Sunday, August 04, 2013

John Boehner tweets article that he believes proves Obamacare will make premiums rise in Ohio. Proves the opposite instead.

So the other day Boehner tweeted this:
The problem, as Forward Progressives was quick to point out, is that the article actually provides information that House Speaker Boehner probably does not want to get around:

Sure, in the story Boehner linked, the top paragraph of the article reads: 

Ohio insurance regulators Thursday released rates for health insurance to be sold on the new state marketplace and said premiums for individuals will rise an average of 41 percent compared with 2013 rates. 

Good news for Boehner and his fellow Republicans, right? 

That is until you read all the way down to the—third paragraph: 

But the average 2014 premium of $332.58 a month for individuals, unveiled by Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, masks the fact that for many individuals, premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses will go down. 

In fact, the article goes into some great detail on the many benefits of Obamacare. It claims about 80 to 90 percent of people who, according to the non-partisan CBO, use the state exchanges will qualify for federal subsidies to reduce or eliminate costs. 

The article also goes on to tell how the 41% figure was calculated, essentially saying that specific health care coverages and plans were picked to artificially create a much lower 2013 average premium expense. For example, the individuals they used for the 41% figure were taken from a much healthier pool of people than the average population. Of course, healthier people usually pay less for health care.

Now the article does allude to one group of people which might see their premiums increase—young, healthy individuals who buy their own coverage. But, that’s of course before you factor in subsidies that will offset some of the cost. Older, pre-Medicare individuals will most likely see lower premiums. 

The article also states that because of the requirements the Affordable Care Act establishes, most citizens will have access to a wider range of health care services.

And THAT my friends is why you always read to the bottom of the article before linking to it.

25 comments:

  1. Drunk, stupid, and your mitts on the tweeter machine is no way to go though life, son.

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  2. Please proceed, Speaker.

    Aww, this is too easy. Fish in a barrel, etc.

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  3. lostinmn7:03 AM

    What's more offensive? Boner and his tea party pals tweets or Anthony's weiner?

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    1. Anthony's weiner cannot destroy the lives of millions of Americans, unlike the policies being pushed by Boehner and his tea party pals.

      So I would have to say what Boehner and his pals would like to do to the American people, as exemplified by their tweets is not only more offensive than a photo of an idiot's dick, but also downright dangerous.

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  4. Anonymous7:59 AM

    They'll beat that headline like a drum. Lies is all they have.

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  5. Anonymous8:03 AM

    A friend of mine who is retired but too young for Medicare and who lives in New York State says she expects her cost of medical insurance to go down by about $4000 next year. She says "Thank you, Presdient Obama."

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    1. Anonymous9:54 AM

      Interestingly, a lot of tea party people fit this age and economic demographic. I hope they discover before it's too late how much Obamacare is going to benefit them – and that they vote accordingly in the next election. Very unfortunately, however, most tea partyers are too ignorant and mean-spirited to act in their own self-interest.

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  6. Anonymous8:04 AM

    Boner knows that most of his low information constituents (AKA stupid people) will only read the headline and maybe the first paragraph.

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  7. Sally in MI8:12 AM

    You know it's bad when Chris Wallace calls out Cantor for not doing his job, and for taking a five week vacation when he hasn't passed any bills! He and Boehner have nothing left but to lie even more blatantly to the kids. They are forgetting that those young people have the internet and know how to use it. Bye Bye GOP.

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  8. Evelyn Waugh8:12 AM

    Gryphen: You might want to post this separately later on -- from today's New York Times Magazine interview with Steve Schmidt. The first part is the question from the interviewer; then Schmidt's answer.


    I know you’re sick of Sarah Palin questions. Nonetheless: Do you think it would be a good thing if she ran for U.S. Senate in 2014?

    I’ll answer it this way. I don’t think that she’s going to be a candidate for the U.S. Senate. She has a great ability to keep speculation around her swirling, but I think that it’s pretty clear watching her over the last couple of years, there’s not much interest in either substantive policy issues or actual governance.

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    1. Anonymous8:26 AM

      That sums up exactly what Sarah Palin is all about. She had better hope that Tawd makes money in his Sex Trafficking Ring.

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    2. Anonymous9:33 AM

      Bingo, Evelyn, and why her trolls infest every article online that speaks the truth. Muddy the waters....well, too late for that! She's shown who she is!

      With the exception of President Obama, there is NO one that her cult hates more than Steve Schmidt. He was stuck with her 24/7. Why lie?

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    3. Anonymous9:36 AM

      8:26 AM - Tawd is lying pretty low, thanks to Malia's quest. Slime bucket!

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    4. Anonymous10:00 AM

      http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/magazine/steve-schmidt-says-republican-campaigns-havent-changed-but-they-will.html?ref=magazine&_r=0

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  9. Happy Birthday, President Obama!

    I would like to personally apologize to you for the extraordinary number of douchebag Amercians you've been forced to deal with since you took office. But the rest of us appreciate you for everything you do on our behalf.

    Your pal,
    Beldar J Conehead
    Chrmn emeritus, Retirees Of America, ret.

    ps, fuck you, John Boner.

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    1. I see what you did there, ret. emeritus. :)

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    2. fromthediagonal10:43 AM

      ... once again, agreed!

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    3. Anita Winecooler6:40 PM

      Thanks for the reminder, chairman emeritus Conehead!

      Happy Birthday Mr President!

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  10. fromthediagonal9:45 AM

    ... while Weiner's obsession of cyber-pleasing his little head may be hurting his wife, and his lying about it is distasteful, it is a fact that the inflated egos of Boehner, Cantor and their Wrong-wing regressives are doing the real damage to this country.

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  11. Anonymous9:57 AM


    Barney Frank comes out again: This time as a pot smoking atheist

    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/04/barney-frank-comes-out-again-this-time-as-an-pot-smoking-atheist/

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  12. Anonymous10:23 AM

    Dissecting Greenwald’s fear mongering

    An excellent piece from Joshua Foust on Glenn Greenwald’s numerous misrepresentations of the NSA’s XKeyscore tools: Getting XKeyscore Right.

    Foust zeroes in on a Greenwald rhetorical trick I’ve also pointed out several times: he conflates the ability to do something with actually doing it. This is such a common theme in Greenwald’s pieces that there can be no doubt it’s a deliberate tactic to obfuscate the truth.

    http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/42354_Recommended-_Getting_XKeyscore_Right

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    1. Anonymous5:30 AM

      And the rights continued attacks on education particularly liberal arts is now all they have. One doesn't need XKeyscore, just simple, basic logic and critical thinking ability to recognize that logical fallacy called false equivalence. You know, what is taught in philosophy (logic)and humanities courses.

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  13. Anonymous10:25 AM

    Denial Of Reality & Conservative Cognitive Dissonance

    http://thedailybanter.com/2013/08/denial-of-reality-conservative-cognitive-dissonance/

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  14. Anonymous4:19 PM

    I doubt seriously if John Boehner has read to the bottom of anything, in his life.

    He is lazy...pure and simple.

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  15. Anita Winecooler6:52 PM

    Gee, you'd think someone like the "Speaker of the House" would actually READ the whole thing, it comes with practice, I suppose, VPJoe Biden had to do his job for him once already, look how many bills he's floored in comparison to Speaker Pelosi (Repealing Obamacare doesn't count)

    I sent him a "thank you" email after Dinty posted the link the other day, just to chap his ass a bit.

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