Does the American dream have any impact of ObamaCare?

Answer 1

The answer to this question requires some background information in order to properly answer it.

The hackneyed term of the "American Dream" is rarely used in sociology circles or in economic terms.

Taxes, wars, and government debt have been the course of the day and the America of yesteryear where millions upon millions of immigrants from Europe came to America.

There are exceptions however, and two areas come to mind. For low income Mexicans, the USA has remained a place to migrate to because of its proximity to Mexico.

In other situations, we see professionals in medicine, product science and professors applying for visas to the USA, which normally result in "Green Cards" and finally citizenship. One reason for this is the very high taxes in Europe compared to the rates in the United States.

The benefits of living in America ( the Dream ) have had to date a negative affect on citizens seeking a "whole life" by having proper health insurance. One large reason is that there is still confusion about the details of ObamaCare.

Some people have been happy in that their premiums have been reduced by President Obama's health care act. In other cases there has been "problems" that are recently coming to light. These problems range from Obama care companies dropping out, to special deals exempting trade union's from paying the full taxes in the plan, thereby adding to the cost of people without certain "exemption benefits."

Healthcare in the United States has for many people become to confusing and expensive. Before the new healthcare law there were two government sponsored plans. One was Medicare with enough options to fill Yankee Stadium, and Medicare, also abounding with problems. Then of course are the separate health plans provided by private companies and plans that cover government plans that involve Federal, State, and local governments.

Many of the aforementioned plans cover government employees after they retire and result for instance in balancing Social Security payments and Medicare.

Time is what is required to see if the new Obama plan will work, and /or if changes need to be made. Until then the Jury is out so to speak, but it is clear that the program at this time needs fixing.