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2 days ago

While it's difficult to know for sure, my preliminary calculations on the effect of the newly passed "big beautiful bill" suggest that I'll do better (I own the family farm and my own business), and one of my hard-working kids on his own health insurance will lose it.

So that will be a wash for the family, since we're obviously not going to let him go uninsured. But that's only a wash, not a loss, because as a family we can absorb the hit.

Not everyone is in our position.
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3 days ago

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I hope, Susan, all will work out with those who work on your farm. I didn't know you owned a farm. I am a long-time fan of yours because of your novel with the good title You know the one

It’s a wash? This is the most selfish, disgusting, short-sighted, and depraved summaries of what happened to our country today. May you, your children, and your grandchildren have the future you voted for.

What it looks like to me is no matter what this administration does - this page is going to complain. I’ve seen complaints about Trump cutting funds from the budget and now complaints about him adding to the debt. Any time theres a decision on how to spend the money- arguments ensue. The old “can’t please all of the people all of the time” comes into play here. Be careful to heed Israel’s warnings from history in 1 Corinthians 10: 10 And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. Not good to complain- makes place for the devil.

I have to say it drives me a bit crazy to have doge which was trying to find in our government, and now we have this bill, which even a professional of history Susan Wise Bauer cannot decipher. I think Doge needs to come in and edit this bill to get rid of word waste!

It’s unsustainable. it’s extremely unfortunate but some times it’s necessary to cut costs and lower expenditures before it comes to the point we lose the house. Would you run your household on the assumption that you put 20% of your expenses on a credit card that won’t get paid?

Some of my older kids who are still on our insurance because they are still in school or don't work for companies that provide it will have to roll off our insurance when they are 26. I don't know what they are going to after that happens now that the ACA has been cut. Where did you find the information to see what the effects of this bill is for you and your kids health care coverage?

Medicaid is currently not sustainable as it is. I’m curious as to what cuts to Medicaid you are referring to? Medicaid was meant to be a temporary stop-gap for people, it was also not meant to be accessible for non qualified college students, and illegal immigrants and people who are committing fraud and taking advantage of the system. I would add that Medicaid is managed mostly at the state level regarding eligibility and such.

I think people also are overlooking that the changes in Medicaid will impact hospital funding. I’ll end up seeing a reduction in services in my area. A large portion of my community only receives healthcare due to Medicaid

As a mom of a kid with Down syndrome this bill is terrifying.

Susan, you always have the appropriate words. “Not everyone is in our position” sums it up for every level of our socio-economic society, and even the wealthiest, will come to see the harm. As a single school teacher, I stay in fervent prayer for the least and the lost of my flock, that show up each day, lacking more than their peers. May we all take stock of this moment and remember.

My son lost his a couple of years ago.

I can't imagine earning less than $15,000 per year, as I once did when I started out, and having to pay MORE in taxes.

There is a lot being said here when most admit that an understanding of the bill is not clear yet. It would be helpful if folks attached a link to where in the bill their claim can be verified. I’m not interested in any resources/news outlets that make claims. I want to see the language in the bill that verifies the change or concern. After all, many of us here are homeschoolers and there is nothing better than original sources.

Susan Wise Bauer why would your son lose health insurance?

We will come out about the same but have 3 kids who will lose insurance.

This is helpful- taking everything with a grain of salt but I trust zero media from either side. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/myth-vs-fact-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/

I’m so confused how so many Americans have agreed they want to live in an uneducated, sick, and poor society all so the rich can get richer. Sad.

With millions more uninsured, some will go without and die. Others will still go for healthcare and the system must absorb it meaning everyone with insurance will start paying more. You will be affected. Your utility bills will also increase. You will be affected. If you make under 175,000 a year, your taxes are increased so ultra-rich people have more. If you have elderly parents, Medicare has been cut so we will all be paying for that. This shifts the burden to those that make the least while taking access away to healthcare, food, childcare and more. It also gives more money to ICE than the entire federal prison budget. That should speak volumes as to whether it is only illegal immigrants they intend to gather while simultaneously giving more power to the executive branch to ignore the judiciary. It is terrifying.

My husband works as a mental help therapist serving almost exclusively people on medicaid. The harm this will wreak upon the most marginalized is not only unconscionable, it is positively villainous.

My daughter, all the other foster adoptees, and the 8,641 Kentucky children still awaiting permanency will suffer greatly because of this. We homeschool due to disabilities. I have a masters degree in public administration but I'll be searching for third shift work so she can have both a parent caregiver and health insurance. I'm 55 and I've been a SAHM for 12 years. My options will be limited.

We're in the same situation. Nothing specifically to hurt us, but it will hurt my son's and my neices' ability to be independent without support from mom and dad. I'm afraid to even look what it will do to my mother.

I'm worried about my daughter, who's on Medicaid. Worried that my own ACA might be impacted too. We are on lots of meds we cannot afford without insurance coverage. She has an illness that makes it challenging to work.

Most families can't afford the hit. I will do what I can to help mine, but our rural hospital probably won't survive. Nearest semi major hospital if that happens 2.4 hours. Ours stabilizes the big hits for plane transport 200 miles away to the nearest major hospital.

I'm sorry that you are feeling a hit in your family as a result of the BB Bill. I have kids with disabilities, so we'll see what the future has in store for them with less services. My husband is a CPA and knows the wealthy will especially benefit from paying significantly less taxes now. I personally didn't want it to pass. It doesn't seem to truly benefit anyone but the top 1%.

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