Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President,
Hi, you may remember me from your 2008 campaign. I was the naive 20something with wide eyes, hearing your speeches on "change" and "future". I was part of the generation who got you into office, and now I'm kicking myself for it.
At that time, I was 22 about to graduate college with very few job prospects. I looked around at my friends in Indiana and realized most of them were in the same boat. Some had graduated before me and were working as waiters, grocers, or retail hours just to be able to afford rent so they didn't have to live in their childhood bedroom at their parent's house. Your promise of change was appealing to someone like me.
But here we are now. I will tell you, Mr. President, I did not vote for you for this term. I am counting down the days until 2016. I still consider myself liberal-minded, but I must ask you- what the hell are you thinking?! You've done very little in terms of "change" for this country- unless you consider putting us more into debt and running, quite possibly, the most unorganized office ever. You are President, sir. I should not have better communication and organizational skills than you.
Never mind you tried to get the US involved in another country's civil war, or that you take the time to comment on cases like Trayvon Martin, but fail to comment on the hundreds of other unjust murders EVERY DAY in your country. Nevermind all the cover ups your office has done with international affairs. Let's forget all of that - but not really, because I think it shows just how awful and corrupt your "change" really is.
Let's focus on this healthcare reform. I come from an interesting place, Mr. President. I was raised by an insurance salesman, and worked for him for 3 years. Now, I work in one of the nation's best hospitals, with a Master's in Health Care Management. I get to look at this form a lot of different angles. I won't deny there is some good, but overall, I am outraged.
Let me present my case, I believe we should all have insurance. Not because I think it should be law, but because it is important. I have a lower paying job than my peers, but I have great benefits. I had a surgery over the summer that cost me under $500, and would have been well over $5,000 without insurance. To me, that's just smart. I was raised in a home where insurance was always present- my father sells it. I watched him rack up a quarter of a million dollars in medical bills (pre-insurance) when he fell off a ladder and broke his leg. 2 years later, the man is still going to the doctor and probably will have to keep a close relationship with that ortho doctor for the rest of his life. If he had not been insured- he'd have some serious money problems right now.
I don't disagree with your vision. I have enough experience with the Medicaid/Medicare patients who take advantage of the system. I have friends working at my hospital's ED, and they see the patient coming to the ED for a cough and fever- because they don't have insurance to go to a primary care doctor. The wait time at the ED is hours upon hours for non-life-threatening emergencies. None of that is okay.
You have big dreams for change- and my eyes are still wide to your vision. However, your "change" is like a split screen of "expectation" vs "reality." Your reality sucks. We are all paying more for your "affordable care". If our companies offer benefits, our premiums have gone up. If our companies don't, we can't afford your marketplace.
You understand, sir, that we are all in crushing debt, right? We are all swimming in student loan debt. We have credit cards, and cars, and homes, and life to pay for. The reason "good" health insurance wasn't at the top of our priorities is because we are relatively healthy, and we have a LOT of other things to pay for. You aren't even giving us the option of the American Dream anymore, you are slowly but surely crushing it.
I was so proud the day you were elected into office. I remember meeting my parents for lunch, my mom would hardly look at me, and my dad shook my hand and said "it looks like your generation is in charge now." What a shame. I'm actually ashamed of my generation now.
I used to think being a conservative meant hating people, because they were greedy and money hungry and out for themselves. Turns out, liberals are just the same. You, Mr. President, have certainly created "change"- I just don't think it was exactly what you were after.
Cheers, to 2016!
-Ashley
Hi, you may remember me from your 2008 campaign. I was the naive 20something with wide eyes, hearing your speeches on "change" and "future". I was part of the generation who got you into office, and now I'm kicking myself for it.
At that time, I was 22 about to graduate college with very few job prospects. I looked around at my friends in Indiana and realized most of them were in the same boat. Some had graduated before me and were working as waiters, grocers, or retail hours just to be able to afford rent so they didn't have to live in their childhood bedroom at their parent's house. Your promise of change was appealing to someone like me.
But here we are now. I will tell you, Mr. President, I did not vote for you for this term. I am counting down the days until 2016. I still consider myself liberal-minded, but I must ask you- what the hell are you thinking?! You've done very little in terms of "change" for this country- unless you consider putting us more into debt and running, quite possibly, the most unorganized office ever. You are President, sir. I should not have better communication and organizational skills than you.
Never mind you tried to get the US involved in another country's civil war, or that you take the time to comment on cases like Trayvon Martin, but fail to comment on the hundreds of other unjust murders EVERY DAY in your country. Nevermind all the cover ups your office has done with international affairs. Let's forget all of that - but not really, because I think it shows just how awful and corrupt your "change" really is.
Let's focus on this healthcare reform. I come from an interesting place, Mr. President. I was raised by an insurance salesman, and worked for him for 3 years. Now, I work in one of the nation's best hospitals, with a Master's in Health Care Management. I get to look at this form a lot of different angles. I won't deny there is some good, but overall, I am outraged.
Let me present my case, I believe we should all have insurance. Not because I think it should be law, but because it is important. I have a lower paying job than my peers, but I have great benefits. I had a surgery over the summer that cost me under $500, and would have been well over $5,000 without insurance. To me, that's just smart. I was raised in a home where insurance was always present- my father sells it. I watched him rack up a quarter of a million dollars in medical bills (pre-insurance) when he fell off a ladder and broke his leg. 2 years later, the man is still going to the doctor and probably will have to keep a close relationship with that ortho doctor for the rest of his life. If he had not been insured- he'd have some serious money problems right now.
I don't disagree with your vision. I have enough experience with the Medicaid/Medicare patients who take advantage of the system. I have friends working at my hospital's ED, and they see the patient coming to the ED for a cough and fever- because they don't have insurance to go to a primary care doctor. The wait time at the ED is hours upon hours for non-life-threatening emergencies. None of that is okay.
You have big dreams for change- and my eyes are still wide to your vision. However, your "change" is like a split screen of "expectation" vs "reality." Your reality sucks. We are all paying more for your "affordable care". If our companies offer benefits, our premiums have gone up. If our companies don't, we can't afford your marketplace.
You understand, sir, that we are all in crushing debt, right? We are all swimming in student loan debt. We have credit cards, and cars, and homes, and life to pay for. The reason "good" health insurance wasn't at the top of our priorities is because we are relatively healthy, and we have a LOT of other things to pay for. You aren't even giving us the option of the American Dream anymore, you are slowly but surely crushing it.
I was so proud the day you were elected into office. I remember meeting my parents for lunch, my mom would hardly look at me, and my dad shook my hand and said "it looks like your generation is in charge now." What a shame. I'm actually ashamed of my generation now.
I used to think being a conservative meant hating people, because they were greedy and money hungry and out for themselves. Turns out, liberals are just the same. You, Mr. President, have certainly created "change"- I just don't think it was exactly what you were after.
Cheers, to 2016!
-Ashley
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