Also, as a self-employed person who just finished making an exhaustive spreadsheet of every available ACA insurance plan available in NYC, I have to tell you, I would not describe the entrepreneurial experience in America as "so good."

Same boat here, pretty much. My COBRA is out end of December. Hell of a time to be looking!

Their donors pay better than we do, unfortunately.

A marketplace no one can afford is not a marketplace at all.

Welp, there it is. Fuck.

Yes! The vote has been waiting on him for half an eternity at this point!

He has the opportunity to do something so fucking funny right now, and I am delusional enough to believe he might do it!

For those who love themselves too much to sit here and watch this, the Senate vote has still not actually finished because this man appears to have evaporated into thin air.

I'm so, so sorry. That's obscene.

That likely means you were making enough to not receive much in subsidies. Others' costs are going up by hundreds a month.

No, seriously, like wtf is happening lol where did he go

Gonna bet they are about as familiar with FSAs as they are with the price of milk.

Right?! Been freelancing for a year and a half full time, and I honestly love it, but it really does open your eyes to just how much our political system hates anyone who dares to build a business outside of the corporations that already exist. I wonder why!

The myth of America's dedication to rugged individualism and bootstrapping really falls apart when you look at how it treats self employed people!

I mean, it falls apart when you look closely at just about anything, but this one affects me specifically, so 💙

At some point, we should really all sit down and talk about how America's oligarchs are pushing more and more of us into self employment, all while knowing perfectly well how harshly America punishes anyone who dares to earn their money outside of corporate jobs!