Although our insurance is not through the ACA, reading through the last few pages of this thread prompted me to check out some info, and, although it sounds like it has been helpful in many cases, the original statements concerning keeping your health plan and doctors should probably never have been made. Perhaps people were misled on that point, and that might account for the frustration many have–per PolitiFact:
That said, although we all know health insurance in one form or another is essential, if our politicians can’t solve the wealth gap/inequality issue for millions of people in this country going forward (which I don’t believe they can) the issues of the ACA, and just about every other issue being discussed in these campaigns will pale in comparison–per Scientific American:
“The average American believes that the richest fifth of the population own 59% of the wealth and that the bottom 40% own 9%. The reality is strikingly different. The top 20% of US households own more than 84% of the wealth, and the bottom 40% combine for a paltry 0.3%. The Walton family, for example, has more wealth than 42% of American families combined.”
As I said in another post, taking a look at the status of the wealth gap in America four or five years from now will clearly reveal if campaign promises being made now have really changed the lives of the majority of the population in any meaningful way. It should be interesting to see what happens.
