The Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson: “I don’t think we should be subsidizing high-income earners.” What a laugher. Take the contraction “don’t” out of that statement and you pretty much have the Republican Party platform in a nutshell.
Thank you so much for addressing this! I’m a health insurance agent, and the anxiety going into this open enrollment has been high. One of the largest carriers in my state recently mentioned that they’d expect only 60-70% of current members to renew. That would mean 30-40% loss of income for me and my family as well.
It’s such a tough line to walk when your career hinges on helping others. I truly love being able to help and find solutions to make it work for people, but the lowest income earners already saw their premiums double this year in my state. The IRS allowed premium cost to increase from 2% of income to 4% in 2025, and many of my most vulnerable clients were impacted. I don’t see how they could expect to afford it to double again. 🥺
Also the vast majority of the higher income earners that receive significant subsidies are retirees waiting to get on Medicare. Without subsidies, the lowest plan premiums start close to $1000 a month per person for that age range. The closer you get to Medicare age (65), the more it costs. Thank you for addressing it because so many people don’t understand how hard this could hit them! Not to mention the proposed changes to repayment of the tax credit. That’s a whole other scary issue for people whose income is hard to predict.
This very sweet comment has carried my spirits all day. Thank you for saying that. I’ll be here to help people no matter what the outcome, and it meant a lot to hear someone else identify what I do as important. 🤍
“According to KFF, a nonpartisan health care research group, out-of-pocket premium costs for the average American who buys insurance through the Obamacare exchanges would skyrocket by 75%.”
This is completely unsustainable. Republicans know it’s unsustainable and voted for it anyway. They are going to have to learn how to stand up to Donald Trump. It’s so frustrating to see them line up behind policies that they know will hurt their own constituents.
I’m feeling grateful to open this and not see anything about Charlie Kirk. I applaud your judgement. I am shocked/not shocked to hear the P and VP didn’t come to NY to honor the victims.
Why are you shocked/not shocked? Trump spoke at a 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon and is traveling to NYC this evening. Vance had originally planned to attend a ceremony in NYC but canceled after Charlie Kirk's assassination. I know it's hard to believe, but Trump and Vance are people, too. Vance was close with Kirk, and I can imagine this is a very difficult time for him. He is traveling to Utah to personally pay his respects to Kirk's family.
I hope Sharon or one of her contributors does address the Charlie Kirk assassination here on The Preamble. Why wouldn't she? This is a major turning point in U.S. politics.
Okay I’ll bite 😂. I’m grateful for the break. And I think it’s wrong not to go to NY for the ceremony. A Yankees game where they are honoring 9/11 is fine but I wish it had been honored at the event they held today. I think sitting with Kirk’s wife vs sitting in honor of the 3,000 killed is not the choice that should have been made. But I’m not shocked. This is just one non-MAGA opinion.
Well, maybe next year Trump can get your approval on which crash site he should visit to memorialize 9/11. It's actually much more common for a sitting President to deliver remarks from the Pentagon than from Ground Zero.
Can we please stop with the constant MAGA talk? Vance's dear friend was assassinated literally 24 hours ago. You clearly are indifferent, but Vance should be allowed to mourn with Kirk's family without criticism from you or anyone else.
Oh yeah. I almost forgot to mention that I lost people in 9/11 so honoring this day properly means just a little bit more than it may for others. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Okay. Here we go 😂 Why are you guys so quick to trigger? It’s an opinion. Take it or leave it. But don’t be all snarky about it 🤣. Everyone’s allowed to have an opinion and voice it. This is mine. So leave it if you don’t like it.
The Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson: “I don’t think we should be subsidizing high-income earners.” What a laugher. Take the contraction “don’t” out of that statement and you pretty much have the Republican Party platform in a nutshell.
Like extending Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy isn't a subsidy for high-income earners??
That statement caught my attention as well…
Thank you so much for addressing this! I’m a health insurance agent, and the anxiety going into this open enrollment has been high. One of the largest carriers in my state recently mentioned that they’d expect only 60-70% of current members to renew. That would mean 30-40% loss of income for me and my family as well.
