Help spread the truth by Mike Shields

Like f  Like this on Facebook GOP.com Catherine, Since President Obama took office, the average family has seen their health care premiums increase by $3,500 a year. I know, and you know, President Obama said that ObamaCare would lower the cost of health care. But he lied. ObamaCare enrollment doesn't start until October 1st, but health care premiums for American families have already gone up by $3,500 a year under President Obama’s policies - and are expected to skyrocket even more. It shouldn't be called "ObamaCare" when it’s actually "ObamaCosts." Help us spread the truth. Get the #ObamaCosts bumper sticker today and help set the record straight. Mike Shields Chief of Staff, Republican National Committee Contribute Now Like f  Like this on Facebook Paid for by the Republican National Committee. Authorized by Ken Cuccinelli, candidate for Governor, who benefits from this message. www.gop.com This email was sent to: flusche.catherine@gmail.com To ensure that you continue to receive the emails that you have requested, please add ecampaign@gop.com to your email provider's address book. You are receiving this email because you signed up as a member of the Republican National Committee's online community. If you would prefer to no longer receive emails from the Republican National Committee you can unsubscribe from this list.

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Yes. Our health insurance costs went up with Obamacare. My brother and I are over the age of 21 and neither of us is in school. Before Obamacare, we'd be lumped into the category of SOL, unless either one of us landed one of those jobs with a killer health insurance package. You do know that the average American will take a job offering less pay if it comes with good benefits, right?

Anyway, yes, our costs went up by about $20/month because Optima saw their profits spike when the government mandated that young adults be covered by their parents insurance until the age of 26 regardless of being in school. Oh wait. I'm sorry. It was about $10/month. No...wait. It was less than that because it simply went back to what it was before we got "old". Anywho. After they mandated for health insurance, Optima started offering the same option for dental and eye care. Which led to the $20 "increase" that was really just the difference between what my parents paid when it was just the two of them and what it was when my brother and I were allowed back onto the insurance.

'Course, there are some other great perks with Obamacare. I haven't been dropped in MONTHS! While I was in college, before Obamacare, I got dropped from the insurance literally every semester. I have about 10 insurance cards in my spare wallet from every time I got added back onto the plan.

You see, may parents taught me the value of being a responsible citizen. And responsible citizens plan for the future. While I'm incredibly healthy today, I won't always be so lucky. And that is what insurance is. It's paying a little today to prepare for the inevitable. It's the people MY age that are the drain on health care. Those of us who are young and healthy who don't have insurance. How can a responsible citizen expect to retire when they haven't set any money aside to prepare for it? How can a responsible citizen expect to be cared for when they succumb to the illnesses of old age when they haven't set aside the money to prepare for it. Who again are the Socialists?