Comments on: Wouldn’t it be ironic? https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39546 RL Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:43:11 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39546 <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/52849-hr1628senate.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/52849-hr1628senate.pdf</a> This is harvesting profits for the few off the bodies of the poor... <blockquote>People with income below 100 percent of the FPL who were not eligible for Medicaid could generally receive premium tax credits under this legislation and not under current law. However, even with the net premium of $300 shown in the illustrative examples for a person with income at 75 percent of the FPL ($11,400 in 2026), the deductible would be more than half their annual income. The net premium of a silver plan for a 40-year-old would be about 15 percent of their annual income, and the deductible would be more than one-third of their annual income.</blockquote> https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/52849-hr1628senate.pdf

This is harvesting profits for the few off the bodies of the poor…

People with income below 100 percent of the FPL who were not eligible for Medicaid
could generally receive premium tax credits under this legislation and not under current
law. However, even with the net premium of $300 shown in the illustrative examples for
a person with income at 75 percent of the FPL ($11,400 in 2026), the deductible would
be more than half their annual income. The net premium of a silver plan for a 40-year-old
would be about 15 percent of their annual income, and the deductible would be more than
one-third of their annual income.

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39544 RL Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:19:55 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39544 Can you imagine how much more dangerous they would be if they were intelligent and competent? Can you imagine how much more dangerous they would be if they were intelligent and competent?

]]> By: hank https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39543 hank Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:39:23 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39543 Its possible McConnell realized BCrap would destroy the GOP, and this is a good way to withdraw gracefully with a minimum of damage. As for having second thoughts about the last 8 years of treachery... NAAAAAHHH! Its possible McConnell realized BCrap would destroy the GOP, and this is a good way to withdraw gracefully with a minimum of damage.

As for having second thoughts about the last 8 years of treachery…
NAAAAAHHH!

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39542 Robert Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:32:32 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39542 Just read the news that Mitch has delayed the vote on the BCRAP until after the July 4th holidays. Which is not in itself ironic. The irony was finding myself wondering if McConnell had deliberately crafted a bill that would fail to "repeal" Obamacare, while providing political cover to Republican Senators for that failure. The moderates can go home and blame it on the conservatives, the conservatives can go home and burn the moderates in effigy. And a good time will be had by all. What if they really don't want to do this horrible thing, but feel trapped by eight years of lies and bitter rhetoric and blood oaths into at least going through the motions? Am I delusional, or what? Just read the news that Mitch has delayed the vote on the BCRAP until after the July 4th holidays. Which is not in itself ironic. The irony was finding myself wondering if McConnell had deliberately crafted a bill that would fail to “repeal” Obamacare, while providing political cover to Republican Senators for that failure. The moderates can go home and blame it on the conservatives, the conservatives can go home and burn the moderates in effigy. And a good time will be had by all.

What if they really don’t want to do this horrible thing, but feel trapped by eight years of lies and bitter rhetoric and blood oaths into at least going through the motions?

Am I delusional, or what?

]]> By: hank https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39541 hank Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:10:34 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39541 Pathetic Pathetic

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39540 podrock Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:12:17 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39540 Pyrrhic? Pyrrhic?

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2017/06/26/wouldnt-it-be-ironic/#comment-39539 Robert Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:36:04 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=65111#comment-39539 Painfully. Painfully.

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