Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are big believers in Obamacare. They are proud to say they helped
elect and re-elect President Barack Obama. Yet, they were floored last week when they opened their
bills: Their policies were being replaced with pricier plans that conform to
all the requirements of the new health care law.
Vinson, of San Jose , will pay
$1,800 more a year for an individual policy, while Waschura, of Portola
This much quickly became clear: People with no pre-existing conditions like Vinson "I was laughing at Boehner -- until the mail came
today,"
Waschura said, referring to House Speaker John Boehner, who
is leading the Republican charge to defund Obamacare. "I really don't like the Republican tactics, but at least
now I can understand why they are so pissed about this. When you take $10,000
out of my family's pocket each year, that's otherwise disposable income or
retirement savings that will not be going into our local economy."
Both Vinson and Waschura have adjusted gross incomes greater
than four times the federal poverty level -- the cutoff for a tax credit. And
while both said they anticipated their rates would go up, they didn't realize
they would rise so much.
"Of course, I want people to have health care,"
Vinson said. "I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally."
Priceless. Who did you think was going to pay for it, Mr. Vinson of San Jose?
Thank you Tom, for sponsoring me! I have been
against this bill from the beginning although I will get this for free. So this
makes me feel a bit better and not so guilty because you willingly voted for
this. I will think of you every time I visit the doctors office. And you can
think of me every time you cannot afford your vacation.
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