Posted on 10/19/2017 7:43:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
PHILADELPHIA - Tom Westerman voted for Donald Trump in last year’s election but says he might not do so again after the president cut off billions of dollars in Obamacare subsidies to health insurance companies.
Westerman’s change of heart reflects mounting fears among middle-class Democrats and Republicans that their health insurance costs will soar as Trump weakens former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, which extended insurance to more than 20 million Americans.
“It seems like he is trying to hurt the middle class,” said Westerman, who is retired from a manufacturing company in Pennsylvania, a state that Trump won.
Some people said they were encouraged to see Trump deliver on a campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare, after repeated failures by congressional Republicans to repeal the 2010 law.
“I support the president because I think Obamacare is imploding and it not only impacts those on Obamacare, but everybody,” said Roger Heuring, 58, who lives in New Jersey.
“Forget the president – it’s the Congress’s responsibility. They’re the ones that passed this mess to begin with,” Heuring said.
In addition to cutting subsidies, Trump signed an executive order last week that could eventually make it easier for Americans to buy cheaper, bare-bones health insurance plans than required by Obamacare.
Trump voter Stephen Lewis, 62, lost his job as a veterinarian in Wisconsin and bought a health insurance plan under Obamacare. Lewis still supports Trump although he said he fears that his premiums, now $309 a month, could rise further with the subsidy cut, making it harder for him to meet other expenses, including $611 in monthly mortgage payments.
“It is a concern obviously,” Lewis said.
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Not to worry, President Ninth Circuit will restore them.
If he lives in Philadelphia I can pretty much assure you he was NOT a Trump voter. And he’s likely middle class only because he’s sucking off of some government job.
Gotta love the way the MSM finds people who have problems with everything President Trump does. But they are hard pressed to find enthusiastic supporters.
Whether or not they will hurt is irrelevant.
Whether something will hurt is not a litmus test for determining if it is the right thing to do. Surgery hurts. Chemo hurts.
Etc.
Everybody wants their free stuff.
I remember the conservative woman on NPR that said she was still voting for Trump even after the “Grab ‘em by the...” remark. The reporter asked her how she could still vote for him. The woman said, “I’m voting for a president, not a husband.”
Life hurts (sometimes)...
“Some middle-class Americans worry Trump health subsidies cut will hurt”
But most know that it will help them by reducing the outrageous cost of their worthless Obamacare healthcare plans.
Not only was this the right thing to do, to do otherwise is ILLEGAL. Spending money from the government till without legislation and the funds to do it with is a crime.
As a matter of fact, President Ninth Circuit will certify the Iran Agreement, decide not to build the wall, set the federal budget and a whole host of other things. President Ninth Circuit is really a busy dude/dudette.
Not only was this the right thing to do, to do otherwise is ILLEGAL. Spending money from the government till without legislation and the funds to do it with is a crime.
WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?!
NOW Reuters is concerned with the middle class? Give me a break.
Trump voter Stephen Lewis, 62, lost his job as a veterinarian in Wisconsin
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I live in WI. I know veterinarians. Where in WI does he practice? If he was employed by a large practice, why did he lose the position at 62 with all those years of experience? Why doesn’t he go into private practice? The 2 vets I know both have very different private practices. Another is an owner of a large group practice. There are opportunities at all levels, small and large animal, for example.
While the unconstitutional nature of the subsidies is certainly a reasonable consideration, it does not change the fundamental fact. You are a racist, homophobic, anti-muslim bigot. So there!
Well said.
I like that....President NINTH CIRCUIT...how true! We shall see.
***that his premiums, now $309 a month, could rise further with the subsidy cut,***
I’m retired, got a great insurance plan from my former company, and I’m paying more than that, And I’m happy with it!
When some people pay and some people dont have to pay lacks basic fairness. There is no constitutional to have me pay for your insurance premiums or for your vacation or beer. That is classic communism. We do have emergency room care if you really need it but to get insurance subsidized when i am paying that premium is bull crap.
And they call this "unbiased journalism"??
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