Right, blame Obama because reasons.
The ACA was the catalyst to many people seeing their hours cut, and those that did get healthcare were often stuck with HMOs that hired doctors directly instead of letting people find independent providers.
The ACA was designed so that people would get a warped idea of what public healthcare was, and ask for a repeal. The whole thing was an OP.
Implementing actual universal healthcare, like every other developed nation, was the right answer. Now that is harder than ever because most people aren’t policy experts and this has made it harder to explain what good healthcare actually is.
As a Canadian whose Healthcare system is in the process of being dismantled I agree, but why blame Obama when the only reason such half measures were necessary is because of the republican leeches who have somehow brainwashed half your population. I mean fuck, get a decent third party option already also, because democrats definitely aren’t saints, but Jesus if you can’t tell the difference between someone trying to throw you crumbs and someone who is actively stealing the crumbs from you and blaming the other person, then you deserve what you get.
Don’t blame me, I voted for the PSL.
Why stand up for Obama? He’s a narcissist who did a ton of awful shit. The ACA may have threw some crumbs, but the loaf of bread went straight to the insurance companies.
The ACA wasn’t really designed. That was the core problem with the early Obama administration - the guy was a lecturer on constitutional law and naively believed that congress could come up with a coherent plan with minimal leadership from the executive branch. That’s how it works on paper, but in practice congress needs to be led.
Universal health care wasn’t on the table. They tried that back in '93 and it was obvious that the small majority they held in both houses wouldn’t be enough to overcome the fight they’d have from the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. So Obama just waved vaguely in the direction of Romney’s health care bill in Massachusetts (thinking Republicans would play along with creating a national version of their own party’s legislation) and told congress to get to work.
It’s a pity, because I think they could have pulled off a single payer solution if they’d gotten their act together.
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Yeah, Obamacare was way too generous and left-wing when it was the Romney-care plan before being reduced and heavily means tested.
Because anon is an idiot.
Obamacare fined people for not having health insurance (generally because they couldn’t afford it). The money collected from that fine was not used to provide those people with health insurance or healthcare.
For those wondering you can get both your phone and Internet bill lowered.
Phone? Don’t subscribe to the big 5. Go with something like US Mobile, Straight Talk, etc. You can get free service if you’re on welfare.
Internet? Multiple ISPs were doing lowered bills due to COVID relief for a long time thanks to the feds. It’s called the affordable connectivity program. https://www.fcc.gov/acp
Anon, as much as we’d love to live in a world where 40 hours makes the bills for a family or 4, it doesn’t work. You’ll have to nut up and find a different job, get more hours, or get another part time.
Fwiw McDonalds in flyover states is what pays anons wage. So he hasn’t exactly been out looking hard. Nor would he be locked out via moonlighting at those hours.
First time home buyer? You get lots of incentives.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/mortgages/first-time-home-buyer-programs-by-state
We don’t live in a utopia. No amount of wishing will help. Get roommates. Find a better job. Make smart choices. Quit drinking so much booze and injecting your marijuana.
There is a SMALL correlation between part-time hours cut when the ACA started though: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/yes-some-companies-are-cutting-hours-in-response-to-obamacare/
Blame Republicans for butchering it. Blame Democrats for thinking there were still some honorable republicans who weren’t on their deathbed at the time. Hindsight is 20/20. We know better now lol.
People are here like “dude you’re allowed to live, what are you complaining about?”
Like that’s luxury
Just because some people are suffering doesn’t mean those who have it slightly better are okay
If you can support yourself and live alone working 25 hours a week I call that a hell of a fucking win.
It’s only half support, anons car is better insured than them, and no savings. They are screwed if they lose their job or get sick.
We are all screwed if we lose the ability to feed ourselves. Guy needs to go on a job hunt for a job that pays the same or more and gives him 40 hours, he’s made in the shade if he does that.
can only get 25 hrs a week because obongocare
Uh can an American explain this? Obamacare sets a cap for weekly working hours?
No, anons just an idiot
Obamacare requires employers to pay for healthcare if you work more than 25 hours (of course, some businesses like McDonald’s have an exemption, anyway). Anon is claiming his employer is intentionally cutting hours to avoid healthcare costs. I have no idea whether it’s actually very common or not.
It’s indirectly “obamacare.” If an employer has someone work more then 30hours/week they have to provide them with insurance, in theory obamacare caused employee insurance prices to rise, so they cut hours to employees in response. Probably not a correlation. In any case big employers like walmart/mcdonalds will cut hours to save on benefits.
Nah 30 hours/week for insurance? It’s mandatory here starting from 1hr/week 😭 Thanks for the explanation
work only 25 hours a week
afford all necessities
money left over for vidya
complain
that’s what I took away from this too.
bruh if I could break even at only 25 hours per week, holy shit that would fucking rule.
I’d still work 40 hours though because a) my job needs the manpower and b) who the fuck doesn’t want MORE MONEY
can’t work more
People criticize you for not working more
What
Can’t work more at one job. Anon could get a second.
Pleasantly surprised by this comment section. Antiwork would’ve complained that you can’t support a family of 3 in an average home on that salary
