I was just reading this diary and watched this video:
I was troubled by the fact that the woman said she wanted 'FREE' birth control. And, I was troubled by the responses of liberals cheering that on.
If we as liberals use that kind of language, we will lose the fight.
I mentioned this in the comments on that article, but felt that I needed to make sure that more people see that we can't talk like that. Thus this diary. Read below.
No one wants to know that they are paying taxes so that other people can have 'free' birth control.
This goes in line with what another Kos member recently diaries: 5 Words and Phrases Democrats Should Never Say
Everyone is paying into the health care system. That's part of the mandate. If you don't pay, you will have a $95-ish fine that you have to pay on your 2015 tax return.
So you ARE paying. Don't say it's free.
This conversation is about if birth control should be included as one of the benefit options within in the plan that you will still be paying for. Not about FREE birth control.