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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
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.

and how would "affordable" healthcare coverage help me at that point in time when i was a full-time HS student with no job. Thankfully, i was able to get into the CHIP program and take advantage of that free healthcare. But i only had that for a few months. After that, i was pushed into the "real world" with no coverage.

I'm not asking for free coverage for the rest of my life. I'm asking for a little more help while i need it. $113 a month for pretty much nothing is worthless...especially when you arent making that $113 a month. When i get a job and am on my feet, I'll be more than glad to pay for my own coverage. But until then, I believe that people like myself who are in teh situations like I am, should get help from our government.
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