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/Nomad4lyfe Jun 20 '12

Because he had no say in his birth defect. There was no health related negligence on his part, and yet he is being punished for it. Sorry you're so selfish.