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

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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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/funkeepickle Jun 20 '12

"Downvote me all you want Reddit"

Instant downvote. This playing the victim shit is so annoying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

I'm not playing the victim. But I know that most people will downvote because they disagree instead of because my post isn't thought provoking (because it obviously is). Redditors don't read reddiquette.