I'm afraid I do not understand how the new insurance program is supposed to help this country. All I hear on the news is how premiums are going up, as are the penalties, should you fail to enroll. How is that going to help anything? Health Insurance is already way too expensive, as is going to a doctor or into a hospital. Although I know from life experience, it is best, if you can find a way to afford it, to have insurance. Particularly if you are prone to illness, or heaven forbid, have some terrible disease that keeps you going back.
Its terrible how our government continues to fail the people. Whatever happened to doing what is best for our country as a whole? Of course its easy to sit back in their padded seats, on their cushy health care plans, pay checks, and every perk known to man, and ignore what is happening. Why does a supposedly intelligent country have children, elderly, former military, and other unfortunates, going without food, shelter, and health care? And how will that ever change, when our government seems more concerned about unrest in foreign countries, than what is going on in our own?
I guess I realize, to a point, the importance of trying to keep tabs on the world, when at any time we could be bombed, overtaken, or done some atrocious harm. But what about our own citizens? Don't we deserve better than what some of us are getting? I, personally, have been quite fortunate, after much back-breaking hard work, to always have some kind of an income, a decent roof over my head, and enough to eat. Many times I've had to scrimp, or choose one priority over another, but have managed to get by.
I cannot imagine what it must be like living in a cardboard box, under a bridge, sleeping in doorways, or in a shelter, just to have a safe place to rest and food to eat. All the while worrying over whether I'll live to see another day, because of cold weather, someone intent on doing me harm, or the lack of essentials to ensure good health.
Since not everyone can afford to help these people, hopefully, those who can, will. Feeling fortunate out here in the country, even with freezing rain, a foot of snow, and damp, chilly cold outside.
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