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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Health care is not "unaffordable".  It's expensive, which is different.  People often choose to go without insurance, or with low value insurance, because at the time they make those elections they are not consuming health care and prefer to spend their money on other things.  That's understandably tempting, but also foolish.  People need to prioritize health insurance when they choose among employment options, and when they budget for expenses.  Too many people do neither, and then expect "others" to pick up the costs if they later need care.

Medicaid addresses the truly impoverished and indigent disabled; Medicare addresses the elderly.  Others are expected to provide for themselves, which is not really unreasonable.  It does, however, require a mindset of self-sufficiency and prudent prioritizing of health insurance expenses and saving for emergencies over discretionary lifestyle choices, and many people lack the necessary discipline and foresight to do that. [/quote]

this is exactly it, in america we have the freedom to make our own choices and if you choose not to pay monthly for health insurance that's your business. However on the flip side we shouldn't bail people out if they made that choice. Let the free market happen, in fact, I would love to be charged less because our family is healthy and takes care of ourselves and doesn't use the hospital except for true emergencies like a broken bone, etc, that happens once every few years but beuricrats have passed laws not allowing sliding scales for lifestyle and health issues. Why should an obese person pay the same as a non obese person?[/quote]
I hate you and other uncaring people like you so, so much. Evil.[/quote]

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