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Sometimes I get so angry I could just spit. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my hormonal issues and such but lately people have been pissing me the fuck off. Any mention of healthcare, Obama being a socialist, or the words "God bless us" (or something similar) just pretty much send me over the edge of rationality into face reddening, fist clenching, heart pounding anger. I know it's not becoming. In fact, I wish I could just "chill out" as people have suggested. But honestly I feel that apathy is just as bad if not worse than opposition. I'm not going to be one of those people that just sit around and bitch about stuff. If there is something to be done, I am going to do it. Some person on my friend Laura's facebook list... okay. Instead of paraphrasing, here is the drivel that came out of this woman's mouth:
"Recent (done today) poll among the working poor (my employees, servers and cooks). 48% had health coverage. Only 1 out of 23 was having difficulty obtaining it due to pre-existing conditions. All of those without have plenty of money for it but choose to spend it on other things. There are real people out there who need help but ... believing in some ridiculous government intervention that infringes on the freedoms and liberties of every single American to enforce them to have health care administered by a bureaucracy that has proven itself incapable of successfully running any type of health care program is not only delusional but also detrimental in its overall effects on the health care of the population. Lets work on a much simpler and easier to execute plan to help those that truly need it without impinging on our freedoms and further bankrupting our nation."
The part that makes me quiver with anger? This part: "All of those without have plenty of money for it but choose to spend it on other things." WHAT? Is that what people really think? I had to having a fucking garage sale to pay for some expenses that are coming up in the near future. We have to pick which bills to pay every week in order to have money for groceries. So yeah, I guess if you look at it that way, I'm not spending money on healthcare because I HAVE TO EAT. So I guess essentially that is spending money on other things. But come the fuck on.
People that are equating this new healthcare plan to what they have in England or Canada are just plain wrong. They simply don't know what those other places are like healthcare-wise. If you hurt yourself in England (or Canada from what I understand), you pay NOTHING. Not a penny. All healthcare is paid for by the government resulting in: 1. Not having top-notch equipment like we do 2. Doctors not getting paid exorbitant amounts like they are here 3. Very little preventative care
I know what the system in England is like. I was there. My friend I was travelling with slipped in the bathroom in the hotel we were staying at and banged her head on the marble countertop which cut her ear in half. I took her to the local hospital (in the city) and helped her fill out the paperwork. We waited forever while she was bleeding profusely. I know she didn't have to pay a dime for that. Was it the best care she's ever received? Probably not.
The plan Obama is proposing is NOTHING like this. We would still have to pay for this insurance, it will just be more affordable and more within reach of everyone. And the thing that pisses me off is that everyone is going on about how they don't want to be forced to have this government provided insurance. Who the fuck is going to hold a gun to their head and make them switch to something they don't want? This healthcare plan is an OPTION. Maybe people just don't know what "option" means or something. I don't know. It seems pretty cut and dry to me.
The way I see it is that I don't have health insurance like lots of people out there. I desperately need health insurance. There are problems going on in my back lately that have been so painful that I've been putting myself on bed rest for days at a time and I have not been able to function normally as of late. I NEED to go see the neurosurgeon that did my surgery. There is pain where there wasn't pain before and honestly I feel worse now than I did before I had the surgery. But without insurance, I cannot afford to go see a neurosurgeon. We're talking 200+ just for the doctor's visit. Not counting subsequent tests that would result. MRI? $2000 at least.
If someone (ahem, Obama) even insinuates that I MAY BE ABLE to get affordable insurance (with no pre-existing condition clause by the way, which is another huge problem in my situation), I'm gonna jump on that shit like white on rice. Obviously. Anyone in my situation would be elated at even the prospect of getting covered affordably. I DON'T CARE if it's government funded. I DON'T CARE that it's close to socialism. My physical needs are more important to me than anyone's ideals, beliefs or stubborn indignations.
Therefore, if I hear people dogging on this plan, or saying it shouldn't happen, it makes me irate. Especially when said people already have health insurance that they can afford. I am beginning to take it personally. Kind of like, THEY don't want ME to have healthcare. What are people supposed to do in the system we have now? Just die? Because they can't afford to go to the doctor? What if I got cancer? Honestly that's my biggest fear. Getting sick is a nightmare scenario for those of us with no insurance.
