re: Annual "what did I do wrong to get punished?" thread re: ACA

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No, from what you paid in 2017. There was always going to be a jump as EHBs kicked in, and likely more as the markets stabilized. Next year was going to be a very stable year compared to 2017, then Republicans happened.

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so you're already setting this baseilne as a dishonest number, when it should be $150/mo

even though you're attempting to use propaganda, it won't work b/c you're missing the piont of this thread. this isn't a "one off". i've been making a version of this thread almost every year since 2013. i posted the last 2 in OP. that initial increase matters. a ton

hell even if the ACA "stabilized", any increase would be exponential after that initial rate shock

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Do you think the denominator of people who would be helping you to pay it is smaller as all US taxpayers, or Louisiana residents on the individual health exchange market?

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that's literally irrelevant

this thread is about me, a person who has by most measures overcome adversity and low SES to make something of himself...the story you want people to follow, being punished (by having more of my property taken from me).the truly irrational part of that punishment is that it's largely mandated by this law/policy to subsidize the healthcare costs of people who didn't work nearly as hard as i did and made multitudes more sub-optimal choices

what is rational about this system?

what is rational about making me pay almost a mortgage payment per month for health insurance that i can use? you know what that does? it means that i can't invest in my future by paying an ACTUAL mortgage. again, punished

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The structure is to provide health insurance to the largest number of people at the lowest cost in total,

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by redistributing wealth according to the policy valuations made. those valuations are based in punishing people of my age/economic status to subsidize others (older people, people who chose not to buy health insurance previously but still enjoy health care, and a small population of people with PECs who weren't on an employer plan)

you can try to lie all that you want, and it's still a lie

i'll put it another way. if there were no cost subsidies and no medicaid expansion, would i be paying more or less than i am now (in taxes and premium increases)?

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of course I didnt accept. I banded together with a bunch of like minded people and got things changed. You can do the same.

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oh you mean just like me making this thread?

ok

got it

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Im so proud of how far you’ve come from your early prog filth days

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Member since Sep 2007

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Bama is about to call your Bernie-loving arse a Republican

My Company's plan was set to go up 65% next year (United). It was a pretty strong plan that I was confident they under-priced when they presented it to us, so I wasn't surprised. Going to BCBS next year, around 20% increase I believe, but there is some dropoffs in coverage.

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what, exactly, did i do wrong?

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Being born white is pretty damn bad. I would suggest you check all your privilege

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My Company's plan was set to go up 65% next year (United). It was a pretty strong plan that I was confident they under-priced when they presented it to us, so I wasn't surprised. Going to BCBS next year, around 20% increase I believe, but there is some dropoffs in coverage.

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I am 48. I have had my own household for 26 years. I have never even thought about HC costs as something I need to worry about. The last four years HC has become a major pain in my arse. I pay a shitload more for a shitload less.

Anyone that supports this bullshite is a lunatic.

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, no. I did a LOT more than bitch about it on here.

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unless you did something to sway Anthony Kennedy, you didn't actually do anything for national recognition of SSM

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I attended countless rallies, two marches in Washington, contacted my member of Congress, and other members of Congress.

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accomplished as much as this thread (not much at all)

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meh, the Supreme Court needed to see a groundswell of support along with multiple states recognizing it, which they did. Without that, I don't think they would have ever legalized that. Anyone that was connected to this movement will tell you the same

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Good to know you all admit the ruling had nothing to do with law and everything to do with muh feelings

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if this is true, then you're just arguing that the decision they made was thew wrong one, legally

yo do realize that, right?

you're arguing they ruled for the more popular and not the legally correct, decision

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He just invalidated his movement.