That's right... entire businesses are being driven to the brink of bankruptcy and American families are being ruined. So claims the blogger at the other end of the link.

One of our members posted this link in my thread about the NSA. He may have found some relevance but I don't really see it. So I decided to repost his link in a new thread so you folks can continue to rant about the ACA.

http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/10/21/the-definitive-guide-to-how-obamacare-is-destroying-american-lives/

As for me, I read the blog, written by some dude who apparently collects horror stories about Obama. I found his meandering to be over dramatic and entirely based on the opinions of pissed off people. So have fun folks!

From my perspective the absolute only way we can get out of this ACA mess is 6o elect a Republican controlled House and Senate. They would not be able to repeal the law because Obama would veto such an attempt but they could defund it. Barring such an event, we are stuck with this monster because as long as Harry Reid controls the senate the ACA is here to stay and the hurting families be damned. The democrats who are now joining the republicans to ask for a one year delay are only doing so to get re-elected and if they do then its Katie bar the door as there is no way they can be stopped. This abomination is a democrat law passed by democrats only and to date not a single democrat lawmaker has even insinuated that he or she has read the entire law. They still do not know what is in it but are damning republicans for wanting to back off on the individual mandate. Their logo represents them well=a bunch of jackasses.

I think the Republicans have to get their act together first. Even Orin Hatch is referring to the House Republicans as "children". They also need to provide the American people with something real instead of just a lot of whining and stomping about what the Democrats are doing. Regardless of how divided people are about the ACA, it's pretty damned obvious that the vast majority of Americans are NOT happy with the current state of healthcare in this country and it's obvious to me that healthcare is going to have an ever increasingly important role in the future and that the current system is vastly incapable of meeting the challenges. I am not an insurance expert by any means, however, it seems to me that it would have been much simpler to let everyone enroll the healthcare plan enjoyed by federal workers. It already exists and keeps the IRS out of our health care. They would have to subsidize some as they are now subsidizing federal workers and expand Medicaid as they have already done. The ACA is unworkable unless young, healthy people sign up to off-set those being subsidized or getting free health care. It is not happening and I do not believe it will happen in sufficient numbers to carry the load. This is all about control of the citizenry and has nothing to do with actual health care. A policy with a high deductible held by a person of average means is basically useless and many doctors will not accept them because they will not get paid.
If a person working 40 hours a week cannot afford to buy health insurance how is he going to do it while working 29 hours a week ? If you are a young , healthy 30 year old man of average means what do you give up to make that $400 to $500 monthly insurance premium payment ? Your car payment ? Your rent ? Food? Entertainment ? This is an ill conceived plan by a man who lives in a fantasy world where everything is perfect and it has to work because he designed it. The government knew in 2010 that several million (14+_) would lose their health insurance but the president continued to spew his BS that "If you like your plan you can keep your plan, Period" or "If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor, Period." He knew those were lies and his democrat congress knew they were lies but they rammed it down the citizenry's throat regardless. If you like the IRS in the middle of your health care, so be iit, but I venture to say that most people find it reprehensible. Good Luck America !!!

I think if we give the ACA a year or two it could mature into a solid basis for a better system. I'm not saying it's the answer to everything, or that it's even close to being perfect but I think it's way to early to call it a failure. I support the ACA because it's the closest we've come to actually doing anything about the horrible system we have now and I don't have much confidence that the Republicans will even make an attempt to do anything about it. Since the Tea Party moved into the House, the GOP has been much better at destroying things than building things.

A policy with a high deductible held by a person of average means is basically useless and many doctors will not accept them because they will not get paid.
If a person working 40 hours a week cannot afford to buy health insurance how is he going to do it while working 29 hours a week ? If you are a young , healthy 30 year old man of average means what do you give up to make that $400 to $500 monthly insurance premium payment ? Your car payment ? Your rent ? Food? Entertainment ? This is an ill conceived plan by a man who lives in a fantasy world where everything is perfect and it has to work because he designed it.