Ain't nothing for free

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I've listened to people around this town, mostly seniors because that's all that live here, about their medical struggles. It's sad to listen about their pains and illnesses, and the fact that they can't seem to find adequate care. Most of them have Medicare, and the Oregon Heath Plan (OHP), which is similar to California's Medical.

One conversation was with a person that has a painful back problem and is prescribed powerful and expensive pills. Seems surgery is out of the question, so she has no alternative but to rely on her pain pills. She also said that Medicare has a yearly maximun on prescription drugs, which she seems to exhaust by April. Then OHP kicks in and partially pays for the pills, but she can not afford her co-pay, so she goes without. And, that keeps her bed ridden for eight months out of the year.

We recently spoke about the newly adopted Obamacare. She was delighted, needless to say. With the new program, she believes she will soon be able to get her pills free for the entire year though Medicare. And, I'm happy for her because I know she suffers.

But I am concerned that there will be millions of others that will now receive that entitlement even though they have never, and never will pay into that system. And, that I don't understand.

Compare this scenerio. Imagine that you are driving your car, which is uninsured, when you have an accident. So, you just go down to the local agent and purchase an auto policy at the same rate that I pay for insurance, that would in turn, pays the cost of repair to your previously wrecked car. Sound crazy? Well, that is what the Obama Clan say they just did.

And the Long Legged MacDaddy claims that my rates will drop because everyone will be insured. Get it? I don't.
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