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26. Teddy Roosevelt first proposed it about 100 years ago...

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 02:49 PM

Jun 2014

nice to see we're picking up steam. Yay us!

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Can we finally agree that Obamacare is working? [View all] wyldwolf Jun 2014 OP

There's still all the millions of dead broke people like me that still don't have it... Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #1

Why dont you have it? quakerboy Jun 2014 #4

. Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #15

So its not the ACA quakerboy Jun 2014 #16

. Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #19

Because Medicaid didn't get expanded into all states? That's not a problem with Obamacare, pnwmom Jun 2014 #7

That was a messed up decision wasn't it. savalez Jun 2014 #9

If your income was under 12K, couldn't you have estimated your 2014 income at $12K? stevenleser Jun 2014 #39

. Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #43

Nah give it another 20 years and 34o23uin studies and well, that's what the Kill the Bill folk uponit7771 Jun 2014 #2

Health care is very important to everyone. I would venture to say sometime in the future health Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #3

you forgot the sarcasm tag Doctor_J Jun 2014 #13

It will change, just as Massachusetts has only around 5% uninsured, this will happen in the rest of Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #18

but your post to which I responded said the US is close to being level with the Doctor_J Jun 2014 #21

Don't think close was in my post. Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #28

Its working better than what came before it quakerboy Jun 2014 #5

And it's certainly working great for insurers too. progressoid Jun 2014 #6

word Doctor_J Jun 2014 #12

It took years for universal health care for countries that have them Iliyah Jun 2014 #8

Teddy Roosevelt first proposed it about 100 years ago... truebluegreen Jun 2014 #26

It certainly is helping those who were previously uninsured and the younger people.. Cha Jun 2014 #10

Is there a graph that shows how many have paid the premium ? NM_Birder Jun 2014 #38

Whatever rickyhall Jun 2014 #11

That would be a 50,000 bill here Doctor_J Jun 2014 #24

obamacare is clearly a fantastic success Takket Jun 2014 #14

It has been a fantastic success for the insurance companies but only sort of successful for some Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #17

Obamacare has been a godsend for my family, and for many others that I know. stopbush Jun 2014 #27

That is nice I am glad they like it, but many were also left behind guess they should be happy too. Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #32

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Telling the truth is not shitting on it as you say unless of course it was shit to begin with Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #35

If you had a handle on "the truth," it might hurt. stopbush Jun 2014 #36

If I were self absorbed I would not even waste my time here Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #42

I'm not sure that whether it would be a success of not was ever in question........ socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #20

Perhaps we can give it more than 6 months ... 1000words Jun 2014 #22

look at the picture in reply 6 Doctor_J Jun 2014 #23

What does it matter now ? The IRS, .."those people" that will be NM_Birder Jun 2014 #37

It is a start etherealtruth Jun 2014 #25

Absolutely not. Many of key components have yet to be implemented. maced666 Jun 2014 #29

Which is why Republicans are going, "BENGHAZI IRS BENGHAZI IRS" alp227 Jun 2014 #30

No. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #31

Never! Never! Wait, I thought my browser had been highjacked and this OP was freeperland flamebait. pampango Jun 2014 #33

One very serious problem is that private health insurance corporations have devised and employed Zorra Jun 2014 #40

Everyone knows that the insurance companies are the problem, and ACA locks them in Doctor_J Jun 2014 #41