Comments on Jenny with the Axe: Why I'm a pinko commie leftist

I live in the US and got into a really bad car wre...

2009-12-17T18:07:38.053+01:00

I live in the US and got into a really bad car wreck a couple years ago. Fortunately, my insurance covered most of the bills and my employer had disability insurance for me, so I think I made 80% of what I did before. I think it's all about choices really. Yeah, I want that kind of insurance, but I should be able to choose whether or not I have it.

On the other hand, the economy is pretty crappy now and it seems stimulus hasn't really had that great of an impact. Left or right, it seems that all politicians want to expand the government more and more.

Well, I'm not really a communist either. I was...

2009-11-29T21:16:54.211+01:00

Well, I'm not really a communist either. I was paraphrasing the kind of comments I get from the more right-wing US people.

I broke my leg some weeks ago. So far, it's taken three operations, three weeks in hospital and one in a rehab home, several X-rays and other procedures. I'm unable to work as I can't sit up for more than half an hour without a lot of pain.

All this will cost me about 1 USD per day in hospital, and a total of 125 USD for all exams, X-ray, operations, ambulance ride. Also there's the max amount of about 225 USD per year for medications, but I'd already reached that limit.

That is _all_ I pay. I don't lose my job for being away for months. While I'm unable to work, I get about 75 % of my regular pay, but from a state agency rather than my employer. This means that I get food and my employer can use my wages hire a consultant to help out while I'm away.

Again, I feel very lucky to be born in a country where the tax rates are high enough to pay for this stuff.

Hope you feel better soon... I'm not a Pinko ...

2009-11-29T20:01:37.698+01:00

Hope you feel better soon... I'm not a Pinko by any means, but I understand where you're coming from on a few of these things.