Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare

Pro Publica ^ | Nov. 6, 2013, 9:57 a.m. | Charles Ornstein

[Hoodat]

San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are “cradle Democrats.” They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama’s re-election.

Since 1995, Hammack and Brothers have received their health coverage from Kaiser Permanente, where Brothers worked until 2009 as a dietician and diabetes educator. “We’ve both been in very good health all of our lives – exercise, don’t smoke, drink lightly, healthy weight, no health issues, and so on,” Hammack told me.

The couple — Lee, 60, and JoEllen, 59 — have been paying $550 a month for their health coverage — a plan that offers solid coverage, not one of the skimpy plans Obama has criticized. But recently, Kaiser informed them the plan would be canceled at the end of the year because it did not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The couple would need to find another one. The cost would be around double what they pay now, but the benefits would be worse.

“From all of the sob stories I’ve heard and read, ours is the most extreme,” Lee told me in an email last week. . . .

[Hoodat]

Yeah, it's a sob story all right. Not only did you vote for this (twice), you even donated money and worked the phone banks to ensure this happened to you. Please do America a favor and never vote again. Ever. You obviously don't have the IQ for it.

[mongo141]

“Yeah, it’s a sob story all right. Not only did you vote for this (twice), you even donated money and worked the phone banks to ensure this happened to you. Please do America a favor and never vote again. Ever. You obviously don’t have the IQ for it.”

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Roger That!

[andyk]

You reap what you sow. No sympathy from me.

[Poison Pill]

The money quote;

“We’re not changing our views because of this situation"

[Nailbiter]

bflr

[smoothsailing]

Liberals are cheap dates.

[forgotten man]

Karma is a bitch.

[Ray76]

Cradle idiots. Useful idiots. Now discarded idiots.

[LyinLibs]

[mom4melody]

I’m sorry...but those two even LOOK like libtards.....

[Iron Munro]

They need to consider how much suffering they, and other shallow minded fools like them, brought to millions of good people with their Obama Bromance.

[maine yankee]

Hey, F#$k Y*&, both of you.

We tried to tell you, we tried to warn you.

You two are the direct cause of this, for all of us.

Now pay for your own abortions

Pay for your own penis pump.

[whinecountry]

Comment after the story sums it up:

“Shorter version: He lied to our face. But we still support him. Now, how can we get other people to pay us a subsidy?”

[tflabo]

Democrats and leftist voters being negatively affected by ObamaCare? That makes us happy-— happier if they convert from their evil ways.

[Kartographer]

Could someone please translate? All I read was: WHAAA...WHAA...WHAWHAWHA......

[tcrlaf]

Karma is often cruel, but it is always just....

[nascarnation]

I always enjoy a good schadenfreude story.
Nice post.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Let’s see..they campaigned for and raised money for Obama..now their health insurance premiums are going through the roof..my “Give a sh*t meter” is basically at ZERO..could care less, they voted for him, let them choke on their higher premiums

[SatinDoll]

“...We’re not changing our views because of this situation...” so says the couple shafted by the Democrat’s ACA.

Life is hard. Going through life stupid is REALLY hard.

[andyk]

Almost as good was the quote where they implored their dear leaders for an exception for themselves:

“We believe that the Act is good for health care, the economy, & the future of our nation. However, ACA options for middle income individuals ages 59 & 60 are unaffordable. We’re learning that many others are similarly affected. In that spirit we ask that you fix this, for all of our sakes,” he and Brothers wrote.