Woman proffered as ObamaCare success story now can’t afford to buy policy

Woman proffered as ObamaCare success story now can’t afford to buy policy. “Turns out she doesn’t qualify for a tax credit after all. … Chalk it up to a bollixed-up state website that apparently still has major problems.” Yeah, there’s a lot of that going around these days. We hear tell insurance is complicated to buy.

Bonfire of the Absurdities: After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.

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  • Libby is going to get this next year and will be silent as the proverbial tomb when her hero turns on her!

    • Good, we won't miss her in the least!
      The Obamacare implosion had 2 effects,
      1 it is showing everyone what a shithole the plan is.
      2 it is keeping HER away because she was screaming how wonderful it is, and now it's turning to shit before her eyes, and she doesn't want to be here for the chorus of "We told you so".

  • Another Obamabot gets what they so richly deserve....Libturds wanted this load of crap, now they can enjoy the delivery.

  • LOLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOL YeaH I don't feel bad for anyone who is into Obama... They all deserve what they get.

  • Who knew her fainting spell was her current-self so shocked by her new premium, her past-self fainted. Oh, yeah, anybody NOT an Urkel-bot.

    Edit: wrong chick. This chick's future-self bitch-slapped the past-self pregnant chick behind Urkel, and that's why Pregnant chick fainted.

  • I have never seen a collapse of such immediacy and thoroughness combined. It's so absurd it's beyond comedy.

  • This lady makes 50K a year and she was only going to have to pay $169 a month for a gold plan for her and her child? She's way above the poverty line and she should have realized she didn't qualify. This was a bald faced lie that everyone knew was a lie, but they repeated the story anyway.

    Another example of how bold this administration is when it comes to lying. They know damned well that nobody will call them out.

    • The Washington state exchange put her monthly income in as her annual income.

      Now, my question is, if they thought she only made $4100/year, what makes $169/month so affordable? That means she would be paying $2028 or nearly 1/2 of her income for insurance! How would she be able to afford rent, food, utilities on $173/month?
      This whole thing is a giant crap pile!

      BTW, the insurance co analysts are all now saying that with the dearth of people signing up for Obamacare, the previously predicted premiums will have to be adjusted way higher because not enough people are paying into the plans to cover the costs.