So excuse me if you're one of the people I've gotten defensive with in the past few weeks regarding this issue. It effects me and it effects me in a big way so I think I have every right to defend MY RIGHTS (or should be rights) to have an affordable healthcare plan.
"Recent (done today) poll among the working poor (my employees, servers and cooks). 48% had health coverage. Only 1 out of 23 was having difficulty obtaining it due to pre-existing conditions. All of those without have plenty of money for it but choose to spend it on other things. There are real people out there who need help but ... believing in some ridiculous government intervention that infringes on the freedoms and liberties of every single American to enforce them to have health care administered by a bureaucracy that has proven itself incapable of successfully running any type of health care program is not only delusional but also detrimental in its overall effects on the health care of the population. Lets work on a much simpler and easier to execute plan to help those that truly need it without impinging on our freedoms and further bankrupting our nation."
The part that makes me quiver with anger? This part: "All of those without have plenty of money for it but choose to spend it on other things." WHAT? Is that what people really think? I had to having a fucking garage sale to pay for some expenses that are coming up in the near future. We have to pick which bills to pay every week in order to have money for groceries. So yeah, I guess if you look at it that way, I'm not spending money on healthcare because I HAVE TO EAT. So I guess essentially that is spending money on other things. But come the fuck on.
People that are equating this new healthcare plan to what they have in England or Canada are just plain wrong. They simply don't know what those other places are like healthcare-wise. If you hurt yourself in England (or Canada from what I understand), you pay NOTHING. Not a penny. All healthcare is paid for by the government resulting in: 1. Not having top-notch equipment like we do 2. Doctors not getting paid exorbitant amounts like they are here 3. Very little preventative care
I know what the system in England is like. I was there. My friend I was travelling with slipped in the bathroom in the hotel we were staying at and banged her head on the marble countertop which cut her ear in half. I took her to the local hospital (in the city) and helped her fill out the paperwork. We waited forever while she was bleeding profusely. I know she didn't have to pay a dime for that. Was it the best care she's ever received? Probably not.
The plan Obama is proposing is NOTHING like this. We would still have to pay for this insurance, it will just be more affordable and more within reach of everyone. And the thing that pisses me off is that everyone is going on about how they don't want to be forced to have this government provided insurance. Who the fuck is going to hold a gun to their head and make them switch to something they don't want? This healthcare plan is an OPTION. Maybe people just don't know what "option" means or something. I don't know. It seems pretty cut and dry to me.
The way I see it is that I don't have health insurance like lots of people out there. I desperately need health insurance. There are problems going on in my back lately that have been so painful that I've been putting myself on bed rest for days at a time and I have not been able to function normally as of late. I NEED to go see the neurosurgeon that did my surgery. There is pain where there wasn't pain before and honestly I feel worse now than I did before I had the surgery. But without insurance, I cannot afford to go see a neurosurgeon. We're talking 200+ just for the doctor's visit. Not counting subsequent tests that would result. MRI? $2000 at least.
If someone (ahem, Obama) even insinuates that I MAY BE ABLE to get affordable insurance (with no pre-existing condition clause by the way, which is another huge problem in my situation), I'm gonna jump on that shit like white on rice. Obviously. Anyone in my situation would be elated at even the prospect of getting covered affordably. I DON'T CARE if it's government funded. I DON'T CARE that it's close to socialism. My physical needs are more important to me than anyone's ideals, beliefs or stubborn indignations.
Therefore, if I hear people dogging on this plan, or saying it shouldn't happen, it makes me irate. Especially when said people already have health insurance that they can afford. I am beginning to take it personally. Kind of like, THEY don't want ME to have healthcare. What are people supposed to do in the system we have now? Just die? Because they can't afford to go to the doctor? What if I got cancer? Honestly that's my biggest fear. Getting sick is a nightmare scenario for those of us with no insurance.
So excuse me if you're one of the people I've gotten defensive with in the past few weeks regarding this issue. It effects me and it effects me in a big way so I think I have every right to defend MY RIGHTS (or should be rights) to have an affordable healthcare plan.