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Disturbing Obamacare Inequities<\/b><\/div>\n
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by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
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A previous article said March 23, 2010 will live in infamy. With strokes from 22 pens, Obama enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).<\/div>\n
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It’s a monstrosity. Rules and regulations run thousands of pages. Providing healthcare should be simple. <\/div>\n
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ACA complicates it enormously. It’s rife with inequities. Households can’t possibly understand its provisions. They have no say. They’re forced to comply.<\/div>\n
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ACA is a scam. It’s a ripoff. It’s a healthcare rationing scheme. It’s a boon to providers. They wrote the law. It lets them game the system for profits.<\/div>\n
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It makes a dysfunctional system worse. US healthcare is outrageously expensive. It’s double the cost of other developed nations. <\/div>\n
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It’s woefully inadequate. Obamacare leaves millions uninsured. It leaves millions more way underinsured. It makes US healthcare more than ever unaffordable.<\/div>\n
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It requires buying insurance or be penalized. In 2014, it’s $95 per person up to 1% of family income, whichever is greater.<\/div>\n
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Fines increase sevenfold over the next two years. In 2016, it’s $695 per person up to 2.5% of income, whichever is greater. <\/div>\n
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Exemptions apply for individuals and families meeting these requirements:<\/div>\n
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