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    Boy, I wish my money was still in my pocket too ! But my co-pays increased from $35.00 to $50.00 dollars years before this new insurance came along, of course my time at the doctor's office decreased as most people stayed sick then, it was cheaper.

    The price went up and someone took over our dental program, but at least we still had dental and optical. After seeing Ted and Jay talk at least I'm getting an idea of how huge Texas is, a quarter of the people who live there don't have insurance, Unca Sam scored big time !
    How many steers are there in Texas ?

    I lucked out though, our company does multi-million dollar business each month and we don't even sell stuff ! Well, mebbe memories and food
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7N7D3xA1IA

    1] Balance the budget by reducing spending
    2] Change our foreign policy to that of non-intervention
    3] A full audit and more supervision of the federal reserve, leading to abolishing the federal reserve
    4] Regain respect for civil liberties and privacy, legalize competition to the federal reserve with competing currencies
    5] Reign in the C.I.A. and get rid of taxation and abolish the military and elite
    6] Nirvana ensues

    I think Ron Paul will have an easy go of the next presidential election.

    All he wants is to give the country back to the descendants of the people who originally stole it to avoid taxation without representation.

    What are your thought ? :hmmmm:
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    Re: Politics

    This worked so well once ...

    Organizers said "hundreds" of students signed a pledge not to enroll in health insurance exchanges.

    Grover Norquist’s grip on the House Republican Conference is loosening.
    A growing number of GOP lawmakers have disavowed Norquist’s pledge against supporting tax increases in recent days, telling The Hill they no longer feel bound to uphold a document that they signed.
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    So, did anyone else catch Ted's body language ? He backs up to the edge of the seat as he is making a case for the GOP.

    You can see he just wants out of there as Jay mentions Justice Roberts and points out that 25% of the state will be helped with insurance, since they don't currently have any.

    Then Jay clobbers him with reality [ since all of the other founding civilizations there have been other forms of sex ].

    At least Ted doesn't cry on TV
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    (CNN)– Washington state resident Jessica Sanford was bursting with pride when President Obama mentioned her story during a Rose Garden event on health care reform last month at the White House.

    "Who wouldn't?" Sanford asks. "I'm a nobody really to have him mention my story."

    Back in October, Sanford had written a letter to the White House to share her good news. The 48-year-old single mother of a teenage son diagnosed with ADHD had just purchased what she considered to be affordable insurance on the Washington state exchange.

    "I was ecstatic. I couldn't wait to call the doctor for an appointment on January 2nd," Sanford told CNN about the feeling she had when she first enrolled.

    Her heartfelt letter made it to the President's hands and then into his October 21 speech.

    "'I was crying the other day when I signed up. So much stress lifted.'" Obama said, reading from Sanford's letter.

    The president said Sanford's story was proof, despite the technical problems with the healthcare.gov website, that the Affordable Care Act was working.

    "That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. The point is, the essence of the law - the health insurance that's available to people - is working just fine," Obama said.

    But then, after Obama mentioned her story, Sanford started having problems. Sanford said she received another letter informing her the Washington state health exchange had miscalculated her eligibility for a tax credit.

    In other words, her monthly insurance bill had shot up from $198 a month (she had initially said $169 a month to the White House but she switched plans) to $280 a month for the same "gold" plan offered by the state exchange.

    Sanford said she was frustrated with the state's error. But she decided to purchase the new plan and thought everything was fine.
    It wasn't fine. Last week, Sanford received another letter from the Washington state exchange, stating there had been another problem, a "system error" that resulted in some "applicants to qualify for higher than allowed health insurance premium tax credits."

    The letter said the state exchange was "disappointed to have discovered this issue" and apologized.

    The result was a higher quote, which Sanford said was for $390 per month for a "silver" plan with a higher deductible. Still too expensive
    A cheaper "bronze" plan, Sanford said, came in at $324 per month, but also with a high deductible - also not in her budget.

    Then another letter from the state exchange with even worse news.

    "Your household has been determined eligible for a Federal Tax Credit of $0.00 to help cover the cost of your monthly health insurance premium payments," the latest letter said.

    "I had a good cry," Sanford said about her reaction to the latest news from the state.

    As a self-employed court reporter, the new quote was simply out of her range.

    "This is it. I'm not getting insurance," Sanford told CNN. "That's where it stands right now unless they fix it."

    Sanford, an Obama supporter who voted for the president twice, is careful to say she blames the state of Washington's online marketplace for the mixed signals and not the White House.

    She is sorry Obama mentioned her during the October 21 speech.

    "I feel awful about it. I support (the Affordable Care Act)," Sanford said.

    But the messy rollout in the other Washington, the nation's capital, was not far from her mind.

    "What the hell? Why is it the same story as the federal government?" Sanford says in disgust with the Washington state exchange. "They didn't have it ready."

    "They screwed up," she added.

    Sanford reiterated her frustration in a post to the Washington HealthPlanFinder's Facebook page last Friday.

    "Wow. You guys really screwed me over," Sanford wrote. "Now I have been priced out and will not be able to afford the plans you offer. But, I get to pay $95 and up for not having health insurance. I am so incredibly disappointed and saddened. You majorly screwed up."

    In response, a HealthplanFinder posting tried to direct Sanford to a broker for help.

    "Jessica, we are very sad and disappointed that the tax credit miscalculation affected you so heavily," the comment read, suggesting she try to find a new plan on the site. Sanford responded on Facebook the issue was affordability.

    Bethany Frey, a spokeswoman for Washington HealthPlanFinder told CNN on Monday night, "I'm already looking into this with our client specialist team. I'll let you know what I hear."
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    Re: Politics

    Kinda nerdy, but an interesting comparison


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    Re: Politics

    I hope Hilary does better
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    Re: Politics

    I'm casting a Vote for Chuck Mangione, cause he feels so good.

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    Re: Politics

    Jeb bush's turn !!
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    Re: Politics

    2014 = Do not let these 545 people get away with it !

    Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

    Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

    They, and they alone, have the power..

    They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses.

    Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees...

    We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
    http://www.545vs300million.com/


    It's time for some House and Senate cleaning, F - I - R - E !
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