| Kasz216 said:That definitly is a point of contention. People in that range should definitly be able to afford healthcare coverage... outside the very few cases of "Prexisting conditions" which should be adressed via law.
$50,000 is a lot of money... if you can't afford heathcare at $50,000 a year you've got to be pretty poor with your money or once again "Prexisting conditions." However even if that were the case that would still leave us with ~14 million people or so. Still far less then is suggested. |
I suppose it is a point of contention and one we may never agree on. Personally, I think a household in that range could only afford coverage by severely inhibiting itself in other areas of life. That is why it is illusory to state that households in that range "choose" not to purchase coverage. It is not unreasonable that a household earning $50,000 would be unable to afford coverage-that is, coverage worth purchasing. That is why the subsidies help cover the costs of purchasing insurance through the exchange(s) up to 400% of the poverty level.
Frankly, the lowest number that I have seen claimed was 15 million by Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and he reached his number because of a few errors.
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