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‘Huge sticker shock’: Floridians get first look at Obamacare price hikes

‘Huge sticker shock’: Floridians get first look at Obamacare price hikes - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/29676368 [https://slrpnk.net/post/29676368] > > A 28-year-old person in Orange County who earns $35,000 a year will see the monthly cost of the typical silver-tier plan rise from $130 to $290, according to estimates from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The typical family of four with a household income of $85,000 would see their monthly cost go from $489 to $901. > > These increases are happening in order to pay for Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy. > > People dependent on the ACA/Obamacare marketplaces are typically less wealthy than the local median. Florida household median income by family size is [https://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/20250401/bci_data/median_income_table.htm]: > * 1 person - $65,801 > * 2 people - $81,109 > * 3 people - $93,983 > * 4 people - $107,712

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switcheroo Nov 3

You get what you asked for! You voted to take away or raise prices on Obamacare so congratulations you played yourselves! Reap it

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418_im_a_teapot Nov 4

I can understand this sentiment, but it ignores the millions upon millions of votes that were never cast or never counted.

hartmannreport.com/…/trump-lost-vote-suppression-…

We owe it to ourselves to keep those people purged from voter rolls and forced to wait in hours long lines in mind when we talk about the election.

TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.

Here are the numbers from investigative reporter Greg Palast...

The Hartmann Report

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violetring

I’m a poll worker in Ohio. Last year was my 3rd presidential election. The amount of people who came in wanting to vote, but were not on our roles was incredibly high. I’m sure it’s disheartening for the voters, but man was that rough for workers too. Having to explain over and over that it sounds like you’ve been purged get rough.