salto
Posts: 2,611
Sep 27, 2017 9:52am
[h=1]Republicans Sadly Admit Their Dream of Keeping Poor People from Living Longer Is Over[/h]
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/republicans-sadly-admit-their-dream-of-keeping-poor-people-from-living-longer-is-over
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/republicans-sadly-admit-their-dream-of-keeping-poor-people-from-living-longer-is-over
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Sep 27, 2017 9:53am
McCain is a lightning rod, since he voted for straight repeal in 2015, and made repeal a centerpiece of his 2016 election campaign...same with Murkowski. It's simply not a very good look.BoatShoes;1873646 wrote:If it wasn't McCain it would have been someone else. McCain allows the Trump lovers like yourself to blame McCain rather than the GOP as a whole.
If the GOP is smart, they'll just go back to hanging the existing system around the neck of the democrats, and move on to something else.BoatShoes;1873646 wrote:When McCain dies and derpy Roy Moore gets to the Senate and HealthSouth and every other healthcare provider beats down the door in Bama to explain what repealing Ocare would do to his people they'll have to find some other lame duck moderate to take the fall.
Take it to the bank.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Sep 27, 2017 10:00am
Making Race Bannon the POTUS.Heretic;1873257 wrote:Can't be too critical, since I believe the country would be better off if Trump keeled over during one of his ANGRY Twitter outbursts.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Sep 27, 2017 10:18am
BoatShoes;1873647 wrote:Mind you...notice there is no blame for God Emperor Trump who didn't to nothing to lobby for an Ocare repeal and had no idea what was in the bills etc. It's always the swamp's fault....never the buffoon embarrassing the nation every day.
The embarrassment is how a once-free country got screwed by 100% left-wing democrats who trashed the greatest health care delivery system the world has ever known, economically raping over 300 million people and lying every fucking day about it.
And you slurp it all up and spit it back out on a weekly basis.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Sep 27, 2017 3:54pm
You're right. You are no longer free and getting economically raped all day.QuakerOats;1873657 wrote:The embarrassment is how a once-free country got screwed by 100% left-wing democrats who trashed the greatest health care delivery system the world has ever known, economically raping over 300 million people and lying every fucking day about it.
And you slurp it all up and spit it back out on a weekly basis.
Would like to see what you write when you're drunk
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Sep 28, 2017 2:15am
Do you mean Obamakare when you say they trashed the greatest health care delivery system the world has ever known? Because health care costs have been out of control since before Obamakare.QuakerOats;1873657 wrote:The embarrassment is how a once-free country got screwed by 100% left-wing democrats who trashed the greatest health care delivery system the world has ever known, economically raping over 300 million people and lying every fucking day about it.
And you slurp it all up and spit it back out on a weekly basis.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Sep 28, 2017 11:28am
Gee, let's see; health care costs have been rising for 20 years, at a faster pace than inflation. Then obamaKare is forced upon The People by socialists and labeled the AFFORDABLE Care Act. The result is health insurance skyrockets at rates 4 and 5 times the previous rate hikes. And, deductibles and co-pays increase 5 and 10 fold. People are FORCED to buy insurance that they don't need, cannot afford, and definitely cannot afford to use. It is without question the largest legislative and administrative disaster in the history of the republic. And the damage it is inflicting on the economy, not to mention people's lives, is horrific.
It is indefensible.
Carry on.
It is indefensible.
Carry on.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Sep 28, 2017 11:49am
He doesn't acknowledge that healthcare costs (premiums plus out of pocket) have been hurdling upwards long before Obamacare. Providing people with at least a shot at insurance when they don't have an employer sponsored plan is not something he's a fan of either. I guess he would like for us to continue to pay for people to use emergency rooms as primary care providers - aka the best healthcare delivery system the world has ever known.FatHobbit;1873823 wrote:Do you mean Obamakare when you say they trashed the greatest health care delivery system the world has ever known? Because health care costs have been out of control since before Obamakare.
