"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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It is like someone who chose not to buy collision insurance then wants
it after they totaled their car.

Not really. Not even the same scale....

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Nom=de=Plume


Think about it. Is exactly the same. No insurance, you get sick and now
you buy the insurance. Not the way insurance works. It is to spread the
risk. If you only get the insurance when needed, then you failed in the
spreading the risk part.

?? Nothing like it. If everyone is covered, then the risk is spread among,
um, everyone. I don't (shouldn't) have to mention the enormous cost of doing
nothing differently. It's unsustainable. We really need universal coverage.
There are two ways to do it. One is a capitalistic, competitive inducing
public option. Anyone should be able to get it... no restrictions. Then, if
an ins. company wants to compete, they're going to have to trim their costs
and/or increase the benefits to keep customers. The other is heavy
regulation, much like Germany. I think the American people deserve the same
sort of options that members of Congress enjoy. Why do they get a choice and
we don't?

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Nom=de=Plume