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Originally Posted by aceventura3
If virtually everyone who owns a car has insurance on their car, without government, why don't people buy health insurance the same way?
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There are some people who truly need a car for work, but in my opinion, the vast majority WANT a car. Because it's faster, more convenient, and less plebeian than riding a bus.
I would maintain that for almost anyone whose work does not require him or her to drive a personal vehicle, they have CHOSEN the convenience of a car instead of choosing health insurance. Or, if you prefer, some have chosen cableTV/broadband for $90 a month instead of health insurance. Or, they've chosen to spend their time surfing the internet instead of working 4 hours a week at $7 an hour, which would net them the same $90. And yes, some people choose to have children they really can't afford. I'm not talking about children with health problems--I'm talking about people with minimum wage jobs and no plans for an education who decide to have kids, and then, once again, expect everyone else to pay for their choice.
I would further maintain that most supporters of government health insurance are just the same old group of people who want "everyone else" to pay their expenses. Except for politicians, who are happy to stir up class envy if it will get them re-elected.
If having health insurance were a condition of using an X-Box, we'd see a dramatic drop in the number of uninsured, without a new government program.