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To: tejek who wrote (756706)	12/8/2013 4:13:34 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 1574539

The ACA is a disaster.....that's reality....and that is what the R's have figured out....

To: tejek who wrote (756706)	12/8/2013 4:16:16 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574539

>> The ACA is significantly better than what we had before What is the evidence of that? That there will be millions (probably more than 10 million) more uninsureds on January 1 than there were on October 1? Or is it that the average insurance premium is 40% higher as a result of the ACA? Or just that people love it so much that more than half disapprove of it nearly four years into it? What exactly leads you to your conclusion that it is "significantly better?"

To: tejek who wrote (756706)	12/8/2013 4:17:50 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574539

The numbers don't lie, NJ small businesses are getting hosed by ObamacareI have yet to actually meet a person who's been "helped" by Obamacare. And according to this report on the impact Dear Leader's socialist schemes are having on New Jersey's small businesses, I probably never will. Kim Greene warned her small-business clients that 2014 would be ugly. But not like this. At the start of last month, renewal notices for health plans that take effect in January began arriving at her insurance brokerage, Name Benefits in Hillsborough. And as she opened each notice, it became apparent to her just how confusing, complex and, in many cases, costly health insurance will be for small businesses next year. "Sixty-eight percent, 43 percent, 40 percent," Greene said as she read off the rate hikes that her small-employer clients are facing in 2014. "Wow, 70.33 percent." "I've never seen anything like this," she said. "Before the (Affordable Care Act), the highest increase I saw was 47 percent, but it was an old plan with very rich benefits." In my day job we got hit by Aetna with a 38% increase. Which we then traded for a craptacular Oxford plan that only jacked up our rates by 15%, mostly by limiting our doctor network to 2 Pakistani interns with a clinic in Paterson. OK, I exaggerate, but only a little. Our doctor and hospital network is indeed significantly smaller, and Oxford provides zero out of network benefits. And before they pay Dime One, I have to meet a $1,500 deductible and a $4,000 out-of-pocket max. We used to call that "catastrophic coverage" and it came with a low price tag. Not any more. These days the catastrophe is Obamacare. Thanks Democrats! I like getting hosed! Really. It's the best part of my otherwise boring life. Posted at 11:56 by Chris W

To: tejek who wrote (756706)	12/8/2013 7:02:10 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1574539

To: tejek who wrote (756706)	12/9/2013 4:10:23 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574539

Ted, The ACA is significantly better than what we had before... For some people, yeah. For many people, heck no. Winners and losers. Of course, the Democrats NEVER sold ObamaCare as something people other than the so-called "one percent" would have to pay more for. Tenchusatsu