Dear Congressman Paul Ryan:

[Brigid]

A "coopin" to buy health insurance? A "coopin?" Are you kidding me? I am in my early fifties, and have a serious pre-existing condition. I have no insurance. Back in early 2008, my local community hospital had to eat a very large bill for surgery to deal with it. I have had to have less follow-up treatment than my doctor would like, again because of lack of insurance. Now you want me and the millions of others like me to use a "coopin" to buy insurance from a profit-driven industry? What company is going to sell us insurance? A "coopin" is a voucher to buy beer in a Ron White joke, not a way to pay for health care. Does the phrase "let them eat cake" mean anything to you?

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Are you intentionally misspelling 'coupon'?

[Brigid]

2. I was just trying to replicate Ron White's pronunciation . . .

of the word in his stand-up routine. See this for further details:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovk4JNw3hAk

[LiberalLoner]

3. Your post was powerful and spoke for me and all the other Americans under

55 who have paid into the system for years but will end up having to die alone and in great pain without medical intervention, all because insurance companies won't cover us.