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Health & Fitness

'Obamacare' a Disaster for the Middle Class

Obama Care causing massive increases in medical premiums for the middle class and self employed. Government healthcare, here we come.

Thanks to Obama, Pelosi, Reid and all their friends, Obamacare is a living breathing monster and I don't really care what is in it now that it is passed.  What I do care about is my medical premiums for my small family has gone from $821 per month prior to Obama being elected to $1,711 per month a mere four years later.  For all you folks who didn't make it through high school math, that is a 109% increase under the Obama adminstration in just four years!  Guess, what?   My annual premiums of $20,532 is before I have to come out of pocket to pay the combined $8,000 family deductible and a $40 co-pay.  Better not get sick.  At least my flu shot was free. 

Now how much would my premiums be if I didn't have to cover 12 miliion (that's a low number) illegals from every country in the world who our government refuses to deport and who don't pay anything into the sytem or pay for abortions or free contraceptives or outrageous medical malpractice claims?  The system is broken and Obamacare only made things worse, much worse.  Anyone else feeling the premium pinch in their wallet?  Anyone's premiums gone down? 

Now I am just one family but now take the same premium increase I am experiencing and apply it to all government and agency employee benefits where the taxpayer usually pays 85%-100% of employee and their family premiums and get ready for fewer services and increased taxes and water rates.

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Time for some bold leadership from all levels of State and Federal Government to get our debt reduced and country back on track.  Waiting for Superman.

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