Book, I love you dearly...

[nagaina_ryuuoh]

...but this entire post right here:

http://bookkeeper.livejournal.com/170781.html

...This is pretty much disingenuous bullshit from start to finish.

And since LJ's comment size is limited to 4300 words, I'm going to respond to it here.

Let’s get a few things straight from the get-go.

Comments

[thenakedcat]

THANK YOU. Living in Colorado Springs, I've had to suffer through this bullshit on the opinion page of the local paper (which has just about enough journalistic integrity to line a shelf) for days now.

Right now I'm insured, thanks to the ACA's requirement that children be eligible for their parents' coverage until age 25, but Tricare was late in implementing the provisions. That meant for a couple months last year I was faced with a choice between the antidepressants that allow me to get out of the bed in the morning or the HBC that keeps me from dissolving into a puddle of tears once a month....and the HBC lost out because of daily vs. monthly benefits. The drugs I use are very basic generics with relatively low retail cost but even so my unemployed ass could only pay one at a time. I may be BACK in the same boat within the next 6 months, when I age out of my parents' coverage, because my mental health issues mean I'll likely end up in the Colorado High Risk Pool--another ACA innovation which is far better than the private insurance market but at the same time would leave me with a high deductible before coverage kicks in.

Last year, when the local Teabagger Congressional rep made racist comments about Obama, I showed up for a protest at his local office and spoke to its hapless manager. I told him how I was struggling to find a job even while overqualified for everything I applied for, how I feared for my ability to keep paying for the drugs that keep me functional, and how I had friends even closer to the edge of the abyss, and he looked genuinely distressed even as he vomited party-line bull shit about how Rep. Lamborn thinks the president is going about solving these problems completely the wrong way. I still stand by what I told him then: when Republicans have an actual plan that involves something other than "Exactly what we did from 2001-2009, only moreso!", I will be more than happy to listen. Until then? Shut up and sit down.