(October 29, 2015 at 1:55 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: I’m kind of ambivalent about this because I can’t agree squarely with either side. So let’s discuss this.
Pro
How is being forced to pay for health insurance different from being forced to pay for car insurance? When drivers were forced to pay for car insurance, did they make the same objections?
Con
How does being forced to pay for health insurance guarantee affordable health care? When I went to their website to see what they were offering. The premium was low but the deductible was so high you’d have to be half dead before the insurance kicked in.
I agree with you whole-heartedly, Rhonda. I have argued for years that the health care system in this country is SET UP to eradicate the poor. If you can't pay (and I mean really pay - - the equivalent of a luxury car payment each month, PLUS what you pay for doctors visits on top of the insurance premiums), they WANT you to die.
I have friends who have literally had to move back into their parent's basement - in their 50's - because medical bills caused them to lose their house. Oh yeah. They had insurance.
My brother insisted that I sign up for Obamacare. I was not amused, and it was more than my budget really allowed each month, but after pressure from family, I did it.
It saved my life. Literally. They found colon cancer. I'm free of it now, tho' I have to get tested twice a year.
So . . . I'm very very torn. The price is still too high. Most people CAN'T afford it, and punishing them for that is wrong. But surely, more improvements are coming. For me - - I still gripe about the cost, but it saved my life.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
