Why People Aren't Buying Insurance on the Healthcare Exchanges - Follow Up

We just posted a comment a few days ago about why people are not signing up for insurance on the Obamacare Exchanges, saying that we hadn't seen the reason we cited discussed in other media reports.  Now, as if on cue, this letter was posted to the website of talk show host Dennis Prager, as reported by Campus Reform. Apparently it has gone viral.

Obamacare Has “Raped My Future!” Says Underemployed College Grad in Viral Letter

Ashley Dionne is a 26 year-old college graduate who says her future has been “raped” by Obamacare, reports Campus Reform.

This University of Michigan alum shared her story of Obamacare sticker shock and outrage with radio host, Dennis Prager.  Here’s a copy of her open letter:

“My name is Ashley Dionne and I’m a 26-year-old recent graduate from Michigan.

The phony Obamacare signup poster boy made me want to send a message about how Obamacare is really affecting people.

I graduated from The University of Michigan in 2009. In my state, this used to mean something, but even with a bachelor’s I was told I was too educated and wouldn’t stay. I watched as kids with GEDs and high school diploma’s took the low-paying jobs for which I applied.

I went back to school and got a second degree and finally found work at a gym. I work nights and only get 32 hours a week for eight dollars an hour. I’m unable to find a second job at this time.

I have asthma, ulcers, and mild cerebral palsy. Obamacare takes my monthly rate from $75 a month for full coverage on my “Young Adult Plan,” to $319 a month. After $6,000 in deductibles, of course.

Liberals claimed this law would help the poor. I am the poor, the working poor, and I can’t afford to support myself, let alone older generations and people not willing to work at all.

This law has raped my future.

It will keep me and kids my age from having a future at all.

This is the real face of Obamacare and it isn’t pretty.” 

Our claim was that people weren't buying because the premiums weren't affordable. This anecdotal evidence backs that claim up. Remember that what so many people now refer to as "Obamacare" was promoted and passed as the "Affordable Care Act" (ACA).