03-24-2017, 08:29 PM
It's been a godsend for millions of people who really need health insurance and didn't have access to it before.
For some like you, it's resented because of the mandate to contribute to the cost of near-universal healthcare in the U.S. by purchasing insurance (with prices based on income), or instead by paying a few hundred bucks penalty tax at the end of the year. Seems to me a good deal of that resentment also stems from the fact that it was President Obama who finally got a national healthcare system implemented.
I don't personally feel coerced or put out by it; I'm glad that millions of more people have access to insurance and care, even though that means I contribute to the cost one way or the other and it's been a challenge financially for my small business.
Single-payer tax-funded healthcare with little or no out-of-pocket costs for citizens, as is the case in Canada, is where we should be headed, in my opinion.
For some like you, it's resented because of the mandate to contribute to the cost of near-universal healthcare in the U.S. by purchasing insurance (with prices based on income), or instead by paying a few hundred bucks penalty tax at the end of the year. Seems to me a good deal of that resentment also stems from the fact that it was President Obama who finally got a national healthcare system implemented.
I don't personally feel coerced or put out by it; I'm glad that millions of more people have access to insurance and care, even though that means I contribute to the cost one way or the other and it's been a challenge financially for my small business.
Single-payer tax-funded healthcare with little or no out-of-pocket costs for citizens, as is the case in Canada, is where we should be headed, in my opinion.