Monday, July 02, 2012

I woke up to find out I am a ‘Free Rider’..SO HERE, DEMOCRATS is what a free rider really is


I’ve worked since 1972.
Most of that time I wrote Cardiovascular Research software. I also became a General Manager of a corporate division.
We bought 3 homes over time.
We paid off the mortgage on the last one and now live in it.
We paid off our last vehicle(s) and own them.
We watch our budget every month
I had a near fatal heart attack, and my wife has cancer and has had 10 surgeries since 1995, and has also had a massive radiation. So much, no one could approach her for days.
My wife is and has been a teacher, and has a TERRIFIC health insurance plan.
After my heart attack I was unable to work as effectively. I did not even ATTEMPT disability.
Because of that I lost the ability to afford health insurance.
I pay cash for my $200 a month Rx habit from Canada, which would be $1200 per month here (if I had health insurance….someone is paying). However, I made a market decision to control costs (and eat).
Since losing my insurance I’ve been to the cardiologist ZERO times, over the last 5 years, since the basic battery of exams is now over $3000. They are afraid to treat me without those tests (thank you, malpractice insurance). Those test are 20% of my wife’s salary.
I’ve been to a GP doctor once since then.
I now collect Social Security, but am not old enough for medicare. Health insurance would cost 50% or more of that check.
We have FAR TOO MUCH in assets to qualify for Medicaid, which btw, this state just reduced from 133% of federal poverty guidelines (precisely what the unconstitutional mandated exchanges called for) to 100% since this was helping BREAK THIS STATE causing taxes on business to go so high for the first time since the post civil war period, we have a republican legislature on both sides and a republican governor. There will be NO exchange here since that would make the state’s situation impossible over time.
My wife’s health insurance (which does not cover me unless I pay those same rates an individual would pay) is SO GOOD, we are going to have to pay the Cadillac tax Obamacare mandates.
Thus we are going to end up paying BOTH the $695 tax Obama has insisted on SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE we cannot afford health insurance, and pay the cadillac tax Obama has insisted on because my wife’s best (and only) benefit compels this.
This morning I woke up to find out that Debbie Wasserman Schultz the chairman of the democratic party, Nancy Pelosi former leader of the house and now democratic minority leader, Sander Levin the ranking Ways and Means Congressman for Dems, and every other policy maker and major blabber, is telling me I am a free rider.
Certainly I made a voluntary, though unpleasant and chancy choice to NOT purchase health insurance. Instead I am taking every measure I can to ensure I remain in good health until I am qualified for medicare.
I also don’t wish to be on Medicaid
I also don’t wish to receive or be forced onto food stamps by reason of medical insurance costs
Yet it is that VERY ADDICTION which is being forced, and called GOOD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
I have been an active democratic party member until recently.
We lived in NH for many, many years, having campaign workers sleep in our home for many months during primary seasons.
While not having voted “D” for a president in many years I have voted for plenty of democrats at local and state levels, and for Sen and Congressmen when appropriate. That is over.
Not only will I never under any circumstances vote for a democrat, I will work TIRELESSLY for the Republican party.
I am certain they will never wake up one fine day and call me a free rider instead of SIMPLY MAKING ALL HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABLE IN ANY STATE, AVAILABLE IN EVERY STATE. This was, btw, John McCain’s idea.

9 comments:

Tim said...

AMEN

Pastorius said...

John McCain wanted a completely free and open market?

That's crazy talk.

Christine said...

Well said!

Always On Watch said...

Epa,
There are so many people all over the United States with a very similar situation.

Warren (age 60) is working THREE jobs. One job offers employer-based health insurance, which costs each employee $1600! The policy also has copays (High!) and deductibles (Also high!).

Warren's employer knows that his workers are trapped there as no other business in that particular occupation offers any health insurance whatsoever. So, of course, the employer does not pay anywhere near the salaries that these special mechanics (heavy-duty equipment) should be getting.

Warren's entire salary for that particular job goes to pay health-insurance and medical bills. And he just got notification that the insurance company that offers the plan will be going out of business on January 1, 2013, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE of the new incoming regulations via ObamaCare.

What the hell is Warren supposed to do???

Always On Watch said...

And this damned regime is calling people who have to drop their health insurance or whose health-insurance companies go belly up FREE RIDERS!

Here's something that disgusts me....

If Mr. AOW had not had that devastating stroke and qualified for Social Security Disability and Medicare (the latter on March 1, 2012), his health-insurance premium for bare-bones coverage would now be over $900/month (with no prescription coverage at all, BTW, as well as high deductibles).

"FREE RIDERS" are often those who couldn't afford the damned policies.

midnight rider said...

Well fancy that I'M a FREE RIDER, too.

Because I don't have a job (not for lack of trying) and the COBRA coverage ran out nearly 18 months ago and where my wife works the insurance is lousy AND expensive. Adding me would cost US out of pocket an additional $700 a month (I think that was the last figure I saw. Or was it every 2 weeks?). So we, too, choose to eat and pay the mortgage.

midnight rider said...

Dude, I'm surprised you didn't think of this

;-)

Anonymous said...

Perfect!

Epaminondas said...

AoW, Warren is supposed to be thankful, submissive and appreciative on THE GOVT NARCOTIC (i.e. AID).

That's what they want. They are wrapping their arms around you while you are shrieklingly, footstompingly angry, and saying in your ear, "shhhhhh.....shhhh....it's all right, we will 'help' you"

They want your vote for corrupt power and moneys and they will make sure you have health insurance and basic cable.

IT IS ANIMAL FARM WRIT LARGE