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Listening to the radio on the way home I was pleasantly surprised at the responses I was hearing from the Millennials on the radio. A local talk show was asking if they planned to sign up for insurance now that Obamacare is in effect and the overwhelming majority said no. Now, without their buying into it, it is destined to fail as there won't be enough money to fund it. Most of the responses had to do with the fact that most were healthy and the cost was too steep. I have to say if I was still in my 20's I would probably agree. I am getting insurance because I have kids, but if it wasn't for them I would still probably pass. The reasoning being why should I pay several thousand dollars out of pocket for insurance, then have to pay for the cost of everything anyway until the deductible kicks in, when if I just paid out of pocket if I had to see a doctor I would probably be shelling out a few hundred at the most. Look, I think everyone should have access to affordable health care, but I don't think they should be forced to purchase it, nor do any of the options available in the marketplace make sense financially (catastrophic occurrences notwithstanding). It sucks for people to have to see in hindsight what I felt before Obama was elected. It was time for a person of color in the White House, he just wasn't the right person, and it's important for people to have insurance, but it shouldn't be mandated, especially at asinine costs. On a personal note, I've been contemplating going back to school. I'm tire of my position in life and a strong education is a great tool to have to help in achieving something better. I don't know if that will help or hurt my blogging goal, but I'm excited to see what is to come. Hope everybody is surviving the holidays so far, and I hope everyone makes it through the winter that has been dropped on Phoenix this week.