters will have a wake up call to why the conservatives don't want a welfare state.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Democrats should listen to the people. But they are unwilling to listen, negotiate or cooperate. THEY work for US, but the dems act like it's the reverse.

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