Insurance is one of the most convoluted things to think about. I like the way Pratchett talked about it in his book "Color of Magic" (yes I know it's a fantasy book but the explanation makes sense), where it's basic a gamble that something bad is going to happen and if I lose the insurance company get my money.
Healtcare is double bind were I can't "win" for "losing". If I need health insurance I still have to pay and I don't need it well you showed the numbers on that pretty well.
I think more people need to go back to high school government class and revise the difference between socialism and communism. Yeah "socialist" healthcare isn't perfect but it makes more sense than the "capitalist" insurance-based healthcare that we're limping along with right now.
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Date: 2010-10-21 04:55 am (UTC)Healtcare is double bind were I can't "win" for "losing". If I need health insurance I still have to pay and I don't need it well you showed the numbers on that pretty well.
I think more people need to go back to high school government class and revise the difference between socialism and communism. Yeah "socialist" healthcare isn't perfect but it makes more sense than the "capitalist" insurance-based healthcare that we're limping along with right now.