Fancy That - Some RW Friends Of Ours Are Suddenly Supporters Of Obamacare [View all]
We're in our late 50s.
My wife was on the phone yesterday with a high school friend who gave her the bad news that her husband had not only lost his job - and with it, their health insurance - but that he wasn't feeling well, went to a doctor anyway and was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He has a few years to live.
The lady was freaking out because she believed that due to his diagnosis, they would not be able to get any insurance and would be facing financial ruin. My wife told her that under Obamacare, her husband couldn't be turned down for insurance. She had NO IDEA about that!
My wife had to hang up. A few hours later, she got a VM from her friend saying that they had gotten on the phone and had, indeed, secured health insurance for themselves. "You must be my lucky charm today" was the message.
These are old friends of my wife who always vote Republican, and who have in the past made mildly denigrating remarks about Ds of all sorts - Clinton, Obama. They're of the "we hate all those moochers" crowd, as both of them have had very long and successful professional careers, no kids, and a bank roll that allowed them to travel the world.
But when it all came crashing down for them - as it has for so many "moochers" in this country - it was Democratic policies that threw them a lifeline.
Fancy that.
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