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Originally Posted by MK Ultra
are you saying I need to work more just so I can pay more money to the government or to a health insurance company?
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not at all. i am saying the options you provided were lacking the most important one- you assuming responsibility for yourself. the fact is you need health care coverage, this is 2009. hc is outrageously expensive, i get that, i am a self-employed diabetic, not easy or cheap to get coverage and the coverage i do get doesn't cover my pre-existing condition. i pay a few hundred a month for insurance and ~$600 on insulin and testing supplies and my visits to my endo. so i am sure you can find insurance for much much less than $600/month, closer to $200 i'd say.
moreover, it would simply be irresponsible of me to not have coverage, blame it on the government or my current income and decide to not take care of myself or be prepared for any illness/accidents.
fact is, as much as a cluster fuck as it all is, the government is trying to help people like you and me with this plan. will it work? don't know. that's not the point
the point is it's not going to work to not have coverage or to say it's not fair to pay in when everyone else will be paying your bills when shit hits the fan for you, which it will eventually.