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Originally Posted by Aramike
I think everyone is missing Mookie's point. He's exactly right - persons under insurance policies are essentially socializing their healthcare with one another. Plus, they are paying for the overhead of the private insurer. PLUS, they are no doubt contributing to the bottom line black ink.
And, as far as the people who the insurance companies won't insure due to expensive healthcare issues - guess who foots the bill for the emergency care they're entitled to due to the Patient's Bill of Rights?
The insurance companies, of course. Along with the taxpayers, through an artificial inflation in the general cost of healthcare.
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Well, no, I fully understand his point. He is missing my point. If Obama says I can get my own insurance outside of government insurance I can do so. However, I have to still pay into the government insurance program. That is my point. Why should I pay for Joey Couchpotato who spends his weekend getting his arse kicked at the local bar and spending the night at the local ER on my dime? Just because I pay for the no-insured now via my insurance company does not make me paying into this government program right. You can spend all day attempting to convince everyone you are already getting hosed so it will be ok to get hosed some more from the government. No it is not ok. If I prefer to have stellar insurance for the very best in healthcare that should be my right just as Obama thinks it is everyone right for healthcare. However, I should not have to pay for someone else healthcare sponsored by the government if I'm paying my own from an outside provider. Simple, we being forced into it. No beans about it. Bend over and take it like a man. Forget about the reach around.
In all reality, those wanting government health insurance should be able to purchase this insurance with their own money. There will be millions who can be on the same policy that premiums will be very low or almost nothing at all. Time for folks to hike up their pants and start contributing instead of waiting for Obama to 'pay their mortgage.'