Hi Jim,
I’m getting pretty lost trying to keep up with all the different views regarding free market plans and government plans. I’m sure you know much more than I do at least.
That said, my brother is 58 years old, single, from what I gather he makes about $30,000 a year as a carpenter. He was never covered by his employers until he wasn’t and couldn’t afford insurance on his own. He has never really had health insurance until ObamaCare got rolled out.
I don’t know the details of his plan, but he has already had a reason to use it; nothing serious, but enough to mess his life up if he had to go fully out of pocket.
What would his situation look like if ObamaCare was repealed and the free market was in play? Would the free market solutions you are talking about kick in right away and, most importantly, would they be affordable?
Tell me about it. My wife and I went without insurance for twenty years. Both uninsurable due to preexisting conditions. Had to pay for everything out of pocket, but at least we got discounts. If it gets unbearable, might have to look to the county or state for relief if there’s no other way, but the constitution prohibits the federal government from getting involved. Yeah, I know. Johnson pushed through the unconstitutional fed gov socialist medicare program for the old and disabled, but at least we were able to fend off unconstitutional fed gov intrusion into private health insurance for the general public for 50 years since... until Obama. We need to repeal this unconstitutional monstrosity before it bankrupts the entire industry and the nation. The federal government cannot “take care” of everyone and was never intended to.