Reply #39: You're right. I do have insurance.

[AllyCat]

Most of it is covered by my employer. However, I still shell out $200/month for my premiums for my family. Then, when I go to the doctor, there are all the fees that I have to pay and the items that are not covered. So far this year, I've dropped another $1000 on top of that. Now, I can have that money deducted from my checks (if I can accurately predict a year in advance what I will need to pay) that comes out tax free. Then I have to wait for the paper from the insurance company (EOB) and then months for the bills from the provider. I pay the provider, then get the money from my FSA. It takes me hours to do this every month because the billing is so screwed up.

Nothing really BAD has happened to anyone. This is just preventive care.

It's better than having no insurance, but it's a huge PITA and the red tape is ridiculous. I want someone to come in and just support and set up single-payer like the rest of the nation's of the free world and get rid of this stupid insurance crap. Why on earth should my employer have to subsidize my health care? I get it because I belong to a kick-a$$ union that bargains for this every couple of years at contract negotiations. So, yeah, then I pay the union dues too to help cover all that.

Why should anyone have to go through red tape to get health care? Why should ANYONE have NO health care?
So that's why I support a candidate who wants to get rid of these stupid insurance companies and get the same coverage for everyone.

No that's fair.