Obamacare simplified for the masses

[0utlaw-immortal.livejournal.com]

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[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

it works now???

i know some poor people you should talk to.
oh wait, you dont believe they exist, or should be having a conversation with the likes of you.


you sicken me when you think things are hunky dory for poor people who lack healthcare.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

it works now???

Yes, it clearly works now. The number of people who did not have coverage, could not afford it, and didn't qualify for aid is very small.

you sicken me when you think things are hunky dory for poor people who lack healthcare.

Good thing I didn't say that.

[ygrii-blop.livejournal.com]

He's not paying any attention to you.

[radioclashed.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

There isn't aid if you are poor and without insurance.

Medicaid.

[radioclashed.livejournal.com]

You know as well as I do that not every poor person can get it.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Right. So we need to figure out how to handle that small percentage as opposed to pretending that the system doesn't work.

[radioclashed.livejournal.com]

Most conservatives would like to see it dissipate. It would create even more in need.

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

The answer is logical, Jeff. We handle that small percentage by letting them die.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

It isn't a small percentage. That's the problem.

At worst, it's about 15-17% of the population. That's an out of context number, however, as it includes illegal immigrants, people who can afford health care and don't purchase it, Medicare/Medicaid undercounts, and people who would qualify for those programs but do not file for them. This is the most recent CPS data (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/health/toc.htm), when I saw it broken down the first time, the result was about 10-11m people who fell outside of that group. Or about 3-4% of the population. That's a small percentage.