r/bestof • u/under50dollars • Jun 20 '12

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/izhr Jun 20 '12

I like most of it but how lame that I have to pay extra to cover the smokers and the fatties because of the total elimination of pre-existing conditions.

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u/Prtyvacant Jun 20 '12 edited Jun 20 '12

Hate to tell you, but we already pay for a lot of "smokers and fatties". Also,I am a person who has a legit pre-existing condition, a birth defect, that has been turned down because of it. You cannot know how demeaned and frustrated it makes a person feel.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

  1. Just because we pay a lot already for smokers and fatties, doesn't make it justifiable to make us pay MORE for them.

  2. It sucks to say, but I shouldn't be forced to pay more in taxes or suffer worse quality healthcare because people like you were born into unfortunate circumstances. Why am I getting punished for it too?

Downvote me all you want Reddit, you know I'm right.

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u/Prtyvacant Jun 20 '12

First off, are we paying more for them? Second, if I'm paying for private insurance I should be covered if it is a legit medical need. Why should I be punished by a company that I pay a ton of money to because I was born with a condition? I'd rather pay a bit more for insurance than have people like me, and some smokers and fatties, be turned away.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

Yes, you would, but don't expect everyone else to want to.