UHC. You want public option? Get into prison

[boytyperanma]

@kaylasdad99

He specifically states that he only has sufficient income to afford it for six months of the year. The fact that these six months are co-temporaneous with his highest risk of injury appears to be a coincidence. “Whatever that means”? Just a shot in the dark, but it probably means that his income is seasonal, and is in a field that tends to put him at the highest risk for injury that he will experience during the year. It further suggests that the conditions under which he receives the work are such that he is not eligible for worker’s comp coverage. I’ll happily accept correction on that point, from him.

I am an independent contractor. I work in the trades. Well water professional mostly and some electrical work. I live in MA. During the colder months there is less work available.

Let’s look at the first part:To me, that doesn’t necessarily look like an admission that he behaved that way when he was young; to the best of my knowledge he’s still young. Looks more like an acknowledgement that low-risk youngsters who decline to participate in the general pool under the current system have a point.

boytyperanma, I hope I’ve accurately identified your gender. If not, please accept my apologies.

I am 31 now. I do not put myself in the young and healthy crowd but I’m still not that far away from it.

The young and healthy do have a point when they chose not to buy into health insurance. It is not for reasons I always agree with, like Home Depot employees that opted to go uncovered, but if a person in the least likely category to need health care opts not to buy in at full personal cost, they do have a point.

I am male.

Talk of medicare and such simply does not work for a huge percentage of the population. Many like myself who are independent contractors will never be eligible for such programs. My income is assumed to have no upper limit by state programs so programs that are dependent on poverty will not apply.

I work with many guys, middle class, who are in similar positions. What has become the norm for guys working in the trades for their own or other small businesses is they send their wives to work somewhere that offers a family health care plan. Other options include giving up trying to survive in the trades and go work a government based job of for a large private company.