How can this discussion not be political?

Democrats who voted in Obamacare took my health insurance away. That policy was likely a Yugo policy, but, I could afford it, $2600 or so, a year, and it worked for my little tribe. Since my employer had less than 50 employees, when he was informed that it didnt meet the democrats standards, he simply got rid of it. You are now on your own. It didnt meet the minimum standards for neonatal and well baby care. My wife, and I, both in our 50s, didnt need that, but, that didnt matter.

After trying to get ahold of MinSure, to buy a policy from them for about 6 weeks, literally days on end of being on hold, and no returned emails, I got through. I told them I lost my insurance and needed a policy. OK, 20 minutes in, I have a line on another Yugo policy, new price is $600 a month. State perfunctory asks me do I have a wife that works? Yes. Does she have access to a family policy? Well, yea, but, it is $30,000 a year, and has a $10,000 deductible. You cant but a MinSure policy if you have access to anything else. Tough shit. End of story, she hangs up on me.

For a year, my wife worked 160 hours a month, for that policy, and $90 in wages a month. Frosting on the cake is Im a criminal if I dont buy it. I found an employer after a year that had a successful small printing company, He beat my former wage by a buck or two, and allowed $2100 a month for health insurance. Where he got that money from, I havent a clue, but, he owned everything, and had been in place as a family shop for 50 years. About $250 a month on top of what he allowed got me another Yugo policy.

Did I mention we could have really, really used the $30K the new policy cost a year?

When a democrat shows up at my door, the first thing I ask is if they support socialized medicine, and the disaster that is Obamacare. To a one, they say yes (lockstep thinking on the left) and then I give them this story, and inform them the only reason they will leave my property under their own power is because it is against the law for me to kill them. I tell them they are thieves, and they stole food from my childs mouth, clothes off his back, and caused this family hardship and suffering.

Given the chance, Ill extract revenge. Now, get out of here. Word must have gotten out. None showed up this year.

Europeans who crow about how wonderful the health care system is have generally never had to use it. People with a disorder like cancer will often give you an earful about endless waits and rationed care. Im pretty sure it was (not positive, but, it was an Englishman who lived here and worked on guns) Kirk Merrington who told me, at his age, in England, his leukemia would not have been treated with the state insurance program, and he thanked his stars he was here, and not there.

Best,
Ted