Originally Posted by CiviChik97
i think i just lost some respect for you.
My father died when i was 17. THE DAY AFTER HE DIED, my health insurance was dropped. Because i was 17, i was able to pick up the CHIP insurance (welfare)...that only lasted until a month after i graduated HS. Since then, I've been paying $113/mth for a PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT. Right now, I'm paying on a $500 ambulance bill. I had to stop seeing my therapist for my depression b/c i couldnt afford it.
I'd like to think that i deserve a little bit better healthcare coverage, as an American Citizen who's struggling to find a job in my field and can't afford it right now for myself.
I'm sure you'd feel the same way if it were your mother or sister who was in a position like mine.
Why would you lose respect for me? Because I have a different opinion on a political subject? Did I say that healthcare shouldn't be made more affordable? No. I just said I do not want to pay for everyone else's healthcare along with my own.
I know you went through a struggle and I am very sorry for the loss of your father. I think that is horrible how the insurance company dropped you like that. These are the types of situations where I think that affordable healthcare would be great. Do I think that everyone should just be handed heathcare? No. I do not think it will solve problems it will just make the healthcare system worse than it is now.
If the government is in charge of it, i can only imagine how much debt we would be in. The gvt overpays for everything they buy. Insurance companies love to overcharge. That is not a good combo.