Posted on Jan 16, 2017
MSgt George Cater
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My life hasnt suffered at all. I think President Obama did an OUTSTANDING job. He was the first POTUS in a long time to remain scandal free, he was very intelligent and represent Americans very well.
To me race relations havent changed with him in office. People still think the same way but Trump has brought out all the undercover bigots out.
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I find it hilarious when people say race relations have gotten worse. It hasnt changed to me. It was just kept under wraps until these Trump rallies allowed the bigots to come out in full force. Then Trump encourages them and hypes them up at these rallies.
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PFC Jim Wheeler
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SGT (Anonymous) - He had a Democrat majority in the Senate for all but this most recent term (2015-now) and a Democrat majority in the House from 2008-2011.

Also, I have seen a few experts who believe that a lot of the economic turns were effects from Bush's policies. Whether that is right or not is a discussion for someone with far more expertise than I have on the matter. Many have also pointed out that the unemployment is higher today than it was in 2008, when talking about total number of Americans who are currently out of work. It's not nearly as black and white as you would make it seem.

I agree though; I do think he handled himself well, and I'm not sure I will be able to say the same about Trump in 4 years.
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Maj John Bell
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Scandal free Hah!
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My gains at the gym have skyrocketed. I bought myself a new 2017 Harley Davidson Night Rod Special. Adopted a Golden Retriever puppy. Oh wait, I did those things as I am the master of my domain. No one affects my life but me. Democrat, Republican, black, or white...it's all me. Though the president may take credit for what we Service Members do, I will not take credit for what they do. I see the country as a whole worse off but we shall see what the next administration has in store for us.
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MSgt George Cater I can't say we have suffered personally, but our national credibility and security has very much. Race relations is worse, and the national view of our police has suffered a great deal. Without the ROL (Rule of Law), we would descend into anarchy. Hopefully, Mr. Trump can move these things back forward...

I do think (don't hate me) that some of the provisions of ACA were good... like being able to keep kids on our insurance past 23... But, ACA is another topic altogether. Hopefully, we can find a good solution moving forward.
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What part of your life has suffered or benefited most during Obama's two terms?
SSG Jessica Bautista
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For the first time in over a decade, my mother and sister have health and dental insurance. My mother had been in constant pain because she couldn't get insurance until ACA.
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CDR Jon Corrigan
CDR Jon Corrigan
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I've known more than a few people who made one of their parents a dependent while they were on active duty.
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SSG Jessica Bautista
SSG Jessica Bautista
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CDR Jon Corrigan - Yeah, I tried.
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Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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Hard call here. My first impulse is to list my sanity. The easiest think I can measure is my finances. Under obama, the admin went out of its way to screw up the real estate investor world, and that is how I make my money. From a national standpoint. I think obama screwed up race relations and nation security the most.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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The suffering part is now I have no health insurance due to the high cost of it.
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Cpl Mark A. Morris
Cpl Mark A. Morris
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Go to the local VA office. Get a 2500 deductible on your insurance. You rate it.
M. Morris RVT
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SGT William Howell
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I had to change careers thanks to Obama's job creations of part time work so that employers did not have to comply with ACA. It was a blessing because I found a career that I will retire from. I only about starved to death for about 6 months while finding that job. I have had to suffer by giving a 3rd of my paycheck to insurances companies so that my children could have health insurance. Mr Obama's "greatest achievement" while President has cost my family about $9000 dollars a year, plus all the raises I have lost so my company can pay their portion of my health insurance.
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For me personally, I would say my overall income has gone down, the cost of consumer goods have skyrocketed (and no ground beef is not the same as steak), gang and drug crimes have gone through the roof, race relations and overall civility are the worst they've been in my adult life. However their is plenty of cheap Mexican labor around to work on the house and for good or bad without Obama we wouldn't have Donald Trump as the next President.
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MSgt David Sperber
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Healthcare costs have gone up.
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LTC Kevin B.
LTC Kevin B.
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PO2 Robert Aitchison - It mostly depends on what costs are your focus. If the focus is on overall costs to society, those costs are growing at a slower rate after the ACA. If you're focusing on your own premiums, or your own out-of-pocket costs, those may have gone up for individuals. However, their annual and lifetime coverage caps have been eliminated and many preventive services are now free. So, one can easily argue that....from a personal perspective....costs have indeed gone up, but so has the value for those costs.
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MSgt James Mullis
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PO2 Robert Aitchison - Prior to the ACA individual states could limit the annual rate increases through their State Insurance Boards. The ACA did away with that level of state control and replaced it with much larger national increases.
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Cpl Jeff N.
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A few material ones are:
1. I pay more in federal taxes than I should
2. My healthcare costs have spun out of control the last number of years
3. My kids were affected by the chicanery in the school lunch program
4. Tens of thousands of new regulations. Some hitting my industry others in my personal life

The larger impact is the negative impact to the US stature in the world which will haunt our children and grand children unless we can get it fixed.

We are more exposed to terrorist attack now than ever with refugees and others pouring across open borders.

American's wages are kept down by millions of illegals flooding the job pool. It is simple supply and demand. Lots of people there to do a job will drive down the wage needed to be paid to do it.

I could go on.

The benefits appear to be that he, unlike the last democrat president, kept himself out of sex scandals and by all appearances seems a good family man.
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