General Discussion

She was talking about how it FEELS to be denied needed care for yourself or a loved one. And she was right. I'm lucky enough that I've never been denied care that I or someone I love literally needed to stay alive (so far 🤞 ) but like most Americans, I know what it is to live under the fear of that happening.

I've also seen people I care about have to forego treatment they needed due to having an employer that did not offer medical insurance to its employees. NO ONE should have to live with any of these kinds of things in the richest freaking country on earth! And yet so many American just accept this bs as a matter of course, because they've been brainwashed to believe that the U.S . health care system is better than what other countries have. What a freaking JOKE!

Personally, I hold these companies responsible for the fact that we STILL don't have the kind of universal health care that most other "industrialized" countries have, because I know that they constantly funnel large amounts of money to legislators to insure that there won't be enough votes to pass any such program. I'm also pretty sure they're helping fund the efforts to get rid of the ACA. Those companies suck for all those reasons, and because of that, I'm very sympathetic to those who have reacted to this shooting in ways that some judge to be "inappropriate."

And speaking of the word "judge," I can't believe I'm still seeing so many judgmental posts about this. There are so many people here who just can't resist getting in a little dig every time there's a thread related to this, and I don't understand why people can't just agree to disagree and move the fuck ON.

***Edited to add obligatory disclaimer: No, the awful thjngs Insurance companies do don't excuse murder; killing people is wrong; I am not celebrating this man's death, etc., etc.***