SUPREME COURT RULES
We normally don’t cover political things on Crunchy Frugalista, but I thought this topic was pretty important. Plus, I wanted to give you, the readers, the opportunity to weigh in on today’s ruling by the Supreme Court.
First off, there are some things I don’t agree with in the law, but overall I am so glad it was upheld today. I don’t agree with the part that requires individuals to carry health care coverage. When my husband and I didn’t have insurance it wasn’t because we were being irresponsible or didn’t want insurance. It was because we couldn’t afford the COBRA payments after he lost his job. It would’ve made us choose between health care or a place for our children to live. So, obviously we decided to give up our insurance.
OBAMACARE PROTECTS KIDS LIKE MY DAUGHTER, BAYLA
Even though I am not fond of that part, it doesn’t trump the parts of the law that I do like. I love the fact that insurance companies can’t drop children from insurance merely because their insurance is getting too expensive. If that were the case, my youngest daughter, Bayla, would be dead.
My daughters Keiran and Bayla (right)
Bayla has had severe allergy, asthma, and eczema since birth. She is a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent child. Her life has been full of hurt and pain even with the help of doctors and medicine. I couldn’t and won’t even imagine her life without access to health care. If she was to be dropped by her insurance tomorrow, her monthly medical bills for medication alone would reach over $4000! Her dad doesn’t even make that much in wages a month.
COMPASSION FOR FELLOW MAN
I know there is a lot of people saying they don’t want to pay for “those people” assuming that they are mooches off of the system. There ARE people that are mooches, but is it really worth killing kids like my daughter to “punish” those that aren’t willing to support themselves. I would rather pay a little bit higher taxes to help someone in need than to cut off resources all together, but that is just me.
I won’t even get into if it’s right or wrong for someone to get help with health insurance, but I did want to share how my children would be affected if this law wasn’t upheld today so maybe next time you go to speak against it you might just have a little different perspective.
How did you feel when you heard the news that Obamacare was upheld today? Did it change your views on the health care system?
To Read More about this: Check out CNN’s post on the decision.
About Ashley Sears
I am not happy with it at all my medical issues are just that mine I do NOT want someone telling me what dr I can see, when I can go to the dr or so forth!! I have a daughter with asthma and personally I prefer to e able to care for her as I see fit! It’s no one else’s business if I feel like she is sick and needs to go to the dr. She is my kid I make those decisions not some board of weirdos
Lindsay, I have to agree completely with you on that point. My daughter is only here because I told doctor’s they hadn’t diagnosed her correctly. I have been in Military healthcare before, and that is more like what you are describing. It sucked.
if you’ve lived thru it I can’t imagine you being happy about having to do it again!
Yeah, but I am hopeful that there is going to be a happy compromise that it’s not the doom and gloom everyone thinks it is. Call me an optimist lol
Our family has healthcare through my husband’s work and for that I am grateful… but it costs us about 1/3 of his weekly check for it and we have a $10,000.00 Deductable…WOW..if I had $10,000.00 to blow why would I need healthcare, I could just pay as I go.
Now on top of this we are going to have to pay increased taxes also… That I don’t understand. If our taxes increase and the cost of the healthcare increases our family won’ t be able to afford a house or groceries.
I do agree EVERYONE should have AFFORDABLE healthcare but this doesn’t seem to be the answer, it seems when the government steps in you are DANGED if you do and DANGED it you don’t and after today you are going to be penalized for it! How can that be good for everyone?
Hmm… I wonder how many members of the Supreme Court, Congress, House or even the WHITE HOUSE will have this Healthcare???? NOT ONE…I am sure somewhere in those 2400 pages there is a provision that exempts them from the penalty and fines the IRS will impose on us the lowly citizens.
So in answer to your question….SORRY…I cannot say I am pleased with the ruling today.
Don’t be sorry Teresa, I actually agree with most of what you said. I think this law should’ve been broken into several laws. That way the crappy parts wouldn’t be approved.
I think the part that bothers me the most is the mandated part. WHY should the government be involved in healthcare at all? Of COURSE we all want affordable healthcare, but more government regulation isn’t the way to go. And mandating vaccinations and other things? Why does the government get to make demands on the way we handle our health (or just about anything, for that matter)? I just think that if someone wants to make the decision to pay as we go (as we have), we should be allowed to face both the benefits and consequences of that choice. Taking away my freedom of choice is not the governments right in any arena. It just shouldn’t be a federally mandated issue, period. I think the politicians overstepped their bounds on this one.
I can see your point. I think most of can agree the law should’ve been broken down into smaller chunks do things like the mandate would be law.
I am very unhappy with this. I don’t have health insurance. I’m not married (been together for 7 years) a stay at home mom. The last time I went to the doctor was for a check up after my daughter was born 2 years ago. I qualify for basic health care through the government, however I’m not in the “free” category, since we have an income of $33,000 a year I am to pay $17 a month. The wait list for me is 2+ years. Unless I get pregnant again, then you move to the top of the list. My problem…We don’t make little enough to qualify for any other basic government programs..We do not recieve food stamps, or WIC. Our monthly budget for a family of 4 is about $125-after all the bills are paid. That is for groceries, diapers, gas and any other expenses that may come up. If I had to pay for something that I don’t even use, and have it take away from my family’s well being, I would be very upset.
I don’t think they should be able to force me to pay for a service I do not want. The one time in the last 6 years I didn’t have health insurance and needed to go to the doctor, I paid out of pocket with a payment plan. That makes more sense to me.
**On a side note my kids and boyfriend all have health insurance through his employer, and even if we were to get married it would be 2.5 years until I was eligible to be put on his insurance.
I agree with the “no wanting to force” part. I don’t agree with that part either. I do though agree with making health care affordable and obtainable to all.
I love it! I have seen wayyyyyyy to may good folks become ill outta the blue and had to choose between paying doctor bills and rent and eating. This will say a lotta families a lotta heartache.
Yeah, I agree illness shouldn’t be instant bankruptcy. It’s not like you can always help getting sick.