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Originally Posted by Derwood
Question for rahl or whoever:
If health insurance through one's employer is cheaper because you're "spreading the risk around", why can't I, as a healthy, non-smoking male with no family history of diabetes, etc. negotiate a cheaper rate on my own? Among all the workers at the company, I would fall on the lowest risk end of the spectrum, so aren't the unhealthy people in the pool actually pulling my rate up?
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Yes. Did you read my solution above? (Post #136)
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Originally Posted by Derwood
I don't think a single state would dump social programs in favor of lower taxes. Not a one.
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What are you talking about? They do it right now! If you think, for example, North Carolina has the same social programs as, for example, California - you are delusional. Why do you think California has a $126B deficit this year? Because of their out of control social programs!