tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post9077450941290155546..comments2024-02-20T13:39:45.872-05:00Comments on Little Merry Sunshine: Dear President ObamaLittle Merry Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260823112620938983noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post-83501206612987362862009-03-26T12:14:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:14:00.000-04:00That's called national healthcare. As much as I a...That's called national healthcare. As much as I am not impressed by the system or the huge chunk of change we lose to finance it every paycheck, it is so nice to know that if the paycheck goes away, we can still see a doctor. <BR/><BR/>I've been uninsired, fabulously privately insured and on COBRA. COBRA is built to make sure you cannot afford it and there is no grace period. If your monthly payment is a day late, you are uninsured.American Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695903315307400123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post-77475293756030692802009-03-26T11:06:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:06:00.000-04:00Oh no, American Girl, I did not take your comment ...Oh no, American Girl, I did not take your comment that way at all!<BR/><BR/>I will tell you one thing I was not aware of, however . . . I thought that EVERYONE was COBRA eligible. I thought that was the point of COBRA was to give everyone who had insurance the opportunity to continue it, even though it's at sky high prices. I did not know that if a company closes its doors then there is no COBRA option. That is wrong.<BR/><BR/>President Obama has made a to do about how the stimulus package will help reduce the financial burden on those with COBRA insurance. Well, that's great, BUT (and I don't mean to sound unfeeling here) they've got an insurance option. Yes, it's crazy expensive, but they've got an option. With so many companies simply going out of business, I'd like to see him do something in the stimulus package to make more people eligible for COBRA.Little Merry Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260823112620938983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post-46097866068425034622009-03-26T10:25:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:25:00.000-04:00Please don't think I was suggesting you weren't aw...Please don't think I was suggesting you weren't aware of the plight of others. I just keeping these stories from people I know (training off shore replacements, pay cuts, no work for months)and it is so sad. It's like we are all waiting for the banks to get their shit together so we can get back on our feet and they and the govt are dicking around about something new everyday. Congress needs to invite people in their 50s and 60s to a hearing about what retirement looks like with no safety net and little chance to recoup their 401k losses instead of figuring out how to maintain executive bonuses.American Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695903315307400123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post-34228671673729627502009-03-26T04:25:00.000-04:002009-03-26T04:25:00.000-04:00Thanks American Girl! By no means do I think that...Thanks American Girl! By no means do I think that my dad is the only person out of work, he just happened to really personalize it for me. My brother and I are both single and work for ourselves, so the economy has effected us in different ways than it's effected many people. I truly worry about how older unemployed workers will fare. In general, I think younger people are more flexible and we have skills that many in my dad's generation don't have. My dad isn't very computer savvy. He's got a laptop, but still doesn't have internet access at home and in retail, he's never had to develop those computer skills. I just don't know what he will do.Little Merry Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260823112620938983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508894650834872844.post-81556690225227812292009-03-26T01:27:00.000-04:002009-03-26T01:27:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry that your dad is out of work. These ...I'm so sorry that your dad is out of work. These stories keep piling up. It is sickening that AIG guys get face time with Congress but they aren't spending any time listening to the rest of us.American Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695903315307400123noreply@blogger.com