[smarino]

We live in Volusia county, and honestly, and this is not bitterness but simply an observation, it's the worst place I've ever lived in my life. The mentality and compassion are just in the dirt, which is no surprise considering the number of right wing Republicans here. You would not believe how many people here just love Donald Trump.

I read this morning on the local Daytona newspaper that a new free health care clinic recently opened. That's great, BUT you have to have a job in order to receive health care, which mirrors the Daytona Jesus Clinic, which also restricts services to workers. The scheme is this.... if you're sick and you're not working for ANY reason, who cares? I have never in my life seen anything like this, anywhere. It's not based on need, it's based on who they consider to be a deadbeat. So if you're over 55 and have been looking for a job endlessly (and anyone that is in this age bracket understands what I'm talking about), too bad. You can just get sick.

We personally don't need this service, so as I said it's not about me, it's about the cruel and judgmental mindset here that permeates everything. There are no sliding scale or free clinics for adults here by the way, only limited services for children. The only criteria for treating sick people should be need, not this. I hope someone sues them to high heaven because this is not constitutionally valid.

We're lucky, because we sold our little place and are moving to another city in Florida that actually has free or affordable health care services for low income people regardless of why they are low income, but I feel sorry for the people here that think this sort of thing is the norm. It is not. And no, the Affordable Health Care Act does not cover this. You have to have at least $11,000 worth of income in a year to qualify for that, otherwise there is no assistance. Cute.