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>if we drop our household income, we start to qualify for subsidies Yuck
by throwaway6734 5y ago
>if we drop our household income, we start to qualify for subsidies
Yuck
- jermaustin1 5y agoI've paid quite a bit in taxes over the years, should I not be allowed to extract value from them when I'm no longer earning enough to cover my basic expenses (especially expenses like health care???)
- throwaway6734 5y agoThe point of a social safety net is catch people falling through the cracks that are unable to support themselves. Using social safety programs when you are able bodied leaves less for those that are unable to do so
- jermaustin1 5y agoAnd in America we are all one unexpected medical expense away from bankruptcy. I'm not going to toil my life away doing things I hate just because America's safety net has been defunded by a bunch of people who view gainful employment no matter how unnecessary the job is as the only way to get to Heaven.
- throwaway6734 5y ago>And in America we are all one unexpected medical expense away from bankruptcy. How do subsidies help then? And people like you are a fantastic political talking point for why the social safety net routinely gets defunded.
- jermaustin1 5y agoThat is untrue... I will be continuing to work for myself and hopefully increase my income, but the safety net is there if I don't quite hit my mark. This is the same with anyone. Trust me: I WANT money. I LIKE money. But if I cannot earn enough, I'm more than happy to take from the benefits I have spent a lot of money to fund. I also vote regularly to increase taxes and to expand funding for the social safety net, so that it is available anytime ANYONE has to pull from it.