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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:
- 1 person - $65,801
- 2 people - $81,109
- 3 people - $93,983
- 4 people - $107,712
They’re calling it “Obama care hikes” instead of “Republicans and trump hate you price gouging to kill public health care”
Please don’t call that shitty compromise public healthcare. The ACA is a giveaway to private health insurers. It is the furthest thing from public healthcare and calling it that is only going to make more people shy away from the idea.
That doesn’t roll off the tongue, though. /s
Seriously, though, it’s infuriating how the fascists always get the advantage of the simple sound bite.
That is one of the core tenets of fascism though. Simple sound bites for simple people. Repeat until absorbed.