Luckovich: Givers and Takers

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[Gothmog]

1. Great cartoon

[GeorgeGist]

2. Affordable?

Not so much.

[flpoljunkie]

4. More than 6.4 million will be paying less than $100 a month for Obamacare.

Obamacare is, indeed, affordable.

About 6.4 million Americans will be able to purchase insurance for less than $100 each month on Obamacare’s new state-level marketplaces, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s because those people will be eligible for federal subsidies that will reduce the price of purchasing a plan under the health reform law.

The Obama administration calculated the expected premiums for people buying “silver” plans, which are the second-cheapest option on the new insurance marketplaces. Even though not every marketplace has announced its premium rates yet, researchers were still able to estimate those payments based on the health law’s rule for determining subsidies.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/09/17/2631881/obamacare-premiums-100-dollars-month/

[rhett o rick]

3. k&r thanks for posting. nm