Posted by linkadge on November 13, 2016, at 7:17:22
In reply to Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more, posted by baseball55 on November 12, 2016, at 20:17:48
>So I get my news from professionals in the field, >some who support ACA, some who don't but all of >whom reason by actual data and careful analysis.
>Your contention that funds are being
>redistributed from the middle class to the poor
>shows you understand nothing about the actual US
>health care system, before and after the ACA, Phillipa's anecdotes notwithstanding.My background is in mathematical analysis and optimization. For an economist, one would *expect* a solid background in mathematics. However, your statements clearly show an ignorance of basic mathematical principles.
The "redistribution" is an analogy for what is actually occurring.
You seem to think that money comes from nowhere in order to provide the less fortunate with "free health care".
What Phillipa has described is not the exception, it is appearing to be the rule. Those who had insurance *are* receiving a lower quality of coverage and / or higher premiums and deductibles in order to pay for those who were previously uninsured. This is actuarial science.
Call it what you will. This is the redistribution.
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