Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hi Lisa: I agree with what you are saying here. It's true that you don't have to buy car insurance - you just can't legally drive a car if you don't have insurance. At the heart of this is the fact that when we drive we risk harming others, and the insurance helps to compensate for that risk. If a person is blindsided by an illness or accident that can only be cured by modern medicine and others are harmed when we can't pay our own medical bills, then we are not being personally responsible if we don't compensate for that risk somehow. My preference is to maintain my right as an American to boycott the private insurance industry, because they've already taken enough of my money. Which is why I would like to be able pay for and receive Medicaid before I reach retirement age. I would gladly do that in a heartbeat. I have a son who is on Medicaid due to his disabilities, and it is better than private health insurance in many ways. Susan I also agree with the car insurance (for whoever said that - I can't remember), because it's required in my state as well, and I really really don't like having to pay extra in case there's an accident with someone who is uninsured. Lisa __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I understand the burdens that society faces when people are uninsured. BUT, the goal of healthcare in our country was to make it available and/or affordable for every American. The goal was never for the government to force people into buying it to resolve the issue of said burden. And as Penny says in her post, there is so much abuse and waste in the industry-those are just some of the items that needed to be addressed. The government has been dealing with this issue for years and has yet to fix the flaws which would have truly allowed people to willingly obtain affordable insurance or would have allowed the government the ability to cover those who can't afford their own. No burdens to anyone if the politicians would stop being politicians and just do the right thing. Susan , Susan Morris <nineyearfocus wrote: > > Hi Lisa: > > I agree with what you are saying here. > > It's true that you don't have to buy car insurance - you just can't legally drive a car if you don't have insurance. At the heart of this is the fact that when we drive we risk harming others, and the insurance helps to compensate for that risk. If a person is blindsided by an illness or accident that can only be cured by modern medicine and others are harmed when we can't pay our own medical bills, then we are not being personally responsible if we don't compensate for that risk somehow. > > My preference is to maintain my right as an American to boycott the private insurance industry, because they've already taken enough of my money. Which is why I would like to be able pay for and receive Medicaid before I reach retirement age. I would gladly do that in a heartbeat. I have a son who is on Medicaid due to his disabilities, and it is better than private health insurance in many ways. > > Susan > > I also agree with the car insurance (for whoever said that - I can't remember), because it's required in my state as well, and I really really don't like having to pay extra in case there's an accident with someone who is uninsured. > > Lisa > > __ > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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