ACA and You can keep your health insurance

My kids are 14 and 16.  Is it too late to get breast pumps?  Will they be covered for me, or only my wife?

Not everyone can afford the things you can.  The ACA isn't for people with money, its to take some money from all us rich people, so that the poor people can have health insurance.  Its called being kind. try it.

So healthcare coverage is now about covering food costs?

and the fruits of your labors are there for you because of your privileged place in society.

some people don't have $250 for the breast pump, the can only buy formula with food stamps.

So if you were born a black woman in the outskirts of Detroit, you'd be in the same place you are now?

Hell no!!!  I'd be Aretha Franklin!!

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I can't believe I keep missing these fun threads until they're all died down.  

This type of attitude is what keeps people from being successful.  Zig Ziglar has a quote that I love.  "if you aim at nothing, you will hit it 100% of the time".

I grew up dirt poor in nasty trailer parks most of my life.  I was even homeless for about three years as I went through middle school.  Everyone around me told me that I wouldn't amount to anything, but I refused to believe them and became extremely successful in life.  I never once had anything handed to me, and I worked my tail off to get where I'm at.  I had numerous setbacks over the years, but my driven attitude would never allow for anything but success.

It doesn't matter if you're white, black, asian, gay or straight you can be successful in America if you apply yourself and ignore people like yourself who say you can't succeed unless you come from a certain place.

What if you parents were drug addicts that taught you your whole life that working hard gets you no where.  My point is that the situation you were born in to impacts your opportunities. 

People in this country are racist. People in the country are sexist. People in this country discriminate about lots of things. Pretending like a Christian, white, good looking male doesn't have advantages of others is total BS.  Now you can argue that these things can be overcome, fine.  But pretending like they don't exist, because YOU want to believe that your success is due solely to your own hard work, and not some amount of luck or generosity from others is total crap.  Someone, somewhere threw you a bone, or taught you a lesson, or gave you a job etc. etc. etc. that helped you succeed. 

As a white male you are more likely to receive this assistance.

As a more wealthy person you are more likely to receive this assistance.

As a person born in a certain place you are more likely to receive this assistance.

ETA: And if you got really sick when you were homeless, and couldn't afford healthcare, you sure as shootin wouldn't have made it where you are. you would have died.  Healthcare shouldn't be a flippin privilege. it should be a right that every HUMAN BEING has, no matter if they are lucky enough to have a good job with benefits or not,.

Why does being rich make your life worth more?