Congressman Complains He's 'Stuck' Making $172,000 a Year

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Oh the poor dear politician .
It must be a real hard ship to have to work 15 or so hours a week for an annual ( I mean measly )take home pay of $172,000 plus benefits and pension.
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In this article the Georgia Republican tries to explain his way out of the corner he's painted himself into.

Congressman on Obamacare Exemption: ‘Go Home and Talk to Your Wife’





https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/358876/congressman-obamacare-exemption-go-home-and-talk-your-wife-jonathan-strong

Just when we think they can't get any lower. Amazing!

Hey, cut the guy a break...losing the subsidy is going to cost him as much as I make in a year.

If we don't know just how low politicians can go by now ,then we need to just give up and move to tim buck two.




Yes , I agree, the poor sorry politicians need us to cut them some slack ,,,,


If it would cost him that much to have the new health care without a subsidy, I wonder how much it will cost the average citizen without a subsidy ??

What do you expect? They're politicians. There were already at below ground level to begin with.



With that kind of money, I could buy a new game system, completely refurnish my "man skunk cave," start making videos, put the rest away and live comfortably for a long time.



And maybe buy a pair of Christina Ricci's sweaty gym socks off of eBay...

Actually, I don't know. I just looked the other day at the online "calculator" and found that I qualify for medicaid.

If my income were twice what it is now though, health care would cost $353 per month or so with the subsidy. Without it, it was over $700 per month.

That's crazy, I cover my whole family for less than $700 without a subsidy.

Less than $700 per month? I didn't spend a lot of time looking at it so I don't quite remember the specifics.

I know NM is one of the cheaper states for insurance and I didn't get the most expensive plan so that could be part of it.

Oh yeah...there's that I wasn't looking at specific plans either, it was just a generic calculator on the WA site.

I just looked with the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation Subsidy Calculator and it indicates I could get on the bronze plan for about $538 per month.

That site says my family could go for $4,808/year which is $2k less than we're spending now for a slightly better plan.

The part that gets me is that it's more than half of my gross income.

Somehow healthcare became ridiculously expensive. I once got an ultrasound that took all of 15 minutes and the bill would've been $1,200 without insurance.

Yeah. I'm sure I'm missing something in the big picture. I can't imagine how my life would improve by having to purchase something I won't use much and now having to pay for everything else out of $500 per month. I would have to choose between food and a crappy apartment, I think.

On the bright side, I'm pretty sure my state is expanding Medicaid and I should qualify.

I'm pretty sure that will not be the case. You will only be on the hook up to a certain percentage of income then other things kick in.
Exceptions to Minimum Essential Coverage Eligibility
ACA provides certain exceptions regarding eligibility for minimum essential coverage and receipt of premium credits. An individual who is only eligible to obtain coverage through the individual (nongroup) health insurance market may be eligible to receive a premium credit. Also, an individual eligible for an employer-sponsored plan may still be eligible for premium credits if the employer’s coverage is either (1) not affordable; that is, the employee’s premium contribution toward the employer’s self-only plan would exceed 9.5% of household income; or (2) does not provide minimum value; that is, the plan’s payments cover less than 60% of total allowed costs on average.25 Of the 29 million individuals estimated by CBO to enroll in exchanges in 2023, approximately 1 million are estimated to be enrolled because their employer’s coverage is unaffordable.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41137.pdf