Also, he uses the terms The People and The Republic, so I guess he loves the country more than those of us who don't.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Sep 28, 2017 11:53am
People could always make decisions that would enable to them obtain insurance. Now, however, people are FORCED to buy insurance that they cannot afford.
It is so simple; I am surprised you are having difficulty with this.
It is so simple; I am surprised you are having difficulty with this.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Sep 28, 2017 12:04pm
I'm having no difficulty whatsoever.QuakerOats;1873868 wrote:It is so simple; I am surprised you are having difficulty with this.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Sep 28, 2017 12:06pm
Making something 10 times worse is the new better.
Gotcha
Gotcha
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Sep 28, 2017 12:11pm
How have you been affected by the evil of OBAMAKARE?!
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Sep 28, 2017 12:16pm
"10 times worse"? There are people who have insurance because of Obamacare that wouldn't have it otherwise. Is it a perfect system? Of course not. It is world's better than what has been allowed to accumulate over the past 30-40 years under both Republicans and Democrats. At least Obama took some action. As is stands now, Obamacare needs some more work. But not a damn thing was ever going to happen until someone actually did something. Obama did that.QuakerOats;1873874 wrote:Making something 10 times worse is the new better.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 28, 2017 12:19pm
Repping a party too incompetent to find a way to end it despite making that their be-all, end-all pledge is taking a toll on his sanity. Just read his posts for proof.Automatik;1873875 wrote:How have you been affected by the evil of OBAMAKARE?!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 28, 2017 12:19pm
Well, Trump was elected...QuakerOats;1873874 wrote:Making something 10 times worse is the new better.
Gotcha
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Sep 28, 2017 12:21pm
QuakerOats;1873861 wrote:Gee, let's see; health care costs have been rising for 20 years, at a faster pace than inflation. Then obamaKare is forced upon The People by socialists and labeled the AFFORDABLE Care Act. The result is health insurance skyrockets at rates 4 and 5 times the previous rate hikes. And, deductibles and co-pays increase 5 and 10 fold. People are FORCED to buy insurance that they don't need, cannot afford, and definitely cannot afford to use. It is without question the largest legislative and administrative disaster in the history of the republic. And the damage it is inflicting on the economy, not to mention people's lives, is horrific.
It is indefensible.
Carry on.
And yet every single stakeholder in the health care industry...nurses, doctors, hospitals good conservative business men like Toby Cosgrove, not to mention the public which now prefers to keep Obama care...was against repealing it.
And of course, the GOP could not come up with a plan to repeal it after a decade.
And you can bet that ***** Josh Mandel would've folded too the second the Cleveland Clinic came knocking on the door.
But hey, you can always challenge Bill Johnson in a primary. But I am,sure it is easier to remain the man outside of the arena who spends his whole life bitching.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Sep 28, 2017 12:24pm
Simply incorrect but facts don't matter.QuakerOats;1873868 wrote:People could always make decisions that would enable to them obtain insurance.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Sep 28, 2017 12:48pm
Good try BoatShoes. But I tried a chart like that with Quaker a year or so ago and he didn't want to address it. I'm just preparing you for his likely response - not acknowledging facts.BoatShoes;1873883 wrote:
And yet every single stakeholder in the health care industry...nurses, doctors, hospitals good conservative business men like Toby Cosgrove, not to mention the public which now prefers to keep Obama care...was against repealing it.
And of course, the GOP could not come up with a plan to repeal it after a decade.
And you can bet that ***** Josh Mandel would've folded too the second the Cleveland Clinic came knocking on the door.
But hey, you can always challenge Bill Johnson in a primary. But I am,sure it is easier to remain the man outside of the arena who spends his whole life bitching.
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superman
Posts: 3,582
Sep 28, 2017 1:23pm
That is simply not trueAnd yet every single stakeholder in the health care industry...nurses, doctors, hospitals good conservative business men like Toby Cosgrove, not to mention the public which now prefers to keep Obama care...was against repealing it.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Sep 28, 2017 1:29pm
Please provide a list of the healthcare stakeholders who preferred the Republican proposals to repeal and replace Obama care vs. Keeping Obama care.superman;1873895 wrote:That is simply not true
To my recollection Anthem was the only insurance company who supported the earlier version that McCain tanked.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Sep 28, 2017 1:37pm
They do; especially when you use them accurately. Your chart has cherry-picked data and times in order to fool readers.BoatShoes;1873885 wrote:Simply incorrect but facts don't matter.
The real numbers are listed below. The skyrocketing costs and deductibles are in disputable.
Individual coverage highlights
- Average individual premium: $393 per month for an individual not receiving subsidies in the first two months of the 2017 open enrollment period
- In 2013, the year before major Obamacare provisions came into effect, the average individual premium was $197 per month
- Between 2013 and the first two months of the 2017 open enrollment period, average individual premiums have increased 99%
- Average family premium: $1,021 per month for a family not receiving subsidies in the first two months of the 2017 open enrollment period
- In 2013, the year before major Obamacare provisions came into effect, the average family’s premium was $426 per month
- Between the end of 2013 and the first two months of the 2017 open enrollment period, average family premiums have increased 140%
| Average Costs from 2008 through the First Two Months of the 2017 Open Enrollment Period[SUP]1[/SUP] | ||||||||||||
| Average | Average | Average Family | Average Family | |||||||||
| Individual Health | Individual Health | Health Insurance | Health Insurance | |||||||||
| Insurance | Insurance | Premium | Deductible | |||||||||
| Premium | Deductible | |||||||||||
| First two months of 2017 open enrollment | $393 | $4,328 | $1,021 | $8,352 | ||||||||
| 2016 open enrollment | $321 | $4,385 | $833 | $7,983 | ||||||||
| 2015 open enrollment | $286 | $4,120 | $727 | $7,760 | ||||||||
| 2014 open enrollment | $271 | $4,164 | $667 | $7,771 | ||||||||
| 2013 | $197 | $3,319 | $426 | $4,230 | ||||||||
| 2012 | $190 | $3,079 | $412 | $4,079 | ||||||||
| 2011 | $183 | $2,935 | $414 | $3,879 | ||||||||
| 2010 | $167 | $2,632 | $392 | $3,531 | ||||||||
| 2009 | $161 | $2,326 | $383 | $3,128 | ||||||||
| 2008 | $159 | $2,084 | $369 | $2,760 |
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superman
Posts: 3,582
Sep 28, 2017 2:11pm
Even CNN admits that doctors hate obamacare.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Sep 28, 2017 2:13pm
11:28am
I just thought that was funny
11:49amQuakerOats;1873861 wrote:Gee, let's see; health care costs have been rising for 20 years, at a faster pace than inflation.
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1873866 wrote:He doesn't acknowledge that healthcare costs (premiums plus out of pocket) have been hurdling upwards long before Obamacare.
I just thought that was funny
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Oct 12, 2017 10:33am
The White House announced Thursday that President Trump is taking executive action to overhaul ObamaCare with a plan that could let employers band together and offer coverage across state lines.
More on this: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/12/trump-clears-way-for-obamacare-alternatives-in-new-executive-order-goes-around-stalled-congress.html
Right out of obama's playbook; gotta love it.
More on this: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/12/trump-clears-way-for-obamacare-alternatives-in-new-executive-order-goes-around-stalled-congress.html
Right out of obama's playbook; gotta love it.
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Oct 12, 2017 11:01am
?????? What are you talking about? Obama didnt want anything to do with open and free markets.QuakerOats;1877068 wrote:The White House announced Thursday that President Trump is taking executive action to overhaul ObamaCare with a plan that could let employers band together and offer coverage across state lines.
More on this: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/12/trump-clears-way-for-obamacare-alternatives-in-new-executive-order-goes-around-stalled-congress.html
Right out of obama's playbook; gotta love it.