pink sushi 4,351 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 18 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: How much more would you be paying without the ACA coverage? I'm not paying anything now. I have free coverage due to the ACA expanding Medicaid to low income/ no income individuals. Without out it idk how much it would be, but I guarantee it would be something I wouldn't be able or willing to afford. I'd probably just opt to not have health insurance because I'm young and healthy and take the risk that I would remain that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterOfSpain 8,331 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, pink sushi said: I'm not paying anything now. I have free coverage due to the ACA expanding Medicaid to low income/ no income individuals. Without out it idk how much it would be, but I guarantee it would be something I wouldn't be able or willing to afford. I'd probably just opt to not have health insurance because I'm young and healthy and take the risk that I would remain that way. Wow... the fact that this was happening until two years ago in the world's richest country on the 21st century scares me, and the fact that it might be like that again in a couple months it's even more terrifying... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 37 minutes ago, Whispering said: What is your age and do you live in the US? The ACA has probably helped you or someone you care about. It's ok. Denied when my family needed it the most. Over it really. Before anyone says anything more, yes I pay taxes I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 So besides people wanting to gut Obamacare because of "Obama"Care, what are, if any, legitimate reasons for getting rid of it? I heard something about prices going up, but I didn't really understand. Also, what happens now? What are Republicans thinking of replacing OC with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, VenusAsABoy said: It's ok. Denied when my family needed it the most. Over it really. Before anyone says anything more, yes I pay taxes Denied for what reasons? Do you have insurance now? If not, why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, Whispering said: Denied for what reasons? Do you have insurance now? If not, why? For the whole year of 2016, I had nothing. But now I'm reworking my life and soon I will have one. It's difficult to talk about the past really and I'm only gonna say one thing: only a few certain individuals are allowed to have such things and it's unfair. And those who get them, don't deserve it I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 20,976 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 It amazes me that healthcare for everyone is such a controversial thing in the USA.. It's not even a debatable thing in Belgium and many other European countries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 20,976 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 hour ago, lego said: Have to post these here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, VenusAsABoy said: For the whole year of 2016, I had nothing. But now I'm reworking my life and soon I will have one. It's difficult to talk about the past really and I'm only gonna say one thing: only a few certain individuals are allowed to have such things and it's unfair. And those who get them, don't deserve it The ACA was available for everyone. If you truly had nothing, you qualified for Medicaid. Few certain individuals? Thirty million people who had little to no access to healthcare now have insurance. That isn't a certain few. Many of these people were in the lower income of had preexisting conditions that made them uninsurable before. What is unfair about giving those people affordable access to healthcare? Why don't they "deserve" healthcare for themselves and for their children? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, Sepsami said: It amazes me that healthcare for everyone is such a controversial thing in the USA.. It's not even a debatable thing in Belgium and many other European countries Because you pay such a high percentage in taxes. The US has a much lower tax rate. That's the fundamental problem, when you get down to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 15 minutes ago, Sepsami said: It amazes me that healthcare for everyone is such a controversial thing in the USA.. It's not even a debatable thing in Belgium and many other European countries Americans don't wanna pay more taxes. That's one of the major problems. And you have people like Trump telling poorly educated conservatives that the US is one of the most taxed countries in the world (which is not true). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink sushi 4,351 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Whispering said: The ACA was available for everyone. If you truly had nothing, you qualified for Medicaid. Few certain individuals? Thirty million people who had little to no access to healthcare now have insurance. That isn't a certain few. Many of these people were in the lower income of had preexisting conditions that made them uninsurable before. What is unfair about giving those people affordable access to healthcare? Why don't they "deserve" healthcare for themselves and for their children? Medicaid has only expanded in 18 states. So if he doesn't live in one of those states, then he's out of luck.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 20,976 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Whispering said: Because you pay such a high percentage in taxes. The US has a much lower tax rate. That's the fundamental problem, when you get down to it. I'd rather pay more taxes and be insured than the other way around though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Whispering said: The ACA was available for everyone. If you truly had nothing, you qualified for Medicaid. Few certain individuals? Thirty million people who had little to no access to healthcare now have insurance. That isn't a certain few. Many of these people were in the lower income of had preexisting conditions that made them uninsurable before. What is unfair about giving those people affordable access to healthcare? Why don't they "deserve" healthcare for themselves and for their children? First of all, a lot of these people don't try to make their lives better hence taking everything the government gives them. Second, there are many ways to get around to getting them i.e having too many kids. So why work or even improve themselves when they'd get those things with ease anyway? But yes, some of them actually work but the money they earn aren't controlled by the government so they don't get taxed. However, such circumstances to many other states don't exist but I've seen enough here in CA. I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Sepsami said: I'd rather pay more taxes and be insured than the other way around though It's not just the taxes. In America, we have this part of the population that seems to think that ur only worth as much as you make and that you shouldn't get any help at all. They feel that if u can't afford food, shelter of health care, then you don't deserve it. It's sick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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