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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just saw this on NBC news and this was the statistic they cited.  In what universe?  I make $50K for me and DD and am struggling.  Please don't say "DC is more expensive."  22K in ANY place in this country for four people is ridiculous.   Anybody making only that... I just wonder how that family could survive.  [/quote]

And if your employer did not provide health insurance and you couldn't afford to buy your own healthcare for you and your DD, you would owe a tax penalty too every year (but still be uninsured).  It's a F-d up world we live in now.[/quote]

aren't the thresholds for the government programs adjusted up for HCOL areas?  I mean, I know there are higher thresholds for school lunch programs.

There likely still are people who fall into that "too high income to qualify" rank, but I thought there were higher medicaid limits and a lower-income pool and what not that would help some folks that did not have employer provided healthcare to purchase it for fairly cheap.

I'm not saying it is the perfect solution and I am personally for single payer to take insurance companies out of the health care picture, but I think there is more background needed here.[/quote]

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