(Post swim - The tyranny of the Tea Party and their “Speaker” Boehner)

1. I had a conversation this afternoon with a family member who lives in the beautiful state of North Carolina. North Carolina is one of the many states that chose to “opt out” of the ObamaCare Exchanges which means that unlike California where I live, North Carolinians must now purchase private health insurance without any assistance from the government which also means that rates will increase for baby boomers and older people because Blue Cross has a monopoly on health care in North Carolina. Rates for younger people will decrease, for now.

1A. Before some of you readers of mine bust a gut and envision strangling me with a blood pressure cuff, remember this: North Carolina, like the other states that “opted out,” did this because they assume North Carolinians are too stupid to figure out that “opting out” is a ruse designed to make North Carolinians rebel against ObamaCare and thus destroy it. AND, the question I always ask but no pundit or politician (sometimes both) never ask the Tea Partiers is: who is paying for health care now, pre-ObamaCare, for the uninsured who seek medical treatment in Emergency Rooms and in Urgent Care Centers and in inner city Clinics? The answer: We the taxpayers, and the hospitals and clinics and doctors who treat countless numbers of patients on a daily basis across the country who cannot afford to pay.

2. One of the top 3 reasons for filing bankruptcy in this country is due to catastrophic illness that strikes both the uninsured and the insured. And who pays for that? We, the taxpayers, in higher premiums.

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