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juajen

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50. What a sight our beautiful country has become!

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 10:43 PM

Mar 2012

I don't even recognize us anymore. I grew up in the fifties and sixties. We were a blue collar family, but our health insurance was stellar, and my father worked for a huge corporation and he had job security that was amazing because of the union. He was an alcoholic. It was recognized as a disease back then, and, when it got bad, he was hospitalized until, once again, it was under control. As far as I know, there was never a question that he would lose his job over this. He was a valued employee. It was a health condition. Imagine the difference in then and now. Not a day goes by that I don't hear someone in dire straits because of health care issues. We are in a stranglehold and controlled by moneyed interests. God help us all, for it seems nothing we do changes anything. Too many bought people with no soul.

As usual, Will, beautiful writing and so disturbing. Bless you and yours!

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The Savage Arithmetic of the Pre-Existing Condition [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2012 #1

THANK YOU! Moostache Mar 2012 #46

This Post Should Be Sent To All Nine SCOTUS Justices......nt global1 Mar 2012 #2

As if they would care. drm604 Mar 2012 #4

Kennedy is in the tank for the Repugs as well lark Mar 2012 #17

Here's a link for contacting the Supreme Court. xtraxritical Mar 2012 #43

It wouldn't matter DFW Apr 2012 #53

I can identify with you on the preexisting condition. drm604 Mar 2012 #3

Mrs. Mopar and I are a smorgasboard of preexisting conditions Mopar151 Mar 2012 #5

Good article. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #6

Uh...this isn't completely correct jeff47 Mar 2012 #7

Fail. The new company you want to switch to will consider you to have kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #9

And charge you so much you could not buy the insurance. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #13

Trust me, I am very personally aware of the old rules. jeff47 Mar 2012 #16

The catch is a lot of new jobs don't let you have insurance for first 90 days lark Mar 2012 #18

Doesn't matter. WillowTree Mar 2012 #34

You need to get out more, yourself, because that's just not so. WillowTree Mar 2012 #32

You can be denied coverage on pre-existing conditions for up to 18 months. Kablooie Mar 2012 #11

Only if you weren't covered before. jeff47 Mar 2012 #14

Oh, you think that's going to be reality if the Affordable Care Act is struck down? Zoeisright Mar 2012 #29

That's been the case since 1996, thanks to HIPAA. You really should check your facts. WillowTree Mar 2012 #33

You might get luckly if you migrate into an employer-based plan nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #19

+1 area51 Mar 2012 #39

Oh god! It's the government death panels! Call the corporate insurers to save us! freshwest Mar 2012 #45

Your articulate this so well Generic Other Mar 2012 #8

The US right now puts corporate profits above every other consideration. Kablooie Mar 2012 #10

As another person with MS cyberpj Mar 2012 #12

That's what I keep thinking - that when I was younger, MS was rare. Not anymore. kas125 Mar 2012 #48

Will's BP problem is a little gift my side of the family Raven Mar 2012 #15

Hi Will, Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #20

Universal Health Care = FREEDOM Martin Eden Mar 2012 #21

There it is. mmonk Mar 2012 #22

High Blood pressure? trumad Mar 2012 #23

I was trying to explain this clusterfuck to a Canadian friend last week. lapislzi Mar 2012 #24

Afternoon kick WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #25

Kick trumad Mar 2012 #26

And let's not forget lifetime maximums as well as pre-existing condition exclusions. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #27

k&r McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #28

This part is especially true Zalatix Mar 2012 #30

Kick ! RagAss Mar 2012 #31

I have a preexisting condition. ellisonz Mar 2012 #35

Thank you, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #36

I know first hand....... Uben Mar 2012 #37

I am sorry for your loss... A-Long-Little-Doggie Mar 2012 #38

Healthcare is a basic human right,to make it available only to the wealthy is criminal. libtodeath Mar 2012 #40

Thank you William. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #41

Thanks for such a great post, Will. PA Democrat Mar 2012 #42

Great piece again Will! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #44

And Mitt Romney thinks this is a "game." Brigid Mar 2012 #47

We will reap what we sow. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2012 #49

What a sight our beautiful country has become! juajen Mar 2012 #50

People with really good health care plans SheilaT Mar 2012 #51

Late night kick for my son who has survived 2 brain tumors. sellitman Mar 2012 #52

I'm one of the 81,000,000 DFW Apr 2012 #54

I have bipolar disorder Tobin S. Apr 2012 #55

One doesn't even need to be "really" sick to be rejected Technowitch Apr 2012 #56

The lyric you quote are the words of Prince, who wrote that song....just for your info. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #57

Um... WilliamPitt Apr 2012 #58

Insurance is for profit. Forcing everybody to buy it doesn't change that. Romulox Apr 2012 #59