Is Obamacare putting undue burden on young?

I am one of those older people, and I think the young are getting the shaft. It is not just Obamacare. Add to it the cost of Medicare and Social Security and the young are being bled dry. What I do not understand, however, is why this is precisely what the young voted for.

David Norris

In her column, Katrina Trinko stated: “Yes, many young adults could qualify for a subsidy. For example, if you are single and make less than $ 46,000 a year.” Bingo!

Most young adults making more than $ 46,000 a year work for companies that provide health insurance. Yes, there will be some wellpaid freelancers and independent consultants who will be purchasing insurance on the individual market, but many exchange participants will be eligible for a subsidy.

Karl Faulstich

These poor young kids already have to pay off the $ 17 trillion in debt that was stolen from them. They are also paying for billions of dollars in benefits that go to previous generations.

Henk Vandenbergh

Oh, please. Once the cherrypicking is done, the vast majority of young people will be far better off. Yes, I know for a select few it will mean a hundred bucks or so more a month. Tough. Young people get appendicitis and break their bones and have car accidents, just like everybody else. The days of skimping on medical coverage are over. Long live the new era of personal responsibility.

Eric Eberhardt

I have never been a fan of the Affordable Care Act. I would, however, point out that older folks do help pay for public education, including the state subsidies that funnel into many universities.

What I’m saying is that cost pooling of health insurance is not quite as outrageous as has been characterized.

In my humble opinion, we could stand to do less of it in both instances.

Chris Morley

Have these young people who are complaining ever seen the average cost of raising a child? It’s in six figures. We’ve already paid for the young whippersnappers. We all share the cost because theoretically, we’re all better off with schools, libraries, fire departments, roads, Internet, all the things we share costs of. You won’t be 26 forever.

Susan M. Fitzgerald