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;"This would make the folks who are intelligent but stubborn be responsible, and would also let natural selection weed out some of the rampant "irresponsibility genes."
At least you're revealing yourself and probably a good percentage of posters on this board, as well.
I'd love to know how much YOU personally pay for health insurance, percentage-wise. I had stopped doing everything that "normal" people do for enjoyment, cut back to the very basics, but I still was forced to let mine expire once my monthly premiums exceeded 50% of my gross income. The problem is that the unregulated health insurance companies are making it almost impossible for people to afford health insurance, not because of some ridiculous "irresponsibility genes." I know a lot of middle class people who are uninsured for the same reason, and they are very responsible people. Their premiums got so high that when their premiums began to cost more than their mortgages, they also had no choice but to cancel it.
You should be careful while you're standing on your 50-foot pedestal because someday those premiums may be out of YOUR reach, as well, and when you fall, you're going to have injuries, but you just might not be able to afford health insurance. However, I don't expect someone who would like to let "natural selection" rule to understand this.
I hear that karma is sometimes rough.
I appreciate your explaining this to Colleen. I wish you had explained it to me in the same manner.
I truly believed you were talking about everyone who doesn't have health insurance, and I asked repeatedly if you were including people who can't afford it in that group, but you never answered me.
I'm very touchy about this because I made the "choice" to drop my health insurance once I could no longer afford it. I honestly thought you were including people like me within that group, and I would love to have the opportunity to buy health insurance if I could find an affordable policy.
Again, I apologize for misinterpreting your post. By the way, I DO agree with you regarding the people who can afford to pay but refuse to purchase health insurance.