The American Human: Oh No! Obamacare Is Going to Work!

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Oh No! Obamacare Is Going to Work!

Fun fact: This has nothing to do with healthcare, but the woman in the picture is
Rep. Cathy Rogers (R-WA). She's in almost all pictures of the House leadership
because, look, we're not all white males! I didn't know her, either, always wondered.

California has already reported that healthcare rates under Obama's healthcare insurance exchanges will be substantially lower than expected. The linked article mentions that similar rates are popping up in Oregon and Washington, as well.

In today's New York Times, we find out that Obamacare is going to drastically reduce healthcare costs in New York:

Individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums tumble next year in New York State as changes under the federal health care law take effect, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday.

State insurance regulators say they have approved rates for 2014 that are at least 50 percent lower on average than those currently available in New York. Beginning in October, individuals in New York City who now pay $1,000 a month or more for coverage will be able to shop for health insurance for as little as $308 monthly. With federal subsidies, the cost will be even lower.

The GOP reaction to such news was to vote to repeal Obamacare for the 38th and 39th time. Smart, really smart. Remind me next time I want something cool, really cool to happen to benefit Americans that I should look to Republicans for help. Or not.

We tried fucking up healthcare and couldn't do it. Don't
worry, we'll probably find something we can fuck up.

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My General Principles

1. Civilized societies require the rule of law.
2. Science is my preferred method for examining and understanding reality.
3. Religion is superstition.
4. An educated society is a healthy society.
5. Democratic governments are by their very nature socialist.
6. Market economies are by their very nature capitalist.
7. Markets are not (entirely) efficient or rational and thus require regulation.
8. Don’t confuse politics with public policy.
9. Civil discourse requires rational argument, even if yelling or stomping your feet or name-calling is more fun.
10. If you consider making stuff up a viable tactic, you are disallowed from civil discourse.
11. Puritanism is America’s original sin.
12. Income redistribution is good for society, hoarding is not.
13. Everybody, from time to time, needs help.

About the American Human

The American Human is written by Calvin Ross, a retired teacher who at various points in life has been a musician, woodworker, restaurateur, narrator, English teacher in Japan, novelist, technology journalist, and private tutor to Japanese children here in the U.S.

Happily residing in the wine country of Sonoma County north of San Francisco, Calvin has lived in the Philippines, the Netherlands, and the aforementioned Japan, as well as in Chicago, Colorado, Georgia, and many different towns in California, including, of all places, the Mojave Desert.

Calvin, you may note quickly, is a liberal progressive who doesn't think being called a socialist is all that bad, especially since he sort of would like living in Denmark if it weren't so cold. He blogs because he can.