Wow, a maga Republican who gambled on her superhuman body by choosing not to have health insurance (because socialism), then when she needs the insurance she asks for donations instead of liquidating $50k in assets or taking out a loan? How very conservative indeed. Let’s all do that! Oh, it doesn’t work unless you are already famous, or a close personal friend of George Santos. I would actually have some respect for her situation if she or her family posted the Go-Fund Me “Mary Lou chose not to have health insurance, and that choice now means she needs your help and generosity.” I’m guessing that didn’t happen, but maybe. I’m still sorry she’s ill, I don’t want anyone sick. But get health insurance or pay for your own healthcare.
I resemble this message. Long before ACA I had a part time job when I was in school. I brought home a screaming $50 every other week after paying for heath insurance. Who knew I could have actually have fed my kids by just begging strangers to pay my medical bills,
While in Scandinavia I noticed people were less friendly/outgoing one-on-one, but more friendly/supportive with their fellow country people. Rather than buying a coffee for a person they liked, they more likely will vote to provide a cup of coffee for everyone.
Studies today are designed to conclude what the benefactor wishes. In this case, the pharmaceutical industry would like nothing more that to have a few bribeable bureaucrats "negotiating" the price of pharmaceuticals. That is what single payer would bring.
Robyn Penaccia you know how to synthesize a slew of poignant facts that I just couldln't-- being tired out by that time-- you know--you actually put me in mind of that Indian teen keyboard whiz Synthesizer Patel -- sort of a cult figure really but-- anyway you could be a foremost figure at some august think tank, you know you could. But maybe Wonkette IS an august think tank. Anyway it's certainly august if you know how to find out that Mary Lou Retton isn't really poor and those other facts. Not having health insurance doesn't mean she can't pay her bill. imho.
i like it when i read a Wonkette article and have a comment already all planned out and then i realize there is actually more article and that the article ends with a paragraph that is more or less identical to the comment i was formulating.
I've always had bad lungs and spent a fair bit of time in hospital throughout my childhood and teens with asthma, bronchitis, or pneumonia. Because I also live in a socialist hellhole (Canada) my parents never had to worry about losing the house or their savings.
Thank you for this, Robyn. With her daughter going public, the family invites scrutiny, and the revelation that she is both wealthy and uninsured, not to mention “conservative “, should be widely shared as an example of how pulling oneself up by their bootstraps can fail spectacularly. I’m a retired ICU nurse (15 years retired), and a $50 K bill might cover a couple weeks of care; if she is as sick as the family advertises, she has or will blow by that in short order. Typical conservative/libertarian gimme, gimme, gimme.
It's terrifying how Conservatives have decided to embrace anti-science propaganda when it comes to health issues. Getting vaccinated to stave off a dangerous virus should not be controversial. Funny how Trump supporters ignore the fact that he got the COVID-19 vaccine.
I'm currently about to start my 2nd series of chemotherapy. I spent most of last year (2022) having chemo, which killed off the primary (pancreatic) cancer, but it has returned in my liver this time.
It has (and will) cost me (or my private health insurer) $0 out of pocket for the treatment, although i ave had to pay for parking a couple of times. This Is because I live in that beacon of socialism / communism known as Australia.
I freely admit seeing crap like this hits me hard. My fiance is in treatment for metastatic cancer, and I am his caregiver. We have a GoFundMe just to try to fix our finances, which really suffered with loss of income, and we're not asking for much. Thankfully, Medicaid here is fantastic, so we're very fortunate in that sense, but seeing a fucking millionaire getting piles of cash for a situation that they could have avoided does make me really pissy. People have helped, absolutely, and we're grateful for every bit, but this is just really galling.
It SUCKS that people donated to her Go Fund Me. She has the money. Think about how much that money could have helped some people who REALLY need it. Laid off people who lost their insurance. People who work 2-3 jobs who can’t get insurance. The list goes on.
I wondered why she had no health insurance. I knew she was rich. I am sorry she is ill, but this is truly disgusting. It really is. Life is not fair.
Everything you said is 100% true. Thanks for sharing this. Rich and famous people get every break in the world. Poor and unknown people get picked on and looked down on and generally thrown to the curb.
This is the American way, and I mean that in the worst possible way.
Wow, a maga Republican who gambled on her superhuman body by choosing not to have health insurance (because socialism), then when she needs the insurance she asks for donations instead of liquidating $50k in assets or taking out a loan? How very conservative indeed. Let’s all do that! Oh, it doesn’t work unless you are already famous, or a close personal friend of George Santos. I would actually have some respect for her situation if she or her family posted the Go-Fund Me “Mary Lou chose not to have health insurance, and that choice now means she needs your help and generosity.” I’m guessing that didn’t happen, but maybe. I’m still sorry she’s ill, I don’t want anyone sick. But get health insurance or pay for your own healthcare.
I resemble this message. Long before ACA I had a part time job when I was in school. I brought home a screaming $50 every other week after paying for heath insurance. Who knew I could have actually have fed my kids by just begging strangers to pay my medical bills,
While in Scandinavia I noticed people were less friendly/outgoing one-on-one, but more friendly/supportive with their fellow country people. Rather than buying a coffee for a person they liked, they more likely will vote to provide a cup of coffee for everyone.
This story kept getting better! Great reporting on a the intersection of hypocrisy, healthcare, money, and pop culture.
Studies today are designed to conclude what the benefactor wishes. In this case, the pharmaceutical industry would like nothing more that to have a few bribeable bureaucrats "negotiating" the price of pharmaceuticals. That is what single payer would bring.
Robyn Penaccia you know how to synthesize a slew of poignant facts that I just couldln't-- being tired out by that time-- you know--you actually put me in mind of that Indian teen keyboard whiz Synthesizer Patel -- sort of a cult figure really but-- anyway you could be a foremost figure at some august think tank, you know you could. But maybe Wonkette IS an august think tank. Anyway it's certainly august if you know how to find out that Mary Lou Retton isn't really poor and those other facts. Not having health insurance doesn't mean she can't pay her bill. imho.
i like it when i read a Wonkette article and have a comment already all planned out and then i realize there is actually more article and that the article ends with a paragraph that is more or less identical to the comment i was formulating.
I've always had bad lungs and spent a fair bit of time in hospital throughout my childhood and teens with asthma, bronchitis, or pneumonia. Because I also live in a socialist hellhole (Canada) my parents never had to worry about losing the house or their savings.
Thank you for this, Robyn. With her daughter going public, the family invites scrutiny, and the revelation that she is both wealthy and uninsured, not to mention “conservative “, should be widely shared as an example of how pulling oneself up by their bootstraps can fail spectacularly. I’m a retired ICU nurse (15 years retired), and a $50 K bill might cover a couple weeks of care; if she is as sick as the family advertises, she has or will blow by that in short order. Typical conservative/libertarian gimme, gimme, gimme.
It's terrifying how Conservatives have decided to embrace anti-science propaganda when it comes to health issues. Getting vaccinated to stave off a dangerous virus should not be controversial. Funny how Trump supporters ignore the fact that he got the COVID-19 vaccine.
I'm currently about to start my 2nd series of chemotherapy. I spent most of last year (2022) having chemo, which killed off the primary (pancreatic) cancer, but it has returned in my liver this time.
It has (and will) cost me (or my private health insurer) $0 out of pocket for the treatment, although i ave had to pay for parking a couple of times. This Is because I live in that beacon of socialism / communism known as Australia.
I freely admit seeing crap like this hits me hard. My fiance is in treatment for metastatic cancer, and I am his caregiver. We have a GoFundMe just to try to fix our finances, which really suffered with loss of income, and we're not asking for much. Thankfully, Medicaid here is fantastic, so we're very fortunate in that sense, but seeing a fucking millionaire getting piles of cash for a situation that they could have avoided does make me really pissy. People have helped, absolutely, and we're grateful for every bit, but this is just really galling.
All good right wingers know that every kind of insurance is nothing but a socialist plot that they should never have to pay into.
Why don't you???
Her GFM is working because she is pretty and has the right skin tone.
It SUCKS that people donated to her Go Fund Me. She has the money. Think about how much that money could have helped some people who REALLY need it. Laid off people who lost their insurance. People who work 2-3 jobs who can’t get insurance. The list goes on.
I’m sickened by this news.
I wondered why she had no health insurance. I knew she was rich. I am sorry she is ill, but this is truly disgusting. It really is. Life is not fair.
Everything you said is 100% true. Thanks for sharing this. Rich and famous people get every break in the world. Poor and unknown people get picked on and looked down on and generally thrown to the curb.
This is the American way, and I mean that in the worst possible way.