37. What proportion of the uninsured are willfully uninsured?
Do you know? How much do they have to pay out of pocket to have a reasonable health policy?
I don't want your anecdotal information, I want to know what the stats are at the national level for uninsured.
The fact remains that the VAST number of uninsured are uninsured because their employer doesn't provide it and they earn too little to pay for it out of pocket. I know what my (self-employed) physician sister pays for health insurance for a family of 7 (not a great policy either), and there's no way in hell most working poor can pay those kinds of premiums.
Yep, it's a right wing talking point. "Personal responsibility" crap at its worst.
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