Health Insurance Madness Leads to My Own Political Crisis
What the hell?
I think I just got pole-axed.
I’ve never been much into politics, although I’ve voted every major election and most minor elections since I turned 18. I’ve called myself an independent all this time, but in every presidential election I’ve voted for a democrat, and in most of the local elections, I’ve voted democrat.
Ouch. I hadn’t realized what I was doing, setting myself up for this.
I do not like the new healthcare law—not at all. Sure, there are parts I think are good ideas overall for regulating an insurance industry that’s held all the power against the individual over the last so-many years, but overall, those kinds of fixes shouldn’t have been part of an overreaching bill that is going to fundamentally change the way I think of federal government.
And it’s totally amazing to me that EVERY SINGLE PERSON I’ve asked has been unhappy that the bill passed into law. I must live in the wrong part of the country, because obviously we’re in the minority here or Congress would never have passed this bill.
And, yes, I know talking politics isn’t always the smartest way to start a conversation with family, friends, and strangers, but I had to do it. "So, are you happy about the new healthcare bill?"
Uh, "no" being the answer EVERY time.
My daughter’s 5th grade teacher was obviously not able to hold herself back when she told my daughter’s class, "We’re all doomed."
Of course, I’m not going to tattle on this poor teacher, not when I feel pretty much the same.
So, I’m in the middle of a political crisis, as I try to regroup and discover exactly what I’ve been supporting all these years and who and how I go about finding the right people to support in the future.
‘Cause you see, I believe in personal responsibility, and I believe my debt is my problem, as is my healthcare insurance, and that to have integrity, I have to own up to this and do what I can to get myself out of this mess.
But wait, maybe the federal government will make the credit card issuers forgive some of my debt, because you know, I didn’t really know what I was doing when I racked up thousands of dollars in debt to pay for personal junk.
Hmm, who should I lobby? Oh, wait, I’ll just get a list of democrats who can be bought with sob stories and get them on my side…
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