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Scott Brown attacks Obamacare, rebutted by fellow Republican: 'Thank God for Obamacare!'

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Post by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:39 am

WASHINGTON -- As former Sen. Scott Brown barnstorms through New Hampshire in a likely prelude to another Senate run, he has dusted off a familiar playbook. Condemnation of Obamacare has been front and center of his pitch, much like it was in 2010 when he unexpectedly won a race to take over the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat.

But times are different now. The law is no longer some theoretical set of reforms, but is being implemented with varying degrees of success and failure. And while it remains largely unpopular (virtually every Republican is making the same attacks as Brown), there are those who have already benefited, some of them Republicans.

Brown found that out on Saturday, when he stopped by the home of Herb Richardson, a Republican state representative. Sitting in Richardson's home, Brown called Obamacare a "monstrosity" that members of Congress didn't even bother to read before they passed. At that point, according to the Coos County Democrat, Richardson chimed in to explain that the law had been a "financial lifesaver" for him and his wife. From the the piece (page 14):

Richardson was injured on the job and was forced to live on his workers' comp payments for an extended period of time, which ultimately cost the couple their house on Williams Street. The couple had to pay $1,100 a month if they wanted to maintain their health insurance coverage under the federal COBRA law.

Richardson said he only received some $2,000 a month in workers' comp. payments, however, leaving little for them to live on.

"Thank God for Obamacare!" his wife exclaimed.

Now, thanks to the subsidy for which they qualify, the Richardsons only pay $136 a month for health insurance that covers them both.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/19/scott-brown-obamacare_n_4995671.html
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Post by Guest Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:41 am

Bet that didn't go down well!

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Post by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:07 am

I bet not. But that is just astounding, the amount of money that couple saved.

I know it's bullshit to you Brits and Aussies to have to worry about paying for health care in the first place, but that couple was paying $550 each per month and now -- thanks to Obama! -- they're paying $66.50 each per month.

But it does go to show how unmovable our right-wingers are in their hatred of Obama and his health care reform that they can carry on calling it socialism (  Rolling Eyes ) despite the people it's helped.


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Post by veya_victaous Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:16 am

@ben
Helping people is socialist!!! there is no Place for that sort of thing is a good god fearing capitalist society
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