Forever Entertainment » job insurance http://foreverdc.com An Online Resource for News, Entertainment, Events, Jobs, Opportunities, Music, Community, & Culture Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 No job, insurance: hard times for young adults http://foreverdc.com/2009/07/22/no-job-insurance-hard-times-for-young-adults/ http://foreverdc.com/2009/07/22/no-job-insurance-hard-times-for-young-adults/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:32:37 +0000 owner http://foreverdc.com/?p=12839 4437c925-bc9c-4786-a0cd-335a8ec368bdhmediumEmily Weinstein graduated from college into an economic meltdown, and as a self-employed jewelry maker she’ll be lucky to bring in $16,000 this year.

Heath insurance is out of reach, so she avoids thinking about what would happen if she got sick, was hurt in a traffic accident or was severely burned while making a silver necklace in her home studio.

“Would I have to declare bankruptcy at age 23 or would my parents have to bail me out?” asked Weinstein, of Portland, Ore. “What would I do?”

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