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Rude Awakening: Californians 'Shocked' by Premium Increases, Dropped Coverage
Townhall.com ^
| Oct 28, 2013
| Guy Benson
Posted on 10/28/2013 11:41:04 AM PDT by South40
Barack Obama waltzed to victory in California last year, trampling Mitt Romney by 21 percentage points. For many middle class families in the Golden State, Obamacare's chicken are coming home to roost. A few weeks back, we highlighted some priceless quotes from Bay Area residents who are reassessing their views on the president's signature law. One man said he'd been "laughing" at Republicans...until his saw his new premiums. Another offered this pitch-perfect distillation of the tension between feel-good liberalism and economic reality: "Of course, I want people to have health care. I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally."
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: aca; bhohealthcare; buyersremorse; liberals
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Alternate headline should read: "Rude Awakening: Californians 'Shocked' To Discover Socialism Isn't Free".
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:41:04 AM PDT
by
South40
To: South40
More shock coming...
[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] does not use information about such individuals or members of their household that is obtained for purposes of determining eligibility for such coverage as the basis for pursuing a civil immigration enforcement action against such individuals or members of their household, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reads.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:42:16 AM PDT
by
Paine in the Neck
(Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
To: Paine in the Neck
“I just didn’t think I’d be paying for it personally.” Typical liberal. Just whom does he think would be paying for it? Santa Claus?
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:45:53 AM PDT
by
ArmyTeach
( Videteco eos prius (See 'em first) Sculpin 191)
To: South40
welcome to the party aholes. We tried to tell ya but noooooooooooo, you just knew the evil Repubs hated obama cause he;s black. Well sit and suck on it.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:46:22 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: Paine in the Neck
emblem on the front is a nice touch
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:47:07 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
The reason they won’t listen to you (not “wouldn’t”, because they still won’t)
is because their support of liberalism is the source of their self-righteousness.
Accepting that liberalism is a lie would be accepting that they aren’t, indeed, “a good person”.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:48:38 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: South40
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:48:53 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: South40
Rude Awakening Per the zer0 crowd just overcome the blow and pay!
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:50:01 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: South40; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; Gilbo_3; Impy; NFHale; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; Perdogg; ...
RE :”
Of course, I want people to have health care. I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally.” Obama got relected because he convinced enough suckers that Obamacare would be ‘free’ to everyone but those billionaires like Romney who would fund it.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:54:13 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: ArmyTeach
He thought only millionaires and billionaires (i.e) - “republicans” would be paying for it - or - um, um, the government” - yeah, that’s the ticket!
Liberals have such a childlike view of reality - it’s sad, disturbing, maddening and almost funny.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:56:35 AM PDT
by
atc23
(The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
To: South40
We need to bring back literacy tests in order to vote...
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:57:55 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: atc23
I asked my libinlaw who she thought would pay for “free” medical care for everyone,
and the reply was “well, the money’s out there!”
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:58:51 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: PGR88
Just show the amount of income tax paid - if it’s >0, you can vote.
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posted on
10/28/2013 11:59:26 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: MrB
Truerwords were never spoken.
To: South40
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:02:39 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: MrB
I axed my 40 something year old unmarried, no boyfriend no kids liberal woman neighbor the same question - she just said over and over " I can't talk about this right now, I can't talk about this right now" . . . the liber equivalent of clamping their hands over their ears and saying . . . LALALALALALALAICANTHEARYOULALALALAICANTHEARYOULALALA
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:04:54 PM PDT
by
atc23
(The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
To: atc23
See, whether it’s possible or workable or not is not the issue for the sheeperal.
It’s feeling good about yourself for ADVOCATING it that’s important. Any examination beyond that is a personal attack on their “good personhood”.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:11:04 PM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: atc23
I sent my only liberal friend an email this morning asking how her “insurance broker” came through for her on Obamacare last week. Crickets.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:11:10 PM PDT
by
sarasota
To: MrB
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:24:14 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(quotes)
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:25:30 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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