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HOW can Republican healthcare reform work?
As of this morning, Sunday March 21, 2010, the Democratic Party is working, passionately, to pass National Healthcare Reform, to provide coverage to un-insured, and un-employed, Americans. To my understanding, this would occur by having insurance companies being "mandated" / "ordered" to cover anyone who applies, and to cover all persons, at rates the person could afford, not at the current skyrocketting rates, which people are seeing, now. Why is this "wrong" for America?
By direct contrast, the Republican Party continues its very long-standing motto, of "Tax Cuts are the answer to EVERYTHING. Give the public tax rebates, on things, like healthcare coverage, and the public will love this.
What I have NOT heard the Republicans answer to is how the un-employed, this is, people who no-longer have jobs, and have NO income, are supposed to "find" the money, for policies. As I understand it, in order for a person to reeive "tax-relief", they must, FIRST, go out, and pay FULL price, for a product. They, then, take the receipt, and file it with their tax return. The government then reduces the persons tax liability, by how much they PAID OUT, for their policy.
This sounds great, for those who have jobs, and whose jobs pay high enough wages, for the person to afford to pay full price, then apply for tax relief. But what about the UN-employed? What about the "working poor". What about the people who, in order to have shelter, they must live in low-income housing? What about the people who rely on FoodStamps, Link, STEM, or whatever your states title, for food assistance programs is?
How does tax relief help the un-employed / under-employed? How can a person be expected to go out, and pay full price, for health insurance, when they cannot afford to pay full price, for housing, food, or transportation?
As for Medicaid, atleast in Illinois, I wonder if readers know that the states public aid director works as hard as possible, everyday, to force more and more people OFF of Medicaid? I wonder if readers know how many sick people that programs, like Illinois', just smiles at as the public aid agency says "You CANNOT have this desease since you dont "fit" into our definition. Your medical history cannot matter. All that can matter, is our guidelines".
When these people cannot find work, because employers do not want to be legally liable, for covering people with diagnosed diseases, How are these people supposed to find the money, to pay full price, under the Republicans, for health insurance?
Is the Democratic plan "perfect"? No
But, what is the alternative? How do we tell un-employed people: "You have a choice to make: You can either FIND the money, "someplace", to pay full price, for coverage, or stop griping, about being in poor health" How would this help people, like myself, who lost careers, after being diagnosed with diseases, which will, never, go away?
Thats right! **I** am one of those who lost a job, and income, due to disease, AND the fact that my medications usage now list me as a drug user. I will never be drug free, again, and employers will not hire, unless a person is drug free. Anyone visiting Springfield Illinois can see the signs, in business windows: "If you use drugs, for ANY reason, dont bother applying here".
How can Republican healthcare reform work for me, when I have NO income, to pay full price, for coverage, then use the receipt to get a tax reduction? If I am not working, what tax debt is there, to reduce? How can the Republican plan help me?
If my state refuses me access to medications, how can I become a member of the work-force, so that I can have a paycheck, to pay for insurance with?
I hope that all answers will be framed based upon the substance of HOW the un-employed are to be expected to pay for coverage, if a Republican system is adopted. Remember that several states do NOT offer Medicaid, to working-class people, simply because the person is un-employed.
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