[Logical me]

We need more info on subsidies. What do they do and how does it make the cost lower.

[cuban leaf]

We need more info on subsidies.

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The subsidies insult me as an american. I will not drop to my knees, grovelling to the state for a few bread crumbs to help pay for my health insurance, even if I’m eligible. I choose to go Galt and opt out of the whole comedy of fascism. I’m an Amarican. We don’t participate in such farces, regardless of the cost of that choice.

[what's up]

Govt dole given to those who make less than a certain amount...about sixty thousand for a couple.

They lower your premium but your deductible remains high.

it's Obama's plan to get the middle class on welfare.

[ottbmare]

I make a pretty humble income, below the national average. The subsidy for me drops the monthly premium to a sum that’s about 25% of my pre-tax income. The pharmacy and medical deductibles are so high that there would leave me nothing for food or shelter. Like most middle-aged people, I do have some health problems, but nothing that can’t be managed with some basic, inexpensive medication. I haven’t been in a hospital in many years and am not a cancer patient or someone who has costly problems that demand monitoring. So on an actuarial basis there is no need for these outrageous rates; it’s just a scam.

I’ll just go on without it until something awful happens. It would be nice to see a physician for some tests and basic female stuff, though.