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Re: Healthcare reform passes...so should I just quit my job
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I was famous, once... http://www.heroscapers.com/community/blog.php?b=1715 Visit my site: http://www.superflycircus.com "I'm not cute...I'll mess you up!" ~Jake The Dog |
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I agree with this, i don't drink, don't smoke, don't engaged in any extreme sports, Stay fit and eat healthy. as such i am at far less risk than most people. If I choose not to get health insurance because, similarly to a lottery i believe that my health costs will be lower than the amount i will be paying in an health insurance plan then that should be my choice. The car insurance argument doesn't hold up since you are required to have that to protect the other person in the accident (if its your fault) not so much for yourself. My own car insurance will do nothing for me, if i get in an accident but will cover the other persons costs. so now i am forced to spend my money on insurance which other people will be using, and i am very unlikely to use because of my health. And how is this different than a normal insurance company? the only difference i see is that now i have to have their insurance and there is no competition. my 2 cents. |
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I have arthritis that is getting rapidly worse. I cannot go to the dr. about it because it will likely result in an increase in my already high insurance rates, or a drop of my coverage. If I lose insurance, I will not likely be able to find affordable coverage for my family. I have coverage, it is expensive as hell, but I cannot use it. I have it just in case of a catastrophic medical event, but I am going to check into Superfly's suggestion to see if I can get something that matches my needs better while I wait for the reforms to kick in. “Heroscapers is too old for that crap.” ~IamBatman "Hahahah! You losers! I told you so!!" ~Clancampbell |
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At this point I am most interested to see how the lawsuits being filed by several states' attorney generals will pan out.
"If a person decides not to buy health insurance, that person by definition is not engaging in commerce. If you are not engaging in commerce, how can the federal government regulate you?" --Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli This will undoubtedly end up in the Supreme Court before too long. The question is, which side has Justice Kennedy in their pocket? Great Trades with SuperflyTNT, Padlock, Warmonger321, HiloScaper, Boromir_and_Kermit, and southwest ninja My other hobby: www.nerokentucky.com |
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To those of you missing the point on the Car Insurance = Medical Insurance, here's the fact:
Car insurance covers both YOU and your CRASHEE. If you hit someone and have NO insurance, you get sued, go bankrupt. If you have LIABILITY ONLY, it STILL covers you because it pays the costs and protects you from suit, although your car is still a wreck. If you have FULL COVERAGE then everyone walks away, sorted out rightly. If you hit a power pole, the insurance covers the POWER COMPANY from having to raise rates to pay for power poles hit over the year, which helps us ALL. If you hit a guardrail and tear it up, insurance protects EVERYONE because that guard rail still needs to be fixed if you don't have insurance, and that money comes from the local municipality if you fail to pay. Medical Insurance covers YOU by paying a portion of your medical bills and protects you from being sued by a provider. Medical insurance covers THE REST OF US so that the medical provider will get paid by the insurance company instead of the uninsured, where WE pay, via TAX DOLLARS for those costs. IT also protects THE SYSTEM because if enough people are indegent and default, providers either GO OUT OF BUSINESS due to not making money which deprives non-deadbeats of services, -OR- they are more selective in who they take on, which hurts deadbeats because they can no longer get service AND hurts us ALL because we end up paying via TAXES through Medicare/-aid or VCHIP. This is the reason that Car Insurance = Med Insurance. Both protect ALL PARTIES involved. Make sense? I was famous, once... http://www.heroscapers.com/community/blog.php?b=1715 Visit my site: http://www.superflycircus.com "I'm not cute...I'll mess you up!" ~Jake The Dog |
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I was famous, once... http://www.heroscapers.com/community/blog.php?b=1715 Visit my site: http://www.superflycircus.com "I'm not cute...I'll mess you up!" ~Jake The Dog |
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You bet your bum employers are going to look at cutting health care costs if they can get away with it. If I pay $900 per month per employee for family coverage and the government option for those whose companies don't offer health coverage would cost my employee $400 per month, I can cut my costs in half by no longer offering health care to employees and reimburse or simply increase my employees salary to cover his premiums. Quote:
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2. I have a really nice bicycle!! (Which oddly enough helps keep me healthier. Thus, I have to worry about needing health insurance less, until now!) Great Trades with SuperflyTNT, Padlock, Warmonger321, HiloScaper, Boromir_and_Kermit, and southwest ninja My other hobby: www.nerokentucky.com |
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Great Trades with SuperflyTNT, Padlock, Warmonger321, HiloScaper, Boromir_and_Kermit, and southwest ninja My other hobby: www.nerokentucky.com |
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Despite recognizing that it will clearly increase rates, I am very sympathetic to those who have pre-existing conditions. Anyone can be put in a position where they would lose their insurance and their next insurance wouldn't accept the person and his family. Lets not forget that all of this new coverage costs money. Although it may be tempting to say that you don't care because the wealthy will pay for it, why aren't individuals willing to pay for healthcare reform if it is so worthwhile? And don't be surprised if there are other effects such as companies needing to fire people because of increased healthcare costs. |
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Obama FTW! |
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