Being uninsured felt like being a criminal. If you went to a doctor you had to find out if they were "cool"
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I.e. if they'd be willing to just not chart anything they found that was chronic or not immediately treatable
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Were you unemployed and depressed, and did you let someone talk you into going to the cheap city funded group therapy for depressed guys
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Congratulations, you made a gigantic mistake that will now lead to you dying of any chronic condition you get before you get a job
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Getting a job wasn't a cure all either, if it was a small group plan they could still make you take a physical
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Pre-ACA you basically weren't a person unless you had a full time job in Corporate America
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It was the exact opposite of encouraging entrepreneurship
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Oh and in order to keep their rates low if you were in Corporate America your corporate masters got to meddle in your personal life
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Ask probing questions about your diet and exercise routine, your stress levels, all that good stuff
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I mean the GOP position makes sense if you think both health and employment are issues of "character", i.e. if your opinions are garbage
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Also if you want to go back to health coverage being 100% tied to full time employment and you're a fan of the "gig economy" get in the sea
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