37 Facts About How Cruel This Economy Has Been To Millions Of Desperate American Families

[hollysmom]

27. never been without insurance for long

Only when my job went bankrupt and my new job made me wait 6 months. But I do have many friends without insurance and it is not pretty, I am so afraid for them for the things they don't do., like having pains shooting up your leg and not seeing a doctor, could be a clot. or not seeing a dentist or getting all their teeth pulled out so they don't have to see a dentist.

I would like to help them, but I can't afford to support others and enjoy the little of the luxuries that I saved for for so many years. (i.e. going to an occasional concert or dinner with friends, paying the annual lease for my beach room)

I have lived in a "roach infested slum", but that was before the drug war exploded that problem and people were just poor, not dangerous, people used to walk outside on a summer evening instead of having air conditioning and everyone was safe, crime was low in our low income area and everyone was friendly. So that probably does not count. When I have been broke and without a car, I have always had friends and family to borrow from and later repaid them. Also probably does not count.

I hope you can qualify for getting subsidized insurance from the government.