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Originally Posted by baddog
Rule #1. Don't retire if you can not afford to do so. I have NEVER relied on others, and I can not ever see anything changing that.
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So what happens if through no fault of your own you end up unable to pay. Will the private insurance companies still pay out for your medical bills?
Rule #1. Nothing stays the same for ever. Your situation may change, retirement might be forced on you through old age, ill health or an accident. You might not be able to pay the premiums on your insurance or your employer might let you go and with it your cover. Then what happens? Will your system cover you and your family?
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Originally Posted by baddog
I was watching an interview on the Daily Show last night. Some British actor. He was asked what people thought about the health care system in the UK and he mentioned that doctors were not very happy with it because they work long hours for crappy pay.
Of course, you Communists don't really care about that I guess.
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Come over and see how British doctors live. You will be in for a big surprise. People don't train for years and go through an Internship for crappy pay and long hours. Think logically.
And please don't throw out the
you're a Communists bla bla to back a weak argument. I'm not even a Socialist. I just see the flaws in a system run for profit not being the best way to look after my health. The last two years have proven me to be right.
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Anyone who thinks they are entitled to ANYTHING for free just because they live is poorly misguided...
Anyone who thinks it's ok to take one man's payment for his labor and give it to someone else because they are less motivated or fortunate is also poorly misguided...
These are two things that the founding fathers fought tooth and nail against... every word of the documents written to establish this country are against these two notions...
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Your use of the word free is wrong. My health care is not free, I paid for it through my taxes which paid the doctors wages whether I needed him or not. So he's not being forced to work on me for nothing. I've already paid him.
I just did not have to pay for a private company taking a slice for profits and their costs.
And if I stop paying because I lose my job, fall too sick to work or retire. I'M STILL COVERED. Because I paid for it.
