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Okay, HI.

Scenario: What if someone with or without a college degree and earning decent money loses his job. Of course, as always, Murphy's moving in at that point. First, this person has to use all his savings - as he's searching for another job - for expensive house and car repairs. Then, out of nowhere, he's diagnosed with cancer. He has no insurance and no money for treatments.

This is the scenario I'm talking about and it's playing out many times in this country, daily. He's not lazy; he did everything he was suppose to. Naturally, he would qualify for government assistance for his care, but you're paying for that, too. Doesn't that bother you?

I'm not talking about people that manipulate the system; I saw plenty of that as a cashier when customers would pay for groceries with food stamps and alcohol and cigarettes with cash. I'm talking about honest, hard-working people trying their best.

And I don't want OBAMACARE! I want real reform - something that wasn't even on the Republicans' radar for the last eight years. Reform that makes insurance companies play fair and stop rejecting claims and stop refusing coverage for really stupid reasons. I understand profit, and capitalism is all about profit. But it's just wrong to put profit above a person's life - and you know it.
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