Your ignorance has really hurt me

A "friend" posted this on facebook after the Supreme Court decision about the Affordable Healthcare Act was passed down this morning.
"I guess I will now be paying for your food, your booze and your insurance!!! Gotta love America!!"

I typically don't like to discuss things like this. I would rather not know my friends political views, because most of the time I just end up disgusted. I do have to say, this statement deeply offended me, and here's why.

When my husband was in seminary, I took a job with a small company. It employed so few people, that by law, it wasn't required to provide healthcare to its employees. It was a profitable business that could have afforded to provide healthcare for its few full time employees, but the owner was greedy and was more than happy to line his pockets with extra cash at the expense of his workers health. The man had a million dollar home in town, he and his wife drove luxury vehicles, and there was a large tract of land for hunting in a different state that was maintained year round for a few weekends of deer season. After our basic needs were met, there wasn't any money left over, not even for catastrophic health insurance which is around $65 a month. I really could have benefited from the Affordable Healthcare Act. I worked hard, I was paid above minimum wage, but I still couldn't afford even the cheapest of health care. It hurts that people are so blind that they don't realize how blessed they are and how serious a need this type of legislation is. I am grateful every day for the fact that I was never seriously ill while my husband was in seminary. The loans we would have had to take to pay for healthcare expenses would have financially bankrupted our future.

I also take great offense to the implication that all people on welfare are no good drunks. I have a very dear friend who was on welfare for a while. She was a young mother.

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