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Originally Posted by janmcn
Joe Soptic was earning $52,000 annually at GST Steel. After he lost his job, he was earning $15,000 as a janitor. How much health insurance do you think one can buy when you're earning $15,000 per year? This ad is powerful because nearly everyone out there knows someone who lost their job because of corporate raiders like Mitt Romney.
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in one of the cnn articles i hilited above, mr. soptic's salary was reported @ $24,000 as a janitor - not that $7,000 more makes it easier to purchase insurance - but a basic health ins policy was cheaper way back then - and the family could have used the charity care/uncompensated care funds available for treatment thru emergency rooms/clinics.
what happened to the soptic's employment was unfortunate but it was not mitt's fault as this ad wants to paint - nor was mrs. soptic's death - that was a tragedy - but not a result mitt having anything to do with it.
the ad is powerful because those who are not "able" for whatever reason to find out the facts will believe its inference.