We can live without billionaires but billionaires cannot live without us, in the same way that a body can live without cancer, but cancer cannot live without a body.

"You're a dumb whore like your mother." Reader, I assure you I'm neither dumb nor like my mother.

My spouse got lucky. Someone convinced them to change MOSs before it was too late. The skills and knowledge they learned as a 25 allowed them to go directly into a new career with no additional training. Almost all the 11s and 19s I knew struggled to find work that would make ends meet.

You know if I leave you now
It doesn’t mean that I love you any less
It’s just the state I’m in
I can’t be good to anyone else like this

Healthcare shouldn't be about who's cheapest. It should always be about who's the most qualified to treat you. Sure, I could see a cheaper immunologist, an hour away, who has never heard of my disorder. However, I like being alive most days, so I see the guy that knows what he's doing.