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A patient voice

1/29/2015

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"My mother was a domestic worker. My father worked for Bethl'm Steel. Neither of them had any insurance. He died and they got insurance. Three thousand dollars. Eighty eight dollars a month for her and the kids. She didn't get any Social Security because of who she worked for. Three kids! Imagine if they had gotten sick. They never got sick. We never got sick! I think everyone should get health insurance. Why don't they want them to get health insurance?"

"They don't like poor people."

"It's not their fault! I think everyone should have it."

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"I saw Selma. It was a great movie. I had four kids then. I couldn't get up and go to protests. I saw Obama when he spoke to our church group. I didn't think he was going to be president. I never thought a black man could be president."


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