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From: The Wild Joker <jokerswild1203@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:56 pm
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: XVP Health Insurance
Its also interesting to notice that the United States is the only developed
country that doesn't have universal health care. A civilized society should see
health care as a right, not a privelege only for those that can afford it.
People often pay for things they dont use. My wife and I don't have kids, but
we pay taxes for the school system. It doesn't bother me any. Some people get
sick more than other's. Some people need to call the cops more than others. But
we're all supposed to take care of each other. Its not every man for himself, or
at least it shouldn't be.
Just MHO.
Ned C.
The Wild Joker
--- On Wed, 1/28/09, bornloser1537 <bornloser1537@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: bornloser1537 <bornloser1537@yahoo.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: XVP Health Insurance
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 10:13 AM
Continuing my rant...
We do know, don't we, that insurance (any form of insurance) is a form of
socialism, i.e., a
redistribution of wealth? Take medical insurance, as an example.
We all pay into the system through our medical insurance premiums, ourselves,
our
employers, or the "government" (in the end it is only "we" who pay, really).
But, only the
"sick" get any "benefit". Wealth is therefore being transferred from all of us,
to the "sick".
As long as the number of "sick" remains small, relative to the general
population, and the
cost of the care of the "sick" is "modest", all is well and the system "works".
However, if the number of "sick" rises, relative to the general population, or
if the cost of
their care continually rises, the system becomes unstable and begins to break
down. Is
this where we are now?
What other solution is there except to reduce the number of "sick" or reduce the
cost of
their care? The third alternative, i.e., continually raising medical insurance
premiums, is
self limiting.
Take a look as Social Security. Are we not looking at exactly the same thing
there?
Just some thoughts....
..... bl