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minus-squareLoafedBurrito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up58·5 days agoI went without health insurance for years and I have epilepsy. The constant fear I was in daily, no Republican understands. I made $17 an hour and health insurance was $400 a month. Now it would be closer to $1700 a month looking at my options. Any time, any day I could have a seizure and would be homeless. I suggest all people who voted to raise our premiums by 3 times should have their health insurance taken away.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 days ago I suggest all people who voted to raise our premiums by 3 times should have their health insurance taken away. In a sense that is precisely what is happening. Just with a lot of collateral damage.
minus-squarebigfondue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoBipolar disorder here. Without Medicaid I’d be dead
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoBetter not make any more money. This shit is fucked. I’m a contractor so I don’t have health insurance. Mentally ill as well.
minus-squarebigfondue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 days agoI contribute a lot to my 401k because it lowers your income for need based stuff in PA at least. I only work part time also
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoMajor depressive disorder here. Not sure if I’d be dead, but I’d absolutely be welcome to my own demise.
minus-squareBanana@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoMy partner also has epilepsy and has to take anti-convulsants every day. If it weren’t for subsidized Canadian Healthcare, I don’t know if he would’ve been alive to meet me when he did.
I went without health insurance for years and I have epilepsy. The constant fear I was in daily, no Republican understands.
I made $17 an hour and health insurance was $400 a month. Now it would be closer to $1700 a month looking at my options.
Any time, any day I could have a seizure and would be homeless.
I suggest all people who voted to raise our premiums by 3 times should have their health insurance taken away.
In a sense that is precisely what is happening. Just with a lot of collateral damage.
Bipolar disorder here. Without Medicaid I’d be dead
Better not make any more money. This shit is fucked. I’m a contractor so I don’t have health insurance. Mentally ill as well.
I contribute a lot to my 401k because it lowers your income for need based stuff in PA at least. I only work part time also
Major depressive disorder here. Not sure if I’d be dead, but I’d absolutely be welcome to my own demise.
My partner also has epilepsy and has to take anti-convulsants every day. If it weren’t for subsidized Canadian Healthcare, I don’t know if he would’ve been alive to meet me when he did.