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What makes you think the government can't continue to pay these subsidies? >> a family of four at 138% of the poverty level can go into medicaid and they get an $8,000 insurance plan. that's something for now. they make a dollar more, they can go into the exchange and they get a better insurance plan. that'sç a subsidy worth about $11,000. but if they work for an employer, they get no new help and they have to buy this expensive insurance with their wages and with their employer's money. that is like a $10,000 penalty. these are people at the same income level being treated in totally differ...

Now, to give some perspective, at that time a typical family plan would cost about 15 or $16,000. so it's more than double the normal cost. i don't know what a $40,000 a year health plan gets you. i'm sure it's some pretty great things. the cruz's get to deduct all of that $40,000 for tax or that income is never taxed. that's a subsidy worth about $15,000, more than it costs to cover a family of four under medicaid. so this is a crazy feature of our current health care system. and i would note, the cruz's are probably not going to get to keep their health care plan. there will be an excise tax...