Well then that makes 2 people that have been saved by Obama and his wonderful medicine show. Let's do some math:
112 Million people have preexisting illnesses -- Not likely to pay any or will receive assistance in paying
72 Million under the age of 18; will not pay
11.7 Unemployed; unable to pay
So, with the total of 233 million citizens; who will be paying. Well, it will not be the i******s, but they will still get medical coverage. So may as well add them to the above totals. That is an estimate of 17 million people. People over the age of 65 is now 35 million, but many of them are going or have already gone back to work to afford medical insurance and living expenses. So, say half of that 35 million have enough funds or can physically go back to work, so add 17.5 million to the above figures. What does that leave.....who will pay the bills? The US government? Well, that really means that tax payers (those not included in the first set of numbers). Oh yes, the new taxes, that will cover it, but who are paying the new taxes? Big business? Small business? And how will they make up for the shortfall? Pass the increases on to the consumer.
So you are taken care of, and your sick kid or grandkid is taken care of....who was probably on state aide in the first place and being taken care of by the tax payers... It is a circle, and you do not see it.
In the end, socialized medicine is a burden on people who go to work! Just like paying for their food, it is the few that work. Just like paying for their cell phones, it is the few people that work. And all the social programs, the weight falls on the people that go to work.
Now that the old folks' money they paid into their programs to help then in their old age is been raped. Where will you people get the money for completing the start up of Obamacare? Will you all take the rest of it? 245 billion dollars was stolen by the government from Medicare by the end of 2011. And you sit there and let our old be robbed.
Obama is running an old fashioned shell game and what did PT Barnum say? Oh yes, there is a sucker born every minute.
And you say that my relatives that are over 65, they are paying less. No! It increased an average of 10 percent. Now that I reread your comment, perhaps YOU did see a drop.
Terry Allan Hall wrote:
Actually, our insurance costs dropped (slightly), but, more importantly, my sister-in-law's father-in-law, who couldn't previously get insurance, due to a pre-existing condition, is now covered.
He's worked hard, as a machinist, for nearly 50 years and deserves an even break, like not putting his wife and self into poverty over his health issues.