Cynthetiq

Jeez. You don't get it.

If it's so universally needed, then why not include motorists? There are lots of uninsured motorists all over the nation. Everyone uses motorists in some capacity from deliveries to mail, buses to private drivers. According to the logic all the costs should go down right?

No it's not right because it takes the CHOICE away from the individual. If I choose to not own or drive a car, I pay the least amount of taxes for the infrastructure of the roads and highways. I can opt out of the system at a basic level of choosing to not participate in it even though I can opt in for some use via busses, taxis, and private car hire. I still have a choice and I wish to retain this choice and other choices.

The problem you all have is you want universal to mean everyone has to participate in paying for it even if as someone pointed out wanting to keep that $82 in their pocket as their own choice.

Again, for the sicko thread I pointed out that because I didn't pay into health care even with my motorcycle accident where I was taken to a hospital and paid my own hospital bills. I still came out ahead as more money in my pocket since I didn't pay premiums for services I never used.

Today I would never make that same choice again, but at that age, I didn't have asthma nor pancreatitis. So now I am still ahead of the game were my premiums and copays paid saved me more money that what I would have paid out of pocket over the years of me paying into the insurance game.

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