The White House recently made this claim about a person’s health insurance premium under Obamacare:
Before #Obamacare, Gregg couldn't afford health insurance.
Now, he's covered for just $32/month.#GetCovered, pic.twitter.com/SmRPVzh0hA
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 30, 2013
Many Twitter users wondered, if the above claim is even true (for all we know “Gregg F.” is a composite of Julia and Chad Henderson), for how much are taxpayers on the hook?
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/395619337957949440
Finish it @WhiteHouse. What's Gregg F's government subsidy?
— Jim Ord (@Arkadas1) October 30, 2013
Who would like to know what the amount of the taxpayer subsidy is?
Honk. RT @HawkinsUSA Honk if you are subsidizing "Gregg"'s health insurance: @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/TyH7vH6H2R
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) October 30, 2013
@HawkinsUSA @WhiteHouse should provide picture of "Gregg" we support like 'Feed the Children'.
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) October 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/395618399679574017
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/395622762569408512
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/395619785007845377
.@WhiteHouse Gregg is still a loser, dependent upon his neighbors to subsidize his health insurance.
— The Jonstitution (@BolandJon) October 30, 2013
Who does Gregg F from CA know at @whitehouse to get a special healthcare deal?
— LoneWolf907 (@LoneWolf907) October 30, 2013
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@WhiteHouse Good for Gregg, but you promised cheaper health premiums for everyone. Why isn't that happening?
— S D Winkler (@sdwinkler) October 30, 2013
Hey liars, what are the rest of us paying so Gregg can pay just $32? @WhiteHouse
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 30, 2013
The sad part of this story is Gregg is receiving a subsidy because he can't afford Obamacare on a school teacher's salary @WhiteHouse.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) October 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/status/395630417203585025
As usual, the White House left a lot of the back story on the cutting room floor of their tweet editing office.
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/395629642628870144
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