So the results are in!

[PCIntern]

I just received my health care renewal notice for my dental office for 2014. For the SAME plan, for the SAME services, SAME deductibles, SAME coverage, I have a 31% savings in premium prices for me and for the indviduals whom I cover. For my business this comes out to a $21000 savings per annum.

That's TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS per year...

Whether the website is up and running or not.

[Berlum]

1. Thank you President Obama for overcoming Republicon obstruction

Republicons have done all they can to prevent Americans from having affordable health care. But their hateful, small-minded, greedy plans have come to shit.

Hear ye, O' RepubliWankers, the words of the prophet: your shit leadeth unto more shit. Meanwhile, fairness leadeth unto a fair deal for the citizens of these United States of America, no matter how much Republicons despise our nation and try to drag it down into their Shit Heap, Inc. (R) to abide with them.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

35. + one zillion!

Dear PCIntern---


What she said!!!

[trumad]

2. Awesome....

Such a residual effect. That 21,000 most likely goes back into the economy...etc..etc...etc.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Republicans are acting like that money BELONGS to the insurance company.

[Turbineguy]

3. Well, yes,

but everybody knows you are a notorious liberal who can't do simple math.

Here is the truth: My health premiums are doubling! That's right! Just like they told me on Fox News!

My costs go from $782 per month this year to $193 per month next year. And I get fewer benefits because they add maternity and drug coverage. Needless to say I AM OUTRAGED!

[coldbeer]

4. but ... but .... "What does the Fox say?"

It seems that where ever I go, I am haunted by "What does the Fox say."
I visited my grandchildren in Nebraska and that was their queue. They
do not watch Fox News or MSNBC. I just was bewildered at first, but I
cannot escape the tune. I cannot listen to Media anymore ..... But,
"What did the Fox say, didtdiddidtdidtdidt.............................

[stillwaiting]

24. Jon Stewart could easily crucify Fox News with a Mash Up of their ridiculous overuse of

highly targeted catch phrases that they use to propagandize the right wing point of view.

I have no doubt it could be an amazing segment. I hope he does it, and it goes viral.

[brush]

6. Did you get this right?

You wrote:

"My costs go from $782 per month this year to $193 per month next year."

That sounds like huge savings to me but you're bashing the ACA?

Am I missing the sarcasm or something?

[Autumn Colors]

7. Yes, you are (missing the sarcasm)

I would think the intro of:

"Well, yes ... but everybody knows you are a notorious liberal who can't do simple math. "

would have made that obvious.

[brush]

25. Ha ha! I knew something had to be up.

Last edited Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Guess I have re-charge the batteries on my sarcasm detector.

[Turbineguy]

32. I'll be complaining to Rand Paul

as soon as somebody writes something I can use.

[MADem]

20. You totally missed the sarcasm!

I guess everyone always has to drag this old boy out, without fail...




I do, because I have noticed that people can't always detect a sarcastic tone with the written word.

[B Calm]

5. Great news! You going to give your employees a small raise?

[PCIntern]

9. they get raises and incentive anyway...

I think I'll send the money to you...

or that guy in Nigeria...

[B Calm]

10. I just thought it would be great if you could explain why

they were getting this unexpected raise. I'm not trying to be a smart ass!

[PCIntern]

11. I was being funny...

after nine years, no one gets my sensayuma!

[B Calm]

12. I just think it would be a great news story for ACA

and workers all over the country would know their employers are getting huge cuts in health insurance costs.

[PCIntern]

22. that is Corregeidor!

And I'm happy because it had been increasing every year since, like, forever...

[The Wizard]

8. Plain and simple

Obamacare is insurance reform designed to drive down the cost of health insurance that was stifling economic growth and thus killing jobs. This is a plan Republicans would normally embrace and claim as their own. Unfortunately, the moneyed interests that control the Republican Party hate Obama for his complexion rather than the policies he borrowed from them.
Hatred, bigotry and ignorance is a recipe the Republicans concocted for cheap political gain rather than the benefit of the people. And with the help of Pox News and hate radio they've exploited enough dupes to vote against their own best interests.

[Fumesucker]

14. Eh, the same people hated Bill Clinton

You might recall that Clinton was impeached by these same people.

[Ganja Ninja]

13. Imagine what effect that type of money going back into the economy will have. n/t

[B Calm]

31. Employers will probably pocket the money and raise

the cost to the employees and blame the cost going up because of Obama Care.

[Fla Dem]

15. In all seriousness, why aren't these the stories we're hearing in the media.

Send your experience to Scott Pelly,CBS, Brian Wiliams, NBC and Diane Sawyer at ABC. Tell them you're tired of them only headlining the negative stories about the web site, and people having their crappy policies canceled.

[RedCloud]

16. Repugs are but puppets of their Health "Care" mogul masters.

That's all we need to say about them. They regurgitate their propaganda with glee. And their puppet masters pass the cost of their campaign bribes onto us with rate increases.

[marble falls]

17. The insurance industries love at least 90% of the ACA, they get what they really wanted .....

for years - everybody in the risk pool. What they don't like is spending 80% of premiums on health care, but they can happily live with that limit.

[Cryptoad]

18. Funny how the MSM

never has any of the many stories like yours on their broadcast!

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Please go here and tell NBC about it......

http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/04/21308012-tell-us-your-obamacare-stories?lite

[spanone]

23. k&r...

[11 Bravo]

26. Be careful, FoxNews will put out a hit on you for fucking up their narrative!

[gopiscrap]

27. Congrats and thanks for sharing

you need to go to the media and keep at em til they air your story!

[Arugula Latte]

28. Great news! Suggestion: Edit your subject line to give more information about your post.

[PCIntern]

29. Why would I want to do that?

It was designed to get everyone to read it, since I think it is a BFD. It's the 'hook', as it were...

[Arugula Latte]

30. Okay, I thought it might attract more attention, but maybe you're right.

[busterbrown]

38. Please so what Poster from #15 asks...

Please.....Please....Please.. If James Brown was alive he’d be asking too.... Maybe

[Skittles]

33. SWEET!!!

[Thor_MN]

34. See!!! Causing companies the undue burden of having to decide what to do with the savings.

So unfair, making you decide what to do with those funds!!!

[PCIntern]

36. LOL! My biggest problem! Nt

[Beartracks]

37. Wait - You mean website glitches DON'T mean that Obamacare suckz??

================

[okaawhatever]

39. I hope you can use some of the savings to donate to campaigns. It's how big biz gives

so much money to the republicans. They donated a ton of money, get them elected, and then the elected officials get a law passed/earmark/tax deduction to give them their money back fivefold. Until we can overturn Citizens United we'll be facing an uphill battle with donations.

[rufus dog]

40. Or as Fox News would say, "Obamacare impacts Dentists Practice"

We have this Dentist who appears to be a fine American, a faithful Phillies fan who now has to take his focus away from patient care in order to determine how to manage the Obamacare penalty of almost negative $2,000 per month.