I wish we didn’t have to, period.

My dad is due for Medicare. No choice in signing up unless he wants to defer and get a big penalty in another year or however long it is.

We’ve gone almost our whole lives without insurance. We simply don’t go to the doctor if we can help it.

But now we’re going to be forced to pay for Medicare we don’t want. We can’t afford it. We’ve already given up everything and we’re still needing to rely on the credit card once a month.