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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (543284)	10/14/2013 6:59:52 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 793553

Heavily subsidized.

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (543284)	10/15/2013 12:39:39 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	2 Recommendations Recommended By lightshipsailor SirWalterRalegh Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793553

I think there will be plenty of sticker shock coming from those with subsidies too. For most of the working class, say a couple bringing home $40 to $60 K, the subsidies assume they can pay 9.5% in premiums, that is, around $300 - $450 a month. Most such households cannot afford that, and if they had health insurance before, were used to better subsidies than that from their employers. There is going to be a large group of people who were expecting cheap insurance, if not free, who are going to be disappointed to learn than all the law has in store for them is a 1% fine, for which they get nothing.