I just renewed my family’s health insurance. It put me in a very bad mood. In the last two years we’ve gone from 100% coverage to only 80%, plus a higher deductible. We shouldn’t have to roll the dice like this. One big health problem and we’re seriously screwed.
That’s not how it should be, and it’s not how it would be if Republicans weren’t such heartless, greedy bastards. For me, for now, it’s just money. But for other people, lives are at stake. So, if there is a Hell, the entire GOP is headed for it, and don’t expect me to feel sorry for them.
As if I weren’t spending enough on health insurance myself, I’m horrified by how much my employer is paying on my behalf. So much money being paid “just in case.” What if my employer gave the money to me instead, and I added it to what I pay, then put it all in the bank? In four years I’d have enough to handle almost any emergency. In 10 years, I could buy a vacation house in which to recuperate from the stress of worrying over these things.
The health insurance system in this country is broken. It’s destroying the middle class and worse, people are dying from lack of coverage. I don’t know what form the solution should take, but we need it ASAP. 2020 can’t come soon enough for me.