"Why should I pay for somebody else's insurance. They're trying to spread my wealth!" "I work hard to pay for my own insurance, why should I support these freeloaders?" "Go to Canada. Oh that's right, you have to wait 6 months to see a doctor in Canada. We have the best health care system in the world..." "These uninsured are just choosing not to buy insurance." "Get a job!"
I was just discussing this with a nurse friend of mine. Health insurance companies are now hiring consulting companies who specialize in how to look for loopholes and drop people from their insurance plans. Yes you read that right.
This, of course, blows the Privilege talking point out of the water. These people DO work hard, they DO have jobs, they pay for their OWN insurance, nobody is spreading ANY wealth to them. And yet HI companies are STILL screwing them over. And it's only going to get worse as the date for the Exchanges nears. The credit cards did the same thing -- jacked-screwed us before the new law kicked in. But there's a huge different between credit and physical pain.
It wouldn't surprise me, really, if the next Congress puts in for a Public Option, under the radar. It's easier to play the reconciliation card the second time.
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Date: 2010-03-27 03:47 pm (UTC)"Why should I pay for somebody else's insurance. They're trying to spread my wealth!"
"I work hard to pay for my own insurance, why should I support these freeloaders?"
"Go to Canada. Oh that's right, you have to wait 6 months to see a doctor in Canada. We have the best health care system in the world..."
"These uninsured are just choosing not to buy insurance."
"Get a job!"
I was just discussing this with a nurse friend of mine. Health insurance companies are now hiring consulting companies who specialize in how to look for loopholes and drop people from their insurance plans. Yes you read that right.
This, of course, blows the Privilege talking point out of the water. These people DO work hard, they DO have jobs, they pay for their OWN insurance, nobody is spreading ANY wealth to them. And yet HI companies are STILL screwing them over. And it's only going to get worse as the date for the Exchanges nears. The credit cards did the same thing -- jacked-screwed us before the new law kicked in. But there's a huge different between credit and physical pain.
It wouldn't surprise me, really, if the next Congress puts in for a Public Option, under the radar. It's easier to play the reconciliation card the second time.