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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My job is helping poor people in a medical setting and what I've noticed is a majority of the people getting free and cheap medical care are elderly, or mentally or physically disabled. Many are not even literate and more are mentally ill. They truly are unable to care for themselves in many ways.  They are so poor, free medical care is all they have, but they often can't even afford transportation to their appointments.  There isn't a reason in the world to feel these people are getting something better or more easily than you.  You cannot hold them to the same expectations you have for yourself, and it would be cruel and uncivilized to deny them basic heathcare, food and shelter. [/quote]
I don't hear anyone talking about denying them basic healthcare, food, and shelter.

What I DO hear is that in the crazy world of liberalism, poor people are getting superior "gold" level health insurance - free - while the struggling middle class can barely afford the silver. Why are people supposed to buy better care for poor people than they can afford themselves? [/quote]

LOL at Medicaid being superior, better care.  You should quit your job and sign up. [/quote]
Shows, once again, how liberals don't have a clue about Obamacare. I'm not taking about Medicaid. For those with low incomes, they get what is equivalent to a gold plan, with a private insurance company. With the subsidies they get on the exchange, the premium drops to next to nothing with a $5 co-pay. It can be the exact same gold level plan that runs $1000 a month or more. I can't afford that - I can't even afford the silver - so I'm going to have to go with bronze at about $600 a month, and a $6500 deductible before it pays a cent.

NOW do you understand? The low-income gets a gold plan for free, while many in the middle class can't even afford a silver. It's really scary how the liberals supporting this program understand so little about the inequity. Haven't you read any articles about the "reversal of fortunes," where the low income now get top line insurance and the middle class can't even afford a decent plan?[/quote]

Well, you were railing against free health care with no copay, which would be Medicaid. Now you are complaining about premiums that are "next to nothing" and $5 co-pays, which is not "for free".  I just did a quick search and for a family of 3, a gold plan would be run about  $1000 per month. The maximum subsidy you could qualify for would be $500 per month. Paying $500 per month is not next to nothing.[/quote]

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