re: #222 ggt

My wife broke her leg recently, and it really underscored for us how privileged we are. If she were an hourly worker, we’d be really hurting for money now, and if I were too I wouldn’t be able to stay home and help take care of her while she heals. If we weren’t economically comfortable we wouldn’t be able to buy that set of pillows so she can rest comfortably, or pay for her to take a cab to and from lab so that she can still do the bare essentials she needs to at work.

We’re not wealthy, we’ve just got a little cushion and don’t have “Show up or you’re fired” jobs, but it makes all the difference. I just do not get people who don’t have sympathy for the poor and who refuse to understand how being poor exacerbates every little problem in life.

Oh, and even though she has insurance, we still have to spend hours and hours wrangling with the insurance company over what she’ll pay, figure out which doctors take the insurance, etc. Not to mention a twelve hour emergency room visit since a lot of people use it as their source of primary care. Goddamn I want single payer.