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Barack Obama

Ms. Toad

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24. It will be far less based on class than it is currently.

Reply to WillYourVoteBCounted (Reply #22)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 10:42 PM

Sep 2013

And low income people are eligible for subsidies (or to have it for free), both on the premiums and the remaining out of pocket expenses.

The current system is truly a class system; the ACA begins to level the access-to-health care playing field. It isn't perfect, but to complain that the ACA is creating ("will be&quot a class/wealth based health care system is really stretching.

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Obamacare is the law! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #18

Great news that sooo much waste is being cut from Medicare.. Wow! Cha Sep 2013 #25

The Toad! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #34

Thanks Andy823 Sep 2013 #19

honestly? even w/subsidy many won't be able to afford and more: WillYourVoteBCounted Sep 2013 #22

It will be far less based on class than it is currently. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #24

It's not perfect. It can be improved. But it's better than what we already have. Please don't be a Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #28

I was under the impression that low income people littlewolf Sep 2013 #23

You are mostly correct. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #26

KICKED, RECOMMENDED, and BOOKMARKED FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS EVER!!!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #27

Thank you Stalwart! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #31

What we know about the teacons saying Obamacare will be massive chaos.. Cha Sep 2013 #32

Bingo! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #33