[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by DianeM

I find these postings offensive. Where is a Moderator when you need one. Jesus had nothing to do with the ACA.

If a post offends someone, they should, in line with forum policy complain to the moderator by using the red triangle instead of using a broad paint brush on all posters. That's what the red triangle on each post is there for.

Originally Posted by janmcn

Most of the posters criticizing this law, probably prefer the single-payer socialized medicine, commonly known as Medicare. The majority does support the ACA in case anyone missed the big poll taken in 2012.

It's quite convenient to project one's beliefs and present a limited point of view by using a poll that's a couple of years old. Let's present more current polls or data that project the whole picture both long term and current regardless of whichever view they wind up projecting or supporting and not a view that's used to promote a personal point of view . You'll find the kind of polls I'm speaking of in the two following sites giving polling data:

Health Tracking Poll: Exploring the Public’s Views on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

RealClearPolitics - Election Other - Public Approval of Health Care Law

As for myself, I would pay a penalty before I would signup for a plan that in my opinion:

1. ...gave designers a need to conceal details from lawmakers and the public in general in order to get acceptance by voters.
2. ...resorted to a mandate, a tactic normally considered to be extortion, in order to attempt making enrollment a success.
3. ...continued to conceal negative elements to those signing up until after they signed up. i.e my son was fit to be tied to find out that the deductible on the policy he got from CA's ACA setup (Covered CA) was concealed from him beforehand. It was $4000, an outrageous amount for anybody let alone people that were supposed to allegedly be helped because they couldn't afford to get insurance in the first place. I also have reason to believe that there are even higher deductibles, but didn't see actual figures to say how much higher.