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HuffPo: Obamacare rollout has been a complete disaster.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by bigtexxx, Oct 18, 2013.

  1. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Member

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    You didn't hit a nerve. You told me to "try posting on Foxnews or Breitbart".

    You cannot handle my opinions. It frustrates you to no end that you cannot refute me -- I know this because you frequently resort to personally insulting me rather than addressing the content.
     
  2. plcmts17

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    You hit a nerve all right:grin:
     
  3. Codman

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    I can handle them just fine. I tolerate your opinions. With anyone else on the board, there's a reason to have a discussion. As I mentioned, any discussion with you is a dead end, plain and simple. I disagree with plenty of people, but they're actually worth debating.
     
  4. bigtexxx

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    lol more insults? that's all you can offer?
     
  5. Codman

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    There's nothing insulting about telling the truth. If it hurts you, that's on you.

    Deep down, you know your posts do nothing outside of trolling. It's obvious that you post with the sole intention of getting a reaction. Seriously, when have any of your threads resulted in a decent debate?

    Right.


    Don't blame the other posters that give you the time of day to reply. You should be thanking them for giving you attention.

    I'm just suggesting that your effort would be appreciated by the same type of people that share the same type of views of people and the world.
     
  6. CometsWin

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    What a great idea! And a job creator too!

    Meet The Programmer Who Wants To Help Fix HealthCare.Gov

    Matthew McCall, an advocate for open source technology, has launched a White House petition asking the federal government to release the code for HealthCare.gov. That would allow outside programmers to take a look and see if they can help figure out what’s wrong.

    In an interview with ThinkProgress, McCall explained that the idea behind the petition is pretty simple. He’s a proponent of Obamacare, and he wants to help the technology match the policy. “Hey, I’m from the open source community, and I’d like to help out on HealthCare.gov! If you guys give me a chance, I’ll take a look at the code and see if I can contribute in any way,” McCall said. “I’m sure I’m not the only one.”
     
  9. eddiewinslow

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    again why do i care if people who aren't contributing taxes are capable of using my tax dollars to stay healthy?
     
  10. esteban

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    Even with all the election frauds, if Barry rolled out his turd baby last year, Romney would be our president right now.
     
  11. bigtexxx

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    This man spent 4.5 hours on the phone and still can't sign up for Obamacare. Previously he had spent 5 hours on the website, and 3 hours in a live chat.

    12.5 total hours trying to sign up for Obamacare, and he hasn't succeeded.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EiFM5FkHcpM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    if this is on GitHub, lots of ancillary glitches will be solved.

    problem is, software development is usually iterative, it's not built for processes that demand millions of "beta users" streaming in. Large-scale software launches like this are doomed to fail to a certain extent.
     
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    A lot of these people who are "struggling to sign up" have no reason to be going to the exchanges anyway.

    If you aren't under 400% of poverty level then buying the insurance through the exchange is a big waste of time. The exchange is only for people who are getting a subsidy.

    The idea that the exchanges are increasing competition is laughable, particularly here in Texas where many insurance companies don't even want to participate. Heck, Blue Cross, the carrier most in love with the law isn't putting all of their plans on there.

    Here's my message to anyone who is young and healthy:

    The baseline rate for health insurance for a young, healthy person that doesn't get a subsidy will be higher on 1-1 than 12-1. If you want to get insurance, buy a 12-1 effective date and ride it for a year. I guarantee you, 100%, that on an exchange policy or a policy with a 1-1 effective date will be more expensive for every single healthy, relatively young person in Texas than a 12-1 rate on an individual policy. Guarantee it. In terms of affordability, the rates will never be as good as they are now again. (In Texas)

    If however you are sick or can get a subsidy, then wait for 1-1 because it's a reprieve.
     
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    I bet MLK would shake his head to see someone quote him regarding treating other people with kindness with one arm and then sock it to his enemies with the other.
     
  15. bigtexxx

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    "sock it to my enemies"?

    More like trying to help America by exposing this turd of a health care policy.

    Unlike liberals, I don't view this as an "us vs. them" game. I recognize what's bad for America and don't back down from calling it as such.
     
  16. FranchiseBlade

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    Obama care not causing an increase in part time workers.

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  17. FranchiseBlade

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    Not for everyone. Some people who aren't below the poverty level at all are getting good benefit from the ACA

    <object width="420" height="245" id="msnbc18a7b4" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=53348362&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc18a7b4" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" FlashVars="launch=53348362&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;">Visit NBCNews.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.nbcnews.com">breaking news</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">world news</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">news about the economy</a></p> What's even better is she is a FOX contributor who wrote this article for FOX.

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013...e-obamacare-plus-one-reason-why-theyre-gonna/
     
  18. CometsWin

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    LOL! :grin:
     
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