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Originally Posted by soopaman2
Can a guy who makes minimum wage afford insurance? When paying rent is a fair struggle?
I know your answer, it is his fault he makes minimum wage.
Don't bother...
I have a limp because I broke my hip as a teenager, and was given the hurry up treatment because I was a poor uninsured welfare child...So maybe I know what the screw I am talking about, pound sand.
Why do I bother?
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You assume someone will say its his fault he makes minimum wage. How can that be anyone's fault? I was a minimum wage earner. I empty trash and cut grass at the community pool that had membership fees. I was a tire changer for company called Mr. Tire. The only difference is I accepted these jobs because there was a healthcare plan as part of the package. A small portion was taken from my pay. It's not always about the wage.
Let me tell you about my mother in law. She too was a welfare kid. One morning she decided to make her mother breakfast. She needed a spice for cooking that was in the cabinet over the stove. Thinking to push a chair next to the stove to stand on thus being able to reach the cabinet of spices sounded great at the time. Upon leaning over the stove as she stood on the chair her nightgown caught fire. She suffered 3rd degree burns to her neck, arm and her right breast, losing the nipple. The skin under her arm fused to her skin on her chest. The doctors did much of nothing but ease the pain. She had no insurance. By the grace of God and a doctor who understood her plight of the fused arm he separated the two and cared for her until she had mobility in that arm. This was free of charge. Her breast would not be normal and she only received a prostesis at the age of 45.
I can understand the plight of the uninsured. I have a plethora of other hard luck cases I can share with you if you like. I completely understand what you are talking about. Sorry to hear about your hip.
I forgot to add she died at the age of 50. Cancer. She was insured. Received the best of care at Johns Hopkins. She died one year to the day of diagnosis. Blind, bald and less than 100 pounds. Her husband to follow the same at age 55. Both welfare kids who understood the value of the dollar. Worked hard and secured jobs that provided healthcare.