Conservatives have more self-control

[A Theist]

Well hell yeah! I could use the money right about now. I have a few doctor bills and an ER bill that came due the other day over a herniated disc and no means to pay it. So I'm counting on you, Mr. Empathy, to ante up and cut me an empathy check. If showing empathy for the less fortunate is what you believe then you could at least be the first to set the example for everyone else you demanded empathy from.

I don't know what Grandizer's stance is but a fair amount of Leftist's support single payer healthcare. You would have little to no bill for your disc issues. It would save money because there would be no one in the middle taking a cut. Also a good portion of the cost currently goes towards paperwork to see what healthcare you can and can't get. That cost would be eliminated.

Yup. There was definitely a lot of paperwork to see if I qualified for anything. We're in the process now to see if I qualify for something else. October of 2016 I retired and went part time where I work. I'm drawing Social Security and working part time. The company I work for made some changes to their insurance that affected all of its employees. Both our rates and our deductibles went up. For the wife and myself our rates went up to $300 per month for their insurance plan and the deductibles went up to $3000 annually for each of us. That was a definite no can do. Can't afford that on Social Security and part time warehouse wages. The wife called about getting us on Obamacare. $900 a month for the both of us. The Affordable Health Care Act, my ass! They suggested that we try to get Medicaid. We tried. I just barely make over the qualifying income to get it. So, no insurance. To be able to qualify for Medicaid I'd have to cut my hours back at work, or quit. Neither of which I want, or can afford to do. I'm pretty much soured on socialized health care. It taxes the shit out of you and doesn't benefit the people who pay for it.

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Well hell yeah! I could use the money right about now. I have a few doctor bills and an ER bill that came due the other day over a herniated disc and no means to pay it. So I'm counting on you, Mr. Empathy, to ante up and cut me an empathy check. If showing empathy for the less fortunate is what you believe then you could at least be the first to set the example for everyone else you demanded empathy from.

I have no power to help you (and plus, I don't live where you live). But I do wish politicians made it their mission to help provide free health care as a right for all Americans, and yes, this means more tax for people, including the rich. But it also means you save more money per year (if this were to be enacted).

You can have my empathy, and if I was an American, I'd have been happy to pay more tax to ensure health care for all there. After all, I get taxed here in Australia, and I got no problem with it (we have Medicare for all here). It's good to help the less fortunate!

That's empathy enough for me, Kemosabe. Thanks.