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A 28-year-old person in Orange County who earns $35,000 a year will see the monthly cost of the typical silver-tier plan rise from $130 to $290, according to estimates from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The typical family of four with a household income of $85,000 would see their monthly cost go from $489 to $901.

These increases are happening in order to pay for Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy.

People dependent on the ACA/Obamacare marketplaces are typically less wealthy than the local median. Florida household median income by family size is:

  • 1 person - $65,801
  • 2 people - $81,109
  • 3 people - $93,983
  • 4 people - $107,712
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[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 119 points 1 day ago

Fuck calling this “Obamacare Price Hikes”. This is Trump’s doing; along with the Republicans. Why isn’t this “Trump hikes”? Oh yeah, everyone just shills now.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 day ago (3 children)

...AND they'll still blame Democrats for it. Just wait.

[–] CreativeShotgun@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're calling it "Obama care hikes" instead of "Republicans and trump hate you price gouging to kill public health care"

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Please don't call that shitty compromise public healthcare. The ACA is a giveaway to private health insurers. It is the furthest thing from public healthcare and calling it that is only going to make more people shy away from the idea.

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That doesn't roll off the tongue, though. /s

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seriously, though, it's infuriating how the fascists always get the advantage of the simple sound bite.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That is one of the core tenets of fascism though. Simple sound bites for simple people. Repeat until absorbed.

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago

My relatives are blaming immigrants...

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Floridians will shoot their own dick off to blame Obama before ever blaming Trump for whatever Trump has done.

You’ll get as much accountability in Florida as Matt Gaetz’s dad says. Regardless of your actions. Which is none, feel free to burn the house down.

“Additionally, Greenberg used public funds to purchase bitcoin mining machines, which he hooked up at a public building and **subsequently lost in a fire”

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Like people blaming Biden for stuff Trump did during 2020 even though he wasn't president then

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s really frustrating that people that don’t support this and children get the results of the shitheel vote. Really shitty that it doesn’t just impact the idiots that voted for it.

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Dragging us all down with them.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The people seeing the biggest dollar increases will be those above 400% of poverty level - $62,600 for singles, $128,600 family of 4 - because the "Big Beautiful Bill" brings back the cap on ACA subsidies. In my area, the benchmark 'SLCSP' is $1150/month (single). 2025, someone making $70k would have paid $560 for that, after tax credits; 2026, they're on the hook for the whole bill. Family of 4 making $130k is going to pay $3045/month in 2026; would have paid $1030 in 2025.

There's big percentage changes up and down the scale, but bringing back "the cliff" essentially targets self-employed people who are finally getting ahead.

Yep. This exact scenario hits me personally. The greedy old pedophiles want to decimate small business owners.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Yet another Trump Tax

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

So said Dr. Oz: an average premium increase from $13 to $50 monthly. Left off some zeroes, I guess.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You get what you voted for, assclowns.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump is the one who decided to divert money from health insurance for ordinary people to tax cuts for billionaires

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sure they know that. Back in the Obama days, saying "thanks Obama" for things that couldn't possibly be Obama's fault was a popular way to mock republicans, who legitimately did blame Obama for literally every problem the US had.

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

Thanks Obama

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago