I've been reading the hysteria associated with health care reform for many moons now, with a mixture of bewilderment, amusement, and ire. Not sure why, but a letter from some woman in Haltom City on the editorial page of the Dallas Morning News was the proverbial straw that broke my aching, underinsured back.
Her brilliant conclusion, massive evidence to the contrary, was that anyone uninsured was either too lazy to work or here illegally, and her tax dollars were already being spent giving them free medical care.
Thank you. Thank you very much, you effing moron.
My husband is self-employed and I am his only other employee. We work hard, and have always paid our bills and taken care of our family. We are in reasonably good health (no, we do not smoke) and we pay...are you ready...$20,000 a year for a catastrophic policy. With the economy and our business struggling, we are now paying for that coverage from our dwindling savings. Every month we think we may drop it, but what if one of us does get seriously ill or hurt?
But, hey! Miss Haltom City, with her tiny little mind and her smug little world, can surely explain to me why I deserve nothing better. Bitch, please.
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I'm with you, Nance! I'm only paying about $5K per year for essential coverage (which means I can't really access it, since the deductible is so high, etc., etc.), but that is often $5K more than my high-living lifestyle [not!] in my tiny old apartment feels like it can afford . . . .
ReplyDeleteI recently heard about the campaign to 'boycott' Gap and Banana Republic because they are not 'Christmas Friendly' by the way that they have not gone all out on Christmas-type decorations this year, and all I can say is, since when did Jesus declare that we have to use holiday decorations to rub in the face of millions of unemployed or underfed folks that they can't afford to shop this year?
Same subject, different verse, I think.
Love you, glad you're speaking up!