Posted on 02/16/2015 8:24:57 PM PST by Libloather
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Meredith is one of about 6 million people whose subsidized insurance hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court takes up a case that poses the most serious challenge to the Affordable Care Act since the court found the law constitutional more than two years ago.
The plaintiffs in King v. Burwell insist that people who buy coverage on the federal exchange are not entitled to subsidies, noting that the law says financial help is available for those who enroll through exchanges “established by the State.” The Obama administration argues that Congress clearly intended to help everyone who qualifies for it. The oral arguments are scheduled for March 4.
About the only thing both sides agree on is that the subsidies are critical to the health-care law, whose second open enrollment season ended Sunday. If the Supreme Court bars subsidies for people in 34 states, some say the law will unravel and the number of uninsured will soar. Others say the White House and Congress may come up with a solution. And still others say that at least some states will rush to set up exchanges. But any alternative would raise a host of legal and practical questions and could be difficult to implement.
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I was polite. Most people here use FU
Weak and lame. Pitiful.
>>and mostly the ones who just couldn’t support a Mormon....<<
I blame the idiotic GOPers who decided that the main proponent of Romneycare should be the GOP nominee. THAT is what lost the 2012 election for the GOP. Take the biggest issue off the table...genius move!
Wow, I never thought I could go on in life without you telling me what to do. I guess I can die a happy and satisfied man now that I have you to guide me through life with your wisdom and unassailable superior/infallible opinion(s)!
Harumph - John Roberts wears obamacare panties on his head.
You don’t want me to tell you what I really think you should do.
You would not like it.
You might get upset and go ranting and raving on a website.
Thinking your pixels on the screen actually mean anything to anybody.
Stand on one leg and bark like a dog.
“I was polite. Most people here use FU”
I understand that, I was just trying to figure out what he wrote that blew your skirt up.
“I blame low life harpies like you who have no other agenda other than to heap scorn upon those who do not subscribe to your personal beliefs and wishes.
You are no better than any scum bag lefty, IMO”.
Clowen-Piven meant to bring about the ultimate goal, “Single-Payer.”
That’s why they didn’t care what was in the bill, it’s just a way station.
“Intent” is subjective.
“Laws” are the OBJECTIVE expression of intent.
They were likely paying a portion of it - and only because they did so under duress of the law.
And then there are those paying the Shared Responsibility Payment for not having coverage.
I wonder - when OCare finally collapses - will any of this wasted money be credited back to people who were forced to comply with a terrible law?
Meredith probably has one of those wonderful Bronze Plans with a $5,000 deductible. Not very affordable if you actually need to use it. They’re only focusing on the monthly premium. She should also start a health savings account to lower her taxable income.
“then each state will either set up a subsidy, pronto”
Except for the states like Oregon and others that already TRIED to set up their own state exchanges and failed miserably even though they spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying.
All roads lead to chief justice roberts who could have stopped this dead in it’s tracks
Millions MORE may get a bit of economic FREEDOM when the Death Panels of Obama, Hitlery, and the rest of the Demon Rat Party are removed by SCOTUS.
Sorry, Cherry is correct on this. Too many people think we live In a theocracy and wouldn’t vote for a Mormon thus giving the LIV crowd another term of abomination.
As an evangelical Christian, I disagree with LDS theology but voted for Romney.
An excessively harsh ad hominem, in my opinion - and not even witty! A little more civility - and wit - would serve you well.
Our were your remarks part of a long-term feud you have with Cherry?
Regards,
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is very possibly the most absurdly misnamed legislation ever passed. The proper name for it would be the Patient Abandonment and Unaffordable Don’t Give a Damn Act. Many people now are in the absurd position of having health insurance in name only. Add up the monthly premiums for one year, add in the deductibles, the co-pays etc. that must be met before the insurance pays anything, coupled with the low coverage, often only seventy percent of hospital costs, after the insurance finally starts paying and they would be much better off to have no insurance. At least they would save the costs of the premiums and could use that to meet out of pocket costs. Of course then they would have to pay the damned fine for not having the worthless “insurance”. Nancy Pelosi and the rest who are responsible for pushing this mess through should have their every dime taken and used to pay the medical bills of people who have become victims of this abomination. Then she should be locked up and given nothing for entertainment but a copy of the whole two thousand pages or however many pages it is now and every five minutes a guard should stop at her cell and scream, “HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT’S IN IT YET PELOSI!!!!”
Back to the topic:
I'm fine with millions of people “losing their illegal tax subsidies” when and/or if the USSC rules that said subsidies are unconstitutional in the 36 states that did not set up “exchanges”.
I also don't think that they should be penalized by the IRS, or be forced to pay back funds for the temporary legal loophole, which they participated in, under extreme duress.
Nor should any citizen in any of the 36 states who refused to participate in the attempted Federal takeover of the entire USA medical health care system be subjected to IRS fines for failing to participate in it.
I don't care what the 14 states that did so, do.
I don't live in any of those states.
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