Obamacare Architect 'The Law Is Working As Designed-We Need a Larger Mandate Penalty'

bama_wayne1

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Wrong! It was designed to distribute the risk. Its just not doing that very well yet and needs to be fixed.
Well if it is you have an uphill battle since all the people you are counting on to share it have virtually no risk. How much is it helping the risk with all the people that are subsidized?

If person A isn't paying for it and person B is part of what person B is paying goes toward paying person A's portion of the risk. That in my book is wealth redistribution. Enlighten me as to how it isn't. No offense intended, I just can't see it not being that.
 
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It does make sense to get more from the slackers who have no insurance and would be the first ones with their hand out looking for help when something unforeseen happens.
Before this law, those same slackers weren't causing my premiums to go up as quickly as they have since this stupid thing was passed. Seriously, in the five years before Obamacare my premiums went from $405 to $440/month. Since 2013, when the bulk of the changes went into effect, my rates have gone from $440 to $700/month. This whole thing is just another "welfare" program that dems love so much, takes more of my money and gives it to lazy bums who refuse to earn a living on their own.

All these stupid government programs are just making me want my money back and caring less for the poor. Seriously, if it takes making me poor to help the poor, then screw them, I want out. That may be too blunt and honest for some of you but, I'm tired of being forced to support these people when I can barely afford to support my own family.
 
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Tide1986

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Wrong! It was designed to distribute the risk. Its just not doing that very well yet and needs to be fixed.
He may be wrong in some sense, but you are too. The broader insurance market has been degraded in order to expand coverage. For example, significant costs are being covered by the employer-sponsored market and insured costs and/or coverages have generally worsened as a result.
 
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Wrong! It was designed to distribute the risk. Its just not doing that very well yet and needs to be fixed.
Well, since nearly everyone is getting a subsidy it is redistributing wealth.

And as far as things not working well, it's working as should be expected. Government programs don't work. Is the fix to add more government?
 

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Well, since nearly everyone is getting a subsidy it is redistributing wealth.

And as far as things not working well, it's working as should be expected. Government programs don't work. Is the fix to add more government?
That is totally wrong. Most people have insurance through their employer so they are not getting subsidies.
 

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