Many Feel Affordable Care Act Needs New Name

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It’s not just the GOP that takes issue with aspects of the Affordable Care Act. Many who are proponents of providing accessible care to everyone feel that one of the biggest problems is the name.

Folks in the lower-middle-class bracket are most irritated by this. They already make too much to get financial aid for post-secondary education, let alone any other kinds of financial assistance. Consequently, they are heavily burdened by paying for such things that continue to skyrocket in price, and now they will make too much to get assistance for something that’s labeled “affordable.” Very likely, they will soon be required to pay for more expensive coverage.

“Even if I get a raise, or find a better job, that will just push me into a higher tax bracket,” said Garry Schmidt, living in New Jersey and making too much to qualify for assistance. “They end up taking such a higher percentage out of my income, you’d think I’d suddenly been bumped up into the top two percent of earners. I can barely afford groceries each month.”

Mr Schmidt voted for Obama both times and mentioned that he sees a need for universal healthcare. Key Weekly asked for a response to his concerns from both a Democratic and a Republican representative of his state. Both brushed off his comments, but for very different reasons. The GOP answer, from House Republican Derrick Dickson, was simply that Mr. Schmidt should “quit the coffee shop and get a real job.” The answer from the Left was that Mr. Schmidt has a skewed perspective, and should understand that his taxes help those who are far worse off than him.

“Just because it’s called ‘affordable,’ doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be affordable for everyone. Obviously.” said House Democratic Ron Shecter.

Mr. Garry Schmidt promptly changed his voting registration to Independent.