Bump
This is a fine piece of reporting. Of four people in the lower middle class, one got a full-time job with benefits during the past four years and, thereby, get health insurance. One, a young man, was employed for a while, but is now back unemployed. Like many other young men and women in society, he’s not getting on with life. No job. No family. A this, a middle-aged man, works construction and continues to obtain health care through charity or semi-charity organizations. I’m not sure he was ever without health care. He was simply taking his chances. “Gaming the system,” as the Obamanoids would say. He still is. Buying insurance is now even more expansive. The final person was middle-aged four years ago and is now nearing retirement age. She and her husband piece together income and insurance through a variety of means other than full-time work. She’s on partial disability because of back problems, and he has something going on being a veteran. I’m not questioning their conditions. But, if we had a vibrant economy, with full-time jobs with benefits, many people in situations like this would find it profitable to rely on work rather than programs. Obamacare didn’t help them either. So, out of four, one solved her lack of insurance problem on her own, by getting a full-time job with benefits, and three are in the same situation only older.
Interesting how when and if the government help runs out, they’ll do something about taking responsibility for themselves.
The polish woman got a real job when husband’s social security ran out, the construction guy would do something if he didn’t all ready have cheap healthcare through the clinic. The other woman is happy to live on $500 a month because she’ll get medicare soon.
Sad.
One problem I see is the type 1 diabetic thinks the fine is only $95, its $95 OR 1% with ever is higher. He may be in for a surprise next year.
This article confirms what I’ve been preaching for years. People without insurance still have access to health care through programs set up in their local community.
Most are based on income and the ability to pay.