(12-16-2017, 06:33 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote:

(12-16-2017, 06:12 PM)rollerjag Wrote: Ah, the folly of posting links without checking their content. One was just a report on Obama's quote, the other broke it down for discussion. Only one actually supported the claim.

Gimmick? Why do you think the tax cuts for middle class end on a certain date?

The premiums rose for my friend specifically because insurance companies are no longer reimbursed for discounts given to low income subscribers. This was a Trump administration decision.

Did you read them? That one was from Obama, yes, but it's still being pushed by the media. In fact, the media used that clip to talk more in-depth about it, and they used on-air segments to agree with it. The other two do speak about it. The point remains.

What date does it end, and which tax cuts are you saying are gimmicks? You're still not answering the question.

Premiums went up, on average 25%, for 2017. The costs have been increasing since its implementation, and the only reason it was ever even remotely close to affordable was because the Federal government was subsidizing it. The Feds can't afford to subsidize it. Where do you think the problem starts? Is it Obama for making your friends buy into something that was unaffordablee or Trump for revealing that it's unaffordable. Do you expect a handout because that's what reimbursements are.

Yes, I looked at them. For someone who has disdain for MSM, you sure seem to know a lot about their content. That you take every hyperbolic statement from a politician or their supportive media seriously may explain your vote for Trump.

Since you are apparently adept at Google, look it up. It's as easy to find as anything about the most qualified candidate ever. Which we all know was Gary Johnson.

My friend has voted Republican as long as I've known her, her pastor told her a vote for Hillary was a sin and she took that to heart.

I readily agree the ACA was flawed and spinning out of control. All I'm stating is a fact - her premium became too expensive directly because of a decision by the Trump administration. Was there a reasonable alternative from Republicans or Trump? What do you think Trump had in mind when he made these promises? You see anything there indicating "...unless we can't call it a repeal, then they can all go rot."

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