[Mariner]

Yep, front page of the Sacbee.

The article mentions the 240,000 people on the cusp of losing subsidy if a family goes over $92k or so.

That would mean there's probably 10X that number who are over that threshold and P!SSED their premiums went up substantially. Even "employer paid" and subsidized plans see enormous premium increases, often for lesser plans.

I believe this could shift 1/2 dozen Congressional Seats, even here in CA.

[Aria]

This whole federal subsidy thing gets me - what AND WHO is all this going to cost and for how long. I wish they’d call it what it is - legal theft from your fellow citizens.

So sick of this crap - now you have to think about being careful you don’t make too much money. Gee, what an incentive for a great country.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

People in government are SO stupid. Who would create a program where, if you make $1 more in income per year, you LOSE $3,500 per year in benefits?

It's almost as if the government doesn't want people to succeed in life, to strive to better themselves, to work hard to get off the government dole. \s

There are easy ways to write formulas to prevent this "sawtooth" affect. Companies do it all the time when offering volume discounts to their customers. The last thing you want in business is a pricing plan where the customer reaches a volume of purchases of, say, $100,000 and the next dollar bumps them to the next price tier where they have to pay only $90,000. The goobers at FedGovInc have done essentially that with subsidies.

Stupidity, thy name if FedGov.

[bert]

Tis is not a complaint against Obamacare, but a plea to raise the minimum wage and thus all wages. If wages are inflated the pain of Obamacare goes away.

It is the employers fault, not Obamacare. Employers are not paying a living wage. The raises will go to paying the healthcare tax.

[umgud]

Simple. This couple needs to divorce so that they have incomes that meet subsidy levels.

I’m screwed. I’m single, 62 and make too much for subsidies and can’t get Medicare untill I get a tad older. I could retire right now, but prolly couldn’t get affordable insurance.

[SpaceBar]

Perhaps California voters will come to realize that stupidity has its own built-in payback mechanism, but I ain’t holding my breath. Watch them reelect moonbeam.

[Go Gordon]

Low-income residents receive health insurance through Medi-Cal. Millions of others have insurance subsidized by their employer

Only a liberal would call corporate contributions to an employee's health insurance a "subsidy". Obviously the employee earned the contribution as part of the payment for services rendered.

[VerySadAmerican]

I wonder how these people voted.

[devolve]

if you want to keep your doctor I want a piece of the action

[Billthedrill]

“Brother, you asked for it.” Francisco d’Anconia

[yorkiemom]

“..., the LaPollas are part of a sizable segment of Californians slowly coming to grips with dedicating a greater percentage of their income to new policies.”

Anyone paying the least bit of attention knew this was part of the plan. I’m not sure who I find more annoying, the liberals or these ignorant whining types.

[NFHale]

If I remember correctly, most of California voted overwhelmingly for the Sock Puppet and his cabal of socialist, correct??

In the words of Jerry Seinfeld: “Gee... that’s a shame.”

[free-in-nyc]

"In California, middle class feels health insurance squeeze...And it'll really sink in when they're stuck 4 hrs in a waiting room with 3rd world illegals to see a Pakistani doctor."

So it's all working out as planned.