What it means to be an American

jonesieQ · 06-11-2006, 01:30 PM

"Even middle-class insured families often fall prey to financial catastrophe when sick."

The sickening part of it is that in order to get any help from the state in dealing with a catastrophic illness the family first has to use up all savings, all assets, liquidate holdings, and sell their home. Which means, to an older retired self-sufficient couple, everything they worked for has to go and because they're older, they won't have the time or opportunity to build it all up again. So in order to live, you must give up your life and all you worked for.

And all so stockholders and leaders of the insurance industry and their lobbyists can pocket their returns.

Anybody seen "Bullworth"?

06-11-2006, 01:30 PM	#1
jonesieQ Paramour of Paradigm Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 42	"Even middle-class insured families often fall prey to financial catastrophe when sick." The sickening part of it is that in order to get any help from the state in dealing with a catastrophic illness the family first has to use up all savings, all assets, liquidate holdings, and sell their home. Which means, to an older retired self-sufficient couple, everything they worked for has to go and because they're older, they won't have the time or opportunity to build it all up again. So in order to live, you must give up your life and all you worked for. And all so stockholders and leaders of the insurance industry and their lobbyists can pocket their returns. Anybody seen "Bullworth"?

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