Is Obamacare an insurance program, or a wealth-redistribution program?

[Little-Acorn]

Now that people are finally able to go to these "exchanges" the liberals keep proudly pointing to, and get actual numbers for what their own family's charges will be and what govt subsidies they can get, some disquieting facts are coming up.

A family of four, looking at the "bronze" plan (the least expensive up front), found that the charge for it would be $750/month. That was scary to them, a major hit... but then they found out that they might be eligible to get govt subsides to cover part of that cost.

The same family, if they made a lot more money, would have had the same charge... but no govt subsides. They'd have to pay all of it.

The "insurance" part, as the liberals piously protest, isn't coming from government at all. You are getting insurance from the same companies you've always gotten insurance from (well, some of them), not from the government. The govt merely sets the standards, it doesn't provide the actual insurance, the liberals now tell us.

The conclusion is clear.

Obamacare is, at its fundamental nature, just another wealth-redistribution program. It's a program that uses health care as its excuse for redistributing, but its original purpose was, and still is, to redistribute wealth.

It's doing it, as people are finding out, by imposing high costs on everybody... and then "giving" lavish govt subsidies to those who earn less.

Basically it's taking lots of money from those who earn more, and handing it to those who earn less.

All this stuff about exchanges, patient loads, keeping your old plan etc., is merely window dressing. Obamacare is and always has been, a wealth redistribution program.

Is this what the American people wanted?

As the politicians said, we had to pass it just to find out what's in it. Unfortunately, once we found out what's in it, we would NOT be allowed to un-pass it if we didn't like it.

Not without a fight, against the people who tricked us into it.

 

[boedicca]

It's a Redistribution Program.

Those who work or have a certain moderate level of assets will pay Inflated Retail Prices for health insurance so that a growing pool of people can get free or Firesale Bargain health insurance.

And the ones paying Full Price will be subject to rationing.

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

It's a Redistribution Program.

Those who work or have a certain moderate level of assets will pay Inflated Retail Prices for health insurance so that a growing pool of people can get free or Firesale Bargain health insurance.

And the ones paying Full Price will be subject to rationing.

Honey, you need to visit the ER of your local hospital and ask all of those people sitting in there if they have health insurance. A lot of them won't but they know they can get treated anyway. That's why they are there.

Then wander upstairs to some of the people in the rooms who have just had surgery or some other procedure or treatment. Ask them if they have insurance or if their insurance is going to cover the specific problem they are having. Many will answer "no" and "no" to those questions. Some will THINK they are covered but have a rude awakening awaiting them.

NOW....ask yourself who ultimately ends up paying their tab. You, toots. Because the hospitals and docs pass those costs for care, much of which they never collect on to the insurance companies and their policy holders.

SO....I guess you could say the current system is a redistribution of wealth, too.