It’s such a tough line to walk when your career hinges on helping others. I truly love being able to help and find solutions to make it work for people, but the lowest income earners already saw their premiums double this year in my state. The IRS allowed premium cost to increase from 2% of income to 4% in 2025, and many of my most vulnerable clients were impacted. I don’t see how they could expect to afford it to double again. 🥺
Also the vast majority of the higher income earners that receive significant subsidies are retirees waiting to get on Medicare. Without subsidies, the lowest plan premiums start close to $1000 a month per person for that age range. The closer you get to Medicare age (65), the more it costs. Thank you for addressing it because so many people don’t understand how hard this could hit them! Not to mention the proposed changes to repayment of the tax credit. That’s a whole other scary issue for people whose income is hard to predict.
You have a tough and important job. I hope for your sake and the sake of your clients, Congress comes up with a fix.
This very sweet comment has carried my spirits all day. Thank you for saying that. I’ll be here to help people no matter what the outcome, and it meant a lot to hear someone else identify what I do as important. 🤍
Well, you’re very welcome!
“According to KFF, a nonpartisan health care research group, out-of-pocket premium costs for the average American who buys insurance through the Obamacare exchanges would skyrocket by 75%.”
This is completely unsustainable. Republicans know it’s unsustainable and voted for it anyway. They are going to have to learn how to stand up to Donald Trump. It’s so frustrating to see them line up behind policies that they know will hurt their own constituents.
I’m feeling grateful to open this and not see anything about Charlie Kirk. I applaud your judgement. I am shocked/not shocked to hear the P and VP didn’t come to NY to honor the victims.
Why are you shocked/not shocked? Trump spoke at a 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon and is traveling to NYC this evening. Vance had originally planned to attend a ceremony in NYC but canceled after Charlie Kirk's assassination. I know it's hard to believe, but Trump and Vance are people, too. Vance was close with Kirk, and I can imagine this is a very difficult time for him. He is traveling to Utah to personally pay his respects to Kirk's family.
I hope Sharon or one of her contributors does address the Charlie Kirk assassination here on The Preamble. Why wouldn't she? This is a major turning point in U.S. politics.
Okay I’ll bite 😂. I’m grateful for the break. And I think it’s wrong not to go to NY for the ceremony. A Yankees game where they are honoring 9/11 is fine but I wish it had been honored at the event they held today. I think sitting with Kirk’s wife vs sitting in honor of the 3,000 killed is not the choice that should have been made. But I’m not shocked. This is just one non-MAGA opinion.
Well, maybe next year Trump can get your approval on which crash site he should visit to memorialize 9/11. It's actually much more common for a sitting President to deliver remarks from the Pentagon than from Ground Zero.
Can we please stop with the constant MAGA talk? Vance's dear friend was assassinated literally 24 hours ago. You clearly are indifferent, but Vance should be allowed to mourn with Kirk's family without criticism from you or anyone else.
Oh yeah. I almost forgot to mention that I lost people in 9/11 so honoring this day properly means just a little bit more than it may for others. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Obama:
2009 – Pentagon
2010 – Pentagon
2011 – All three crash sites (10-year anniversary)
2012 – Pentagon
2013 – Pentagon
2014 – Pentagon
2015 – White House
2016 – Pentagon
Trump:
2017 – Pentagon
2018 – Shanksville, PA
2019 – Pentagon
2020 – Shanksville, PA
Biden:
2021 – All three crash sites (20-year anniversary)
2022 – Pentagon
2023 – Alaska
2024 – NYC
Also - just asked Chat to give me the rundown and including Veeps I think one or the other mostly show up. Vance could have done both. For sure.👍🏻
Do you have a job?
Okay. Here we go 😂 Why are you guys so quick to trigger? It’s an opinion. Take it or leave it. But don’t be all snarky about it 🤣. Everyone’s allowed to have an opinion and voice it. This is mine. So leave it if you don’t like it.
I am sure Sharon will. On her main account she was pretty broken up about it. So she may need some time.
On to the piece at hand, great piece and I always learn so much from Gabe, Sharon and the other contributors.
Of 9/11. Just to be clear.
Thank you Gabe for this info. We haven’t had to use Obamacare as my husband had insurance through his company which has continued along with Medicare.
I feel for people who can’t afford medical care; it shouldn’t be this way!