Who are the 47 million uninsured?
Nancy Pelosi recently said that it is “time to reaffirm our commitment to access to quality, affordable health care for every American, including the 47 million who live in fear of even a minor illness because they lack health insurance… In the wealthiest nation on earth, it is scandalous that a single working American or a young child must face life without the economic security of health care coverage.”
What’s scandalous, Ms. Pelosi, is the obvious deceit of the American people in which you’re participating. Who are these 47 million uninsured people? Let’s break it down:
- 9.5 million are not U.S. citizens
- 17 million live in households with incomes exceeding $50,000/year and therefore have access to healthcare if they chose to pay for it
- 18 million are between the ages of 18 and 34 and are in good health and choose not to purchase health care (this includes myself)
So why are we about to pass another $TRILLION+ bill to insure a bunch of people who either don’t deserve it (aren’t citizens), don’t want it (can afford it), or don’t need it (the young and healthy)? This is insanity. Especially when Obama and his administration has already quadrupled the national debt. Frustrating to say the least.
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