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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who wants Single Payer? [View all]Paper Roses
(7,634 posts)Put every American on the same plan. Medicare and Medicaid recipients too..
All citizens deserve and have earned the right to have access to health care, whatever our situation.
Even though I have paid into employer based plans years ago, I still thought it was unfair that others had to pay put of pocket or go without.
The real reality came when my family members opened their own business. Individual health plans were so expensive, no-one could afford to be insured and the new business had no means to provide any kind of insurance.
Fair? Nuts. We worked as hard as anyone else and paid thru the nose. I felt twice as badly as the others, knowing what I used to pay as part of a group plan as opposed to buying an individual health insurance plan.
It eventually caught up. Lack of insurance affordability was one of the reasons the business closed.
Whatever our station, we need and deserve the right to health care.