More Of The Kind Of Hope We Really Need!

It's easy to get yourself pretty depressed about the state of our union, given that Obama's first four years in office were a big giant fail, and yet the youth vote pretty much swept him right back into a second term to inflict even more damage on us.

That's why it is always so helpful to get an occasional reminder from a 20-something that not all 20-somethings are buying the crap that Obama is selling.  BEHOLD – a letter we received the other day that oughta give you some hope.

Hi Ladies, 

I wanted to write you and discuss an issue that you highlighted on your show yesterday. I listen to your show on the way home from work every day, but yesterday was the first time I had the interest in being a caller. I was particularly interested on a segment that you did about the "War on Women". During your call session, you mentioned that you are afraid that young women will be swept up with this movement, and it would lead to young women voting blindly and mindlessly in the next election. I think that young women have been more oppressed under this administration than any other. I am a young working professional. I am 25 years old. I'm married. I am currently in school working towards my end goal of an MBA, I have 1 child, and I completely disagree that all young women will vote for this administration again. Since the passing of Obamacare, my family has had to make major changes in the plans we have for our life. I feel "oppressed" for the following reasons:

1. My family has to pay $9000 out of pocket for our insurance before they pay anything now. After that I have to have 12,000 in medical bills before I meet my out of pocket deductable. We don't have that in a savings account. Therefore, we have had to put a stop to hoping for another child (after over a year of trying) because we can't responsibly have another child without putting our medical bills into collections. The last hospital bill we had for our son was upwards of 17,000 (just for the hospital, not the OBGYN, or any of the other specialized doctors who contribute to the process). That is another car payment, and I can't afford a third car payment, therefore, it would probably go to collections if I were to have another child. 

2. I am a working mother and because I work, I now have to pay more for health care. I have to pay extra on my husbands insurance because I CAN get insurance through my employer. So, I am being punished because I want to have a career and goals AND have a family. (feel like 1950 yet?)

If anything, I feel that Obama has put me back in 1950 because I want to work and be successful. The only "Man" keeping me down is Obama. Most of my friends are going through the same stages of my life. They are getting married and having kids. I think that when they realize what Obama and his administration has done to their savings and debt to income ratio, they will vote differently. We are just starting in our careers and building our lives, and Obama has made it even harder to start to establish ourselves. Our paychecks are smaller because of healthcare and taxes, I can't afford to not work and make enough to buy a home (my husband is in the early stages of his career as well), and we can't afford to complete our family any time soon unless I have enough to pay $9000 upfront before I get any help from the healthcare THAT I PAY FOR EVERY TWO WEEKS. I pray every day that things will change, because the struggle can be daunting at times. 

Thanks for taking the time to read this, 
Meredith
 

Isn't it nice to see something like that from a 20-something who is taking financial responsibility for her life, her actions, her choices?  She's not depending on the government.  She's making choices, owning them, and being an adult.  And who's holding her back?  Obama – and his burdensome economic policies.

That's the message that other people of her generation need to hear.  And hopefully, we're getting through to some of them.