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Originally Posted by Willravel
Here comes the inherent dishonesty of capitalism. You're not paying for my preexisting condition, rahl. The medical costs across my lifetime more than pay for everything that I've ever had done and will have done even if i wasn't paying a premium. All I ask is that my preexisting condition not be simply an excuse to hike up the price of my insurance well beyond what my condition costs.
Even if that were't true, [i]this is how insurance works[i/]. We all pay into a pot in case of emergency and should something bad happen, our collective funds pay for it (minus the administrative fees to run the insurance company). If you get run over by a one horse open sleigