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Originally Posted by Danzig
so is smoking, eating fried foods, red meat, not drinking enough milk, etc, etc. i'm not quite sure what a fat person has to do with your comments about letting people who are dying go without care so you don't have to pay. if everyone was insured, it would be the best way to handle medical treatment. that way, those of us with insurace wouldn't have to pay inflated prices to cover those who don't have insurance and have no way to pay. the question is, what is the best way to get everyone insured? the answer is not to completely lose our empathy towards others, and actually suggest letting people die by refusing treatment to save a buck. that's inhuman. do i think the current proposal in front on congress if the answer? no. but i find it disturbing that anyone would suggest turning a blind eye to someone in distress.
could we all do things to be healthier? sure. but i wouldn't suggest going thru the 'five guys burgers' thread to find people who practice bad eating habits and cancelling their coverage.
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just as with auto insurance riskier clients (based mainly on driving history and age) pay more. Asking me to subsidize someone for bad health habits or for that matter me asking someone else to subsidize say my future liver damage is not fair. Then for 5 years collecting premiums before any coverage is started is PONZI-like. How many would go for Blue Cross marketing a plan where for five years you pay into to get insurance on your insurance in that it would be subsidized if it got too expensive to pay once the five years w/no coverage is completed. Of course still not given a quote on what the ultimate cost will be.
As far as illegals are concerned I'd think with the horrible, expensive health care system in the U.S. they'd go home for care or at least to Cuba.