tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post7419443163960590939..comments2024-03-29T07:16:56.810+00:00Comments on Sean Linnane: IN THE OLD DAYSSTORMBRINGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18405613458419510116noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-59631644475202784892010-03-28T00:24:49.848+00:002010-03-28T00:24:49.848+00:00AngryBell- if health insurance could have been del...AngryBell- if health insurance could have been delivered like auto and fire insurance across state lines - we would not be in this mess.<br />We could nit-pic it to death and still come to the same conclusion that this is NOT about Health Care.notastepfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844230960085356771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-10135986159872116432010-03-27T14:09:42.595+00:002010-03-27T14:09:42.595+00:00There's one problem with part of your argument...There's one problem with part of your argument. Health care is unlike fire or auto insurance. It is almost guaranteed that at some point, every person is going to have a health issue. The question is how long it can be put off via preventative measures. That is why health insurance is different form other types of insurance.<br /><br />This is not to say that what President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and the rest did was right. It's just that I believe your argument is a bit flawed and health coverage is different.AngryBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121915142399397657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-18738390169664153692010-03-25T17:06:16.201+00:002010-03-25T17:06:16.201+00:00I'm already sick and it's genetic and expe...I'm already sick and it's genetic and expensive. I spend 5k a year with huge deductibles so other people don't have to carry a broken medical 4F like me. I'm willing to pony up and I honestly don't think the insurance companies should even take me at all. They wouldn't if they didn't get government incentives, and I pay for those "government incentives", so what is is...BUT I don't think that's fair as it is. At one point I worked for an insurance company and I'd be the last person on earth I'd gamble on. Why should I expect people to gamble on me?<br /><br />I'm no hero, I just know math and stats. I wouldn't take a bet, why should I be mandated to take one or even why should others be mandated to wager on me being useful long enough to pay off?<br /><br />If I ran an insurance company administered by the .gov, I'd have an urge to line me up in front of a pit and put a 9 in my noggin. Cheaper in the long run and probably better for society, although people argue about intangibles like creative output and technical ideas, but odds are, I'm a dead loss. Why should I expect people other than me to pay for it?tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-67563943535976486272010-03-25T13:37:26.041+00:002010-03-25T13:37:26.041+00:00The moral hazard created by Obamacare is so great ...The moral hazard created by Obamacare is so great that is simply defies description.JimKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07064844642939329741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-35531398200072516282010-03-25T12:29:29.627+00:002010-03-25T12:29:29.627+00:00Just wait till you're sick till you buy insura...Just wait till you're sick till you buy insurance. The fine will cost you a lot less than the premiums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com