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Originally Posted by tw2113

Majority of society when they talk about it. "Free healthcare for all!"

that's a nice dream but the reality is everybody is paying for their plans so at this point it should be clear to all that insurance costs money. there is also a choice of plans-- bronze, silver, etc-- and the higher you go the more it costs.

what some people get to varying degrees is a subsidy to help pay for their premiums, and everyone who gets it is very conscious of it as well because they have to qualify.

however, yes, there has been an expansion of medicaid for the poorest people and that i suppose may appear as "free" to some but it's better than people dying under a bridge or in the middle of the street or trying to patch themselves up from a mortal wound with duct tape.

there are also high risk pools for people who would have been denied in the past because they have such "preexisting conditions" as having been born with a heart defect or old wounds from accidents and what not.

best of all is now we are all free to leave our tedious jobs and start a business because anybody can get health insurance. to those who moan their praises about the "job creators" this should be a great boon-- now more people can be job creators.