I, like the rest of the nearly three-hundred million plus American, will be effected by changes caused by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known by it's (formerly) derogatory term Obamacare. My feelings on Obamacare are mixed, but mostly positive.
For instance, I can stay on my parent's insurance for another three years-until I'm 26. Hopefully by then, I'm working a full time job that includes insurance. And when I have the money and can afford to buy insurance if need be, I won't be denied coverage because I have an autism spectrum disorder. Personally, I'm with Bernie Sanders, the senator from Vermont on healthcare, but aspects of Obamacare are a good first step. And instead of destroying Obamacare, how about the Republicans try to reform it, by amending it? The GOP's all-or-nothing on Obamacare is wrong and dangerous.
My only objection to Obamacare is the individual mandate. It's also the part the Supreme Court approves. In a country where the concept of liberty is worshiped, forcing individuals to buy their own healthcare is slightly troubling.
And finally, as much as I am a believer in capitalism, I also believe that capitalism should not be akin to slavery, because recently, people working minimal wage jobs are working more than they should to make ends meet. Capitalistic abuse needs to end. Capitalism isn't bad in itself, but needs a government willing to protect its citizens from abuses in the system.
That reminds me, I need to write to my elected officials. We need to save unions and save the rights of hard working Americans.
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