I'm 26....no children, no family, didn't really use doctors visits even when I had my parents insurance.....I'm going to have massive students loans next year and even with the alternative payback plans that shyt is still going to put a hurting in my pocket. From what I understand, Obamacare doesn't take student loan debt into account.
Your boy probably could have gone another decade without spending a cent on healthcare. I'm really feeling iffy about that individual mandate right about now....![]()
No question, and we are loser in this (the youth). It's a form of distributive justice and we take the net loss. Also, the PPACA will probably only
effect somewhere between 10 to at most 15% of the population on a significant level. Older individuals not yet at the medicaid age will benefit by getting coverage cheaper than in the private market, those with preexisting conditions will benefit, many women will benefit (it's against gender rating), and those who are able to stay on their parent's plan for a longer period of time will benefit, as will many of the poor who will be subsidized and have their contribution capped. I don't mind if I take the economic hit for an overall healthier society (which will shift to something better in the future), but you're right. No matter how you flip it, we lose from a financial standpoint. But I also wouldn't mind if they were taxing me to provide healthcare for society as a whole

On the flip side, hopefully some of the devices in the act will cause individuals to fall back on expensive treatments that have not been shown to lead to better results, just more costs. There's a strong argument that is the actual reason costs are so high. But you have every right to feel some type of way. ESPECIALLY because older adults don't exactly seem to give a fukk about our student loan crisis.