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Lookout--what if there'd been no truck to sell? What if you had been poor during those times with your wife and son? What if all of your furniture was made of particle wood and you were two months behind on the utilities? Would your wife or son be here?
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I was poor. I had moved across country, changed careers. Had no equity in my house, only had bedroom and living room furniture. At that time we had a $120/month food budget. I lived on peanut butter sandwiches and tuna
before all this shit hit the fan. I had JUST gotten a good job after leaving my previously shitty one. That truck was the only think I had of value. I fell behind on my house, and every single bill I had. I had to cringe every time the phone rang because I knew I would have to explain to another bill collector what was happening and pray that give me another 2 weeks before shutting off my electricity. If I hadn't had the truck to sell I don't know what I would have done. If we had lost the baby I would have been gutted.
I still don't want nationalized, tax paid healthcare. It isn't the government's job to take care of every little issue I have. National defense, trade, etc? yes. healthcare? no.
Dana - Insurance companies may suck but you can deal with them. they are businesses. If you don't like what you have you can fire them and hire another. Try doing that with nationalized healthcare.