Democrats said they had to pass Obamacare because there were too many uninsured Americans. They said once it was passed, and we found out what was in it, the problem would be solved. So why are 13.4% of Americans still uninsured?
Although the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, required that all Americans obtain health insurance by the beginning of this year or else pay a penalty, a new Gallup surveyshows that 13.4% of Americans are still uninsured.
In Texas, according to Gallup, 24% of the people do not have health insurance.
In its telephone survey conducted Jan. 2-June 30, 2014, Gallup asked: “Do you have health insurance?”
While the percentage of people uninsured nationally declined from 17.3% in 2013 to 13.4% in the second quarter of 2014, reported Gallup, there are still many Americans who answered “no,” they do not have coverage. (Read More)
So they screwed everything up and drove up our premiums to lower the number of uninsured by 4%. Great. Oh, and about that penalty, it’s waived for almost everyone that asks for a waiver, so I’m sure premiums will be going up even more.