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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:52 PM Original message |
9 years without health care. Tens of thousands in debt. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've been 8 years without health insurance. nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because you're going to get health coverage |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. He makes too much to get help.. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Now, he does |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. No you are going to get insurance premiums based on your income! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. The deductibles and co-pays are capped |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It's as good as one can expect? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. What about the fucking premiums? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. They're based on your income |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. So the bill is finished now? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. And that means what? n/t |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Did you miss the question marks? ? ? ? ? ? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Why do you ask? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
40. Bullsihit. The mandates stay, but the subsidies get slashed in the event-- |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
48. You make "TOO MUCH MONEY" over $90G, and you're bitching about fixed reduced premiums? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Your situation is perfectly clear |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. TARP: Proposed on Sept 19, 2008, enacted Oct 3, 2008 |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:56 PM Original message |
yes...that is a part of the problem |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. Will you be better off with this bill versus now? |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. You all are mistaking insurance premiums with health care. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. There will be no pre-existing conditions |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. They can still deny claims payment any time they want |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. why are some do dense they can not understand this? are they that dense..or are they propagandists |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. It's worse. Much worse |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Yes in 3 years when this goes into effect I will be better off. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. This is not a coincidence. |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You know it would be better if they were stupid, then at least I could |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:16 AM Response to Reply #33 |
54. ^Read what BVAR posted above!^ He's right! |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
55. And at least one study has shown |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
56. dupe |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. I lost my insurance in 1987 |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. And Pelosi cheered the insurance companies!!! |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
49. Back on your Pelosi kick again I see |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. I stated the facts. Do what you want with it. And, you must have me confused with someone else. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. This is not a first step |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Sadly, I must admit that you may be right. n/t |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. +1 |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. You know what? |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
44. Yep, they know that they can buy you off for cheap, because what else are you going to do? |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. I am so sorry for your position. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I went without health care for about 15 years |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. You know I may have been able to get behind this bill had they |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. And that's part of the problem. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. I'm not thrilled with the mandates either |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. In the house combined version of the bill you would be covered |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. I am not satisfied with it. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. I agree. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'm not going to be happy until the U.S. health insurance industry is dead... |
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pangaia (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. To paraphrase a repub. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
37. K&R |
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Scarsdale Vibe (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
39. You'd be able to join the high-risk pool formed on 1/1/2010. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. In other words, people who join the high risk pool get fucked over royally |
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Scarsdale Vibe (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Nobody knows what the actual rates determined by the HHS Sec. will be yet. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. If they resemble the rates in the Kaiser Family Foundation calculator, they will suck. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
46. Another self-employed, uninsured person since 2000 here..... |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
50. Bump |
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ProleNoMore (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
52. To The Congressional And Obama Defenders - Progressives Warned All Of The Outcome |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
53. Kick. (n/t) |
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