[shalom aleichem]

Re Obamacare, huge (false) impression in the the land this universal healthcare will cover everyone and be free. Now I see a few stories surfacing that many will not be able to afford the premiums...Yes, premiums! There will be a threshold cost and still many will not “be able to afford” yada yada

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I see a few stories surfacing that many will not be able to afford the premiums...Yes, premiums! There will be a threshold cost and still many will not “be able to afford”

If there were to be a "universal coverage" I could support, it would be requiring most Medicaid recipients to pay premiums. Uninsured would be put on it the second they tried to use the emergency room as a family doctor.

That way, the truly needy would get "free" medical welfare and the drones and laggarts would be means tested and get their beloved government run healthcare.

I'm pretty sure most would opt for private health insurance after a few bad experiences with paid Medicaid.

[rodguy911]

Not only that shalom but jail time for those refusing to play along, all part of the statist agenda to re-boot our lives.

[Morgan in Denver]

Social Security is something like $12 Trillion in the hole. Medicare is around $19 Trillion and sinking faster as I write. So now zero and the Democrats want to establish another entitlement that is expected to put us another $9 Trillion further in debt?

Accountability may rear its ugly head with next years elections.