fred,
I do agree with your worries.
From previous posts,you know my situation (self-employed, rise in insurance premiums, reduction of benefits, pre-existiting conditions, can’t use previous Drs./ can’t find a Dr.-therefore $5000/year out of pocket for out of network–hubby has to have out-patient proceedures performed 2-3x/per year, etc.–therefore I’ll have to pay $5000/year + Rx’s out of pocket each year for the rest of our existance.)
I thinkg the whole problem to this so called “crisis” is “slackers” who have no intention to pay, not the poor or folks faced with hard times! I going through some hard times and have hospital bills. We all are going through hard times. God Bless my Hospital!! They bend over backwards to help me with a payment plan that I can afford that works for both of us–they also will write off 25% if I pay the balance of what my insurance didn’t cover within 30 days. In two prior experiences with ER’s when I was(young)unemployed or uninsured, hospitals were always willing to work with me–sure, maybe it took me several years to repay, but I was never harrassed, denied treatment and I PAID MY DEBT! Even during hard times, there is no excuse to not make an effort to pay!
And now I’m going to be taxed more to pay for the slackers when I’m having hard financial times myself.
P.S. Yes Mr. Obama, I sent my 2nd quarterly tax payment yesterday and it is in the mail! I hope it is enough to cover another date in NYC.
