Watch: Employees in Pennsylvania Company Learn of Increased Health Costs Due to Obamacare

Weekly Standard ^ | January 30, 2013 | DANIEL HALPER

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A local news station brings viewers inside one Pennsylvania company as the employees their learn about their new health care plans under Obamacare:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuA2_P-m4Sk

"Look at the numbers," says the reporter of two employees. "Jeff and Dave used to have a $1,250 deductible. Since Obamacare went into effect, it's now jumped 60 percent to $2,000. That's nothing compared to Brian, Kristi, and Judy who have kids. they are going to pay twice that, four grand." The reporter adds that co-pays are being increased, too.

"I don't know how President Obama thinks he's helping us because we can't afford this, we can't afford to pay these co-pays, to pay these deductibles on what we're making," says one of the workers.

Another worker adds, "They call it the affordable health plan. There's nothing affordable about it. I can't afford it."

[P.O.E.]

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Thanks!

Thanks randita for the heads up

[Nowhere Man]

I know the majority of the counties voted for Romney. I live in Southwestern PA, well, in Allegheny County, they voted for Obongo of course. Still, I think we are too dominated by the East and Philly.

[Nowhere Man]

I’ve seen Obongo stickers too. Like you, I am troubled by those who refuse to see and would die for their ghod.

[Nowhere Man]

It does not matter how many rural counties are blue and vote for the GOP outside of the Democrat controlled big cities it is all about the numbers of Obama voters in those big cities overwhelming the suburban and rural votes.

Maybe what we need is some sort of electoral college reform. Instead of a state by state, we should go county by county where each county has one vote.

[GOPJ]

"Jeff and Dave used to have a $1,250 deductible. Since Obamacare went into effect, it's now jumped 60 percent to $2,000.

Obama hates the middle class...

[Jim from C-Town]

Are you in PA?

[Theodore R.]

The middle class just can’t figure things our, or they wouldn’t nominate such poor candidates and then pick the wrong ones in the general election.

[Theodore R.]

It can’t be done by counties very easily, but by U.S. House districts and with two electoral votes per state. That is automatically constitutional.

[usconservative]

Here's the part that impressed me: it wasn't a pro-Obamacare piece!

They weren't showing people "dancing for joy" that they had healthcare insurance. Rather, this was a portrayal of what's happening in small - medium sized companies across America.

Staged? Not Staged? I don't know and I'm not sure I care. It was factual and IMO that's what counts.

[Nowhere Man]

It can’t be done by counties very easily, but by U.S. House districts and with two electoral votes per state. That is automatically constitutional.

Not a bad idea, a good compromise. We should drop the winner take all of the State entirely and do it this way.

[GOPJ]

Obama’s lies are so outrageous even people in the middle class - people who must spend most of their time working and taking care of their families - are starting to notice.

Each year it gets harder for liberals to pull off lies - pushing them to lies so extreme they're comical...