Mr. Johnsen, who is 47, said he would like to buy insurance for his family. They have gone without it for the last two years, paying out of pocket on rare visits to the doctor. But he said it is hard to justify those prices to prevent an unforeseen catastrophe when so many real-world expenses demand his attention first.

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New York Times discovers Obamacare can be quite a burden on the non-subsidized middle class… http://t.co/rZ5IasyhzL

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 21, 2013

NYT: 60 year old in WI making $50k will have to pay 19 percent of his income for cheapest available plan. But them's the Obamacare breaks…

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 21, 2013

If same person made $45k would pay about 5 percent of income. Heck of an incentive… http://t.co/F29beKHJ68

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 21, 2013

Broker to NYT: 'Everybody was thinking that Obamacare was going to come in with more affordable rates. Well, they’re not more affordable.'

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 21, 2013