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Curious why you voted against the mandate. System-wise, a vote against a mandate is basically a vote for allowing rejection of pre-existing conditions.

hga 13y ago
Note, you're having labeled me as dishonest, that ... frees me a bit from my usual constraints (not that that's costing you upvotes from me for posts like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6623010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6623010): How about, "Because I have a fucking clue and could see that the ACA would make things at net a lot worse, and very possibly result in my premature death?" Did you even note the vote was almost certainly symbolic? Not that making the most firmest statement (almost 2/3rds of Missouri voters) was pointless. Anyway, you're focusing way too much on the micro-details of political promises. I prefer macro reality. ADDED: ah hah, I now see the ACA is in theory going to save you 20% over your previous costs. No wonder you're defending it. I just hope for your sake you don't e.g. experience a shift from access to healthcare to access to a waiting line, or as Obama himself said, Liverpool Care Pathway style, you don't get a pain pill instead of treatment that will save your life.
- tunesmith 13y ago
  You're asserting that my defense of the ACA is because my premium went down. That's a pretty uncharitable interpretation of my views. In that same comment I wrote that the chief goal of the ACA was not to lower our premiums. To make it explicit, I would also support the ACA if my premiums had gone up. It sounds like the rest of your views are based off of your beliefs of how things will play out, which is of course difficult to argue about.
  - hga 13y ago
    In the context of your labeling me as dishonest, I think it's a fair counter jab. More seriously, not that you can be bought for so few pieces of silver, but let's suppose your costs tripled as have so many others? These particular long term views are relevant in the context of my likely (at the time) symbolic Proposition C vote; it's indeed difficult to impossible to argue about them, but I hope I've at least demonstrated a basis for my "Obamacare belongs in the ash heap of history" mid-2010 opinion.

hga 13y ago

Note, you're having labeled me as dishonest, that ... frees me a bit from my usual constraints (not that that's costing you upvotes from me for posts like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6623010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6623010): How about, "Because I have a fucking clue and could see that the ACA would make things at net a lot worse, and very possibly result in my premature death?" Did you even note the vote was almost certainly symbolic? Not that making the most firmest statement (almost 2/3rds of Missouri voters) was pointless. Anyway, you're focusing way too much on the micro-details of political promises. I prefer macro reality. ADDED: ah hah, I now see the ACA is in theory going to save you 20% over your previous costs. No wonder you're defending it. I just hope for your sake you don't e.g. experience a shift from access to healthcare to access to a waiting line, or as Obama himself said, Liverpool Care Pathway style, you don't get a pain pill instead of treatment that will save your life.

tunesmith 13y ago
You're asserting that my defense of the ACA is because my premium went down. That's a pretty uncharitable interpretation of my views. In that same comment I wrote that the chief goal of the ACA was not to lower our premiums. To make it explicit, I would also support the ACA if my premiums had gone up. It sounds like the rest of your views are based off of your beliefs of how things will play out, which is of course difficult to argue about.
- hga 13y ago
  In the context of your labeling me as dishonest, I think it's a fair counter jab. More seriously, not that you can be bought for so few pieces of silver, but let's suppose your costs tripled as have so many others? These particular long term views are relevant in the context of my likely (at the time) symbolic Proposition C vote; it's indeed difficult to impossible to argue about them, but I hope I've at least demonstrated a basis for my "Obamacare belongs in the ash heap of history" mid-2010 opinion.