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Originally Posted by chickenfoot
So where do you go if you're really unwell and have no money to pay?
Edit: just seen your reply angelique, that makes more sense. At least there is some cover out there for people without the funds! What are municipal hospitals like?
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If you're poor enough you can get on Medicaid.
If you're not poor enough you're screwed. I got my kids on Medicaid. Trying to get me and my husband as well. Here's an example. I need a sleep apnea machine. It's $700. I don't have $700. Sleep apnea causes organ damage, heart attacks, coronary artery disease, and more problems that will make you sicker and sicker. I've been trying to get a sleep apnea machine for a year.
I live in fear of getting anything even more serious. And of course, my mental health goes untreated, 5 years now. Whoo! USA!
"Obamacare" didn't do anything for anyone except the health insurance companies. Our country isn't run by politicians. If you're voting don't look at the politician, look at what companies are funding their campeign. that's who you're actually voting into office. Politicians are only puppets. We are run by corporations. And it was the halting of a true national system (such as putting everyone born here on Medicare and revamping the system to work on sliding scale taxes based on income for premiums,) and making it illegal to be without healthcare that screwed everyone.
Let me ask you this one question....
If you had a product that everyone had to have by law.... would you lower the price?
NO
Dumbest thing ever. And those idiots who go on about "my taxes pay your premium." Hahaha, OMG I would just love for them to have to live in my shoes. People who blame the politicians are idiots. It's the insuance companies and hospitals that caused this nightmare. Greed. See, I qualify financially for subsidies. But the actual law states that if your work offers insurance for less than 9.5% of your income you can't get a subsidy. My insurance is over 20% of my income. BUT see, that 9.5% is ONLY for INDIVIDUAL policies. It doesn't take into account a family policy. And if you have kids you get charged child abuse if you don't have insurance on them now. This is the stupidity of the whole thing.
Trusting corporations is like trusting the devil to tuck you in at night. Stupid.
anyway, that's the end of the ranting.
I promise.... lol...
But, Newtus, I think the nose ring looks good and if it is something you like I don't see a problem. I also like your hat.