On the State of Politics

I'm what you might describe as a "bleeding heart liberal." My biggest issue is health care. I work in insurance, and I talk to so many people in poverty on a daily basis that are struggling with healthcare. It's heart-breaking. So politically, I'm typically going to side with whichever candidate is going to help those people get the care they need.

But let me be very clear on this.

If "my candidate" lined up completely with me on policies, but promised to be a dictator on day one, disdained the constitution, tried to throw out votes from mail-in electors to get herself elected, refused to accept the results after the courts ruled on it, and blew off the time-honored tradition in this country of a peaceful transfer of power... I would 100% be voting for "your guy" instead. I honestly don't understand how this is even a live issue for discussion.

God, I miss Regan.

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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

Yep. Bankruptcy due to medical debt is a uniquely American thing.

And a ten years study showed that the US pays double for healthcare vs the rest of the developed world for what could most charitably be called average healthcare outcomes.

I mean hell. A sad comment on American healthcare is the world saw hospitals with millionaire administrators where staff were using trash bags because I guess salaries of the top come before basic equipment like PPE.

ShadowSister · 46-50, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Right. There is something that *feels* wrong when a senior on a fixed income can't afford her heart medication because she makes $10 over the limit to qualify for Low Income Subsidy or Medicaid.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@ShadowSister For sure. I mean if my family lived a few hundred miles south my father would likely be dead because he could never afford American prices for insulin.

ShadowSister · 46-50, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Thankfully it's a little better after the Inflation Reduction Act... depending on the insulin. I remember quoting people $500+ a month for insulin, and it broke my heart every single time.