Well I'll be damned...I could be president... Originally Posted by JustCauseOf course you could. Obaminable has been elected 2x's!!!
And with initials like JC you got the "religious right fanatics" sewn up!
Whether you like it or not the GOP does have a plan. Here it is courtesy of the New York Times (or at least as much as the New York Slime is going to tell you)From your link. The republican plan is just another copy of the ACA with less benefits, essentially a squeeze on the middle class and poor people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/us...care.html?_r=0
So now you know that it exists and parts of it have existed prior to this but only now has the GOP been able to put it all together without Harry Reid getting in the way. Speaking of which, I wonder how he paid for his healthcare....of course it was us that paid for it after the union thugs worked him over. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
FThe government would offer subsidies, in the form of tax credits, for the purchase of “health care coverage or services,” according to the proposal. Originally Posted by flghtr65There used to be deductions for health care premiums and expenses over and above that paid by the carriers ... which were "scaled" based on taxable income. Those weren't "subsidies" .. they were tax deductions ... that were available and would be "waived' if not claimed as in when someone took a "standard" deduction and did not itemize deductions.
Whether you like it or not the GOP does have a plan. Here it is courtesy of the New York Times (or at least as much as the New York Slime is going to tell you)How many times has this so called "GOP Plan" been brought to a vote before the entire US House of Representatives?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/us...care.html?_r=0
So now you know that it exists and parts of it have existed prior to this but only now has the GOP been able to put it all together without Harry Reid getting in the way. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
From your link. The republican plan is just another copy of the ACA with less benefits, essentially a squeeze on the middle class and poor people.What union are you in, Farter65?
The government would offer subsidies, in the form of tax credits, for the purchase of “health care coverage or services,” according to the proposal. The subsidies would be available to people with incomes up to three times the poverty level (up to $35,300 for an individual), compared with four times the poverty level under the Affordable Care Act.
Lower-income and older people would receive larger subsidies, but the average amount would be less than the current subsidies, which, according to the Congressional Budget Office, are now expected to total $1 trillion over 10 years.
JD, you and Whirly were claiming two weeks ago that Obama's policies hurt the middle class. What do you think this republican proposal does? Originally Posted by flghtr65
I want you all to publicly acknowledge that the GOP has a plan so you can't post stupid shit anymore about not having a plan. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornDon't beat around The Shrub, JDIdiot. Just answer the question!
I want you all to publicly acknowledge that the GOP has a plan so you can't post stupid shit anymore about not having a plan. You may not like it (I may not like it) but there is a plan and you just have to admit the truth (as well as acknowledge that others have been lying about a lack of plan).Is a shitty plan a plan? Sure, OK. Doesn't mean we can't point at it and laugh. The crux is that it's so shitty it might as well not exist.
So, can I put you down as a truth seeker? Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
No, it's called the "Affordable Care Act"! Originally Posted by LexusLoverThe "Affordable Care Act" is the Democratic health care plan that the Republican Party has brought up for a (symbolic opposition vote), 56 times (and counting), thus far.
The reality is that the GOP plan would take us back to the days when insurers could sell junk policies, charge older folks more than they can today and calculate premiums based on a person’s health status. Originally Posted by bigtex"The Reality" is .... the taxpayers are paying the premiums now.