Brace Yourself

Despite a bazillion "pro-Republican" or "pro-Conservative" posts on this blog, I am not smirking when I write, "I want to see and understand both sides of the political spectrum."

I was reminded of this when I went to this article - dailysignal.com/2016/03/23/in-five-charts-how-obamacare-has-worked-past-six-years - as I was fully expecting an anti-Obamacare article and that this post, which I had started prior to actually reading the article, would be a pro-Republican or pro-Conservative post.

As I began to read the article, my expectations were initially fulfilled. The charts in the article are compelling. As per my normal modus operandi, I read the comments at the bottom of each article I link to on this blog. Again, as expected, a lot of the commenters posted their opinion to support the article's thesis: Obamacare is bad.

However....

When I finished reading John Kominitsky's comment, I paused.

I pondered the words.

I thought some more.

Then I realized this portion of the comment coincides with my opinion. I have changed the formatting of the comment and snipped after the first sentence of the ordered list in an effort to make the points more concise.

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Here's three really important things . . .

1. One can gain health care access with a pre-existing condition.
2. Your insurer cannot toss you onto the street by cancelling your plan if you develop a chronic disease.
3. Your insurer cannot impose a life time cap on your coverage.

Does a rational person not think these three ACA benefits should not be more costly and unneeded. If yes, consider yourself a fortunate and privileged American. Alternatively, those that view these security benefits as a liberating gift, feel free to dance in the street.

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While I wish this sentence:

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Does a rational person not think these three ACA benefits should not be more costly and unneeded.

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had been edited when he wrote it to this sentence:

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Does a rational person not think these three ACA benefits should not be more costly and unneeded.

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that's more personal preference than being "wrong" or "incorrect." I personally don't like the double negative construction (and when I start my NEW JOB on MONDAY, I hereby promise myself to never write sentences like that!)

I don't believe those three things are bad or are evil.

Sorry.

In other related news, I read many comments under this picture that I came across on the "Occupy Democrats" Facebook page that were less intellectual or grounded in reality than Kominitsky's comment. That simply means that sometimes I agree with the Democrats / Liberal point of view and other times, I don't.

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