kymned:

The biggest problem is that Americans, in general, are stupid. They believe the hype spread by the republicans, the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies. In fact, just yesterday, a new ad came out; this one attacking women with breast cancer. According to the conservatives, the health care system is an excuse to kill old people, mandate sex changes and abortions, a place for death panels and now it's also a plot to kill women with breast cancer. And the people here are stupid enough to eat it up. Even when informed people, who actually research this stuff tell them differently, they still don't believe it. I mean, any person with any sense knows that it's all a crock of ***.

To suzanne; they are talking about raising the taxes on people with the money to afford it. As it is, I am taxed at a higher rate than people who have a billion times my salary. What kind of *** is that? They should pay their fair share. If you make more, you pay more, that's the way it goes.

 Also to say it is unnecessary is just ignorant. My husband and I are two of those 45 million people. Are you saying that we don't deserve to be healthy because we can't afford it? My husband has a job, I'm a college student, we pay our taxes, give to charity when we can, yet we still don't deserve health care? I've been sick for months, but I can't find out what's wrong with me because they want to charge us a rate that is almost as much as my rent, just for basic insurance! I could be dying of stomach cancer for all I know, but unless I am actually about to die, I can't go see what's wrong. I have thousands of dollars in medical debt from the time I had to go to the ER and found out that had I waited any longer I would have died of pneumonia, which makes it even harder for us to get a rate But, you're right, it's an unnecessary plan.

Sorry for your pocketbook, but we're talking about my family's health, not yours.

My opinion is the government needs to stay out! I know I will label as not caring, but there is no reason why people should not try to get medical insurance. My first job before working for the government was minimum wage I still managed to get insurance. Yes times is tough and probably get better down the road. You just have to tighten your belt another notch and deal with it.