A girl I went to highschool with posted her feelings about Obamacare. Thought I would share them, because they were eye-opening. Note: I didn't make any smart-ass comments, because her pain is real and her pain saddened me.
Background on her: She is a free-lance photographer. She used to work for a newspaper, but lost her job a few years back. According to her, newspapers pay their on staff photographers pennies (I hear they do the same with their journalist also), so free-lance is the way for photographers to make any money. She is single mother of a preteen. She hasn't had insurance on herself in years, but has insurance on her daughter.
She was a HUGE Obama and Obamacare supporter. Always posted positive news and stories on both. I went back and forth a few times.
Recently she posted this:
"I can't believe I supported this. I finally got through on this bullshit website and this is BULLSHIT. I was finally thinking I could afford insurance (WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD IN YEARS), but this is insane. For insurance with a $2K deductible I will pay over $500 a month for JUST ME. I can't afford that and now I am told I will be hit with a penality of between $300-$400 unless I do it! WTF, where is this subsidy I have heard about and bought into? To make matters worse XXXXX's (I don't want to give her daugher's name) premiums have SHOT UP and now we have a higher deductible. I'm extremely frustrated. I don't know what to do. I have to get insurance or she will not be able to attend school (Note: This is technically not true, Chicago schools do not require insurance, but they require medical exams, physicals, immunization and other exams that make it too costly to obtain without insurance). This is the first time in my life I am considering food stamps. If the Republicans weren't all such douche bags, I would consider them, but the Democrats actually care about people even when they make mistakes. I'm frustrated and scared!"
People ths positive stories are rare and many turn out to be BS. The negative ones like this are a dime a dozen. Real people, that you know personally are getting seriously hurt by this boneheaded legislation. We read the stories, but you and I also hearing the stories from people we know.
Obaminationcare needs to go.
Background on her: She is a free-lance photographer. She used to work for a newspaper, but lost her job a few years back. According to her, newspapers pay their on staff photographers pennies (I hear they do the same with their journalist also), so free-lance is the way for photographers to make any money. She is single mother of a preteen. She hasn't had insurance on herself in years, but has insurance on her daughter.
She was a HUGE Obama and Obamacare supporter. Always posted positive news and stories on both. I went back and forth a few times.
Recently she posted this:
"I can't believe I supported this. I finally got through on this bullshit website and this is BULLSHIT. I was finally thinking I could afford insurance (WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD IN YEARS), but this is insane. For insurance with a $2K deductible I will pay over $500 a month for JUST ME. I can't afford that and now I am told I will be hit with a penality of between $300-$400 unless I do it! WTF, where is this subsidy I have heard about and bought into? To make matters worse XXXXX's (I don't want to give her daugher's name) premiums have SHOT UP and now we have a higher deductible. I'm extremely frustrated. I don't know what to do. I have to get insurance or she will not be able to attend school (Note: This is technically not true, Chicago schools do not require insurance, but they require medical exams, physicals, immunization and other exams that make it too costly to obtain without insurance). This is the first time in my life I am considering food stamps. If the Republicans weren't all such douche bags, I would consider them, but the Democrats actually care about people even when they make mistakes. I'm frustrated and scared!"
People ths positive stories are rare and many turn out to be BS. The negative ones like this are a dime a dozen. Real people, that you know personally are getting seriously hurt by this boneheaded legislation. We read the stories, but you and I also hearing the stories from people we know.
Obaminationcare needs to go.