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Part-timers deserve insurance too!

by Anonymous

I am 28 years old, have a masters degree in library science, and maintain 2 part-time jobs in the field because it's difficult to find full-time work in libraries these days (more and more libraries don't want to pay employees medical benefits, so they break up positions into 2 part-time jobs). So, even though I'm technically working full-time hours, I don't have medical benefits. I've had a bad chest cold for over a month now, but one trip to the doctor's office + prescriptions put me over $200. I need to go back because I'm not getting better, but I don't have the money. I just think it stinks that even someone with a higher education can't secure a job with medical benefits in this country. Part-timers deserve insurance too!

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Take action against Bush & Co.'s latest Health Care Hustle.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, provides comprehensive health coverage to more than 4 million children. President Bush's proposed budget would cut SHIP by $7 billion, leaving more children without health care.

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