Holy Buck, Fatman!

I had the GALL (according to Commenter Cham) to Spread my Legs and Procreate at the tender age of 20. ( the man who manipulated me into conceiving-and forcing me to have the baby–I suppose that doesn’t really matter. Whole ‘nother story)

Being proud, I refused to submit to public assistance. I worked. HARD. 70hrs a week sometimes. (Again, not going to mention the father of said child who, well…didn’t like that whole idea of working. Whole ‘Nother Story.) I did take one thing that was offered to me: MCHIP. It allowed me to afford well baby visits (I paid on a FEE SCALE—AGAIN–Not entirely free) and when my daughter contracted rotavirus from daycare, it partially paid for her NOT TO DIE FROM DEHYDRATION at the age of three.(my part of that Hospital bill? $3,000. That’s an asston of money when your effin poor. But I paid it off in installments) I had no intention of staying in the program. I was still working. I made, what…25K a year in 1997? I was going to school. I was trying to make my life better. Awesome, right? Right. Not everyone wants to take a handout. Sometimes, there aren’t any other alternatives.

Well, the middle class in America is fast becoming the poor class. We have Uber Rich, Investor Class and EVERYONE ELSE. With the cost of healthcare going up at an alarming rate and wages STAGNANT for nearly 10 years, I’d have to say that offering healthcare to a wider group isn’t a bad thing. What are your solutions to more and more businesses passing on the increasing cost of health insurance on to the employee—without making a tiny effort of raising their wages? Corporate profits are sky high, too. Maybe the CEO could take a paycut? Ohhh no. Probably not. His Ayn Randian “mememe” attitude is justified! The ilk that support that way of thinking forgive him for his vanity. It’s okay. Pursuit of self satisfaction is ultimately the best thing one can do–It will trickle down! Oh wait—that was piss.

What is the solution to the nasty inflation problem we have (no doubt brought on by the increasing cost of corn, oil and other commodities) What is the solution to jobs that once held the working class together being shipped overseas faster then you can say Ni hao, Wo-duh ming-d’zih (that’s HELLO! In Chinese) or—HOLA! And Finally, what is the solution on the fact that most people in the middle class are now living on credit–nearly $8,500 of CC debt per household? No doubt thats because of that whole stagnant wage thing. Give me solutions that will help people get better paying jobs within their skill set–not some bullshit about bailing out some stupid hedge fund manager because somewhere, and investor *MIGHT* have an idea and start up a company with the gains from his investment. That is a long term goal. I want short term solutions for people who need it NOW.

I agree, “sin taxes” DO effect the working poor disproportionately. I mean, if your life is spent being hired and fired for nothing but cost reduction, then I’d drink and smoke, too.

If people TRULY want this to be an “Ownership society”(libertarian & GOP Rhetoric) then proponents of this idealism really need to start educating them on staying away from such sins and saving their money. They probably won’t need the healthcare as often if they do, too.

I hear the bitching. Now give me some solution. Debate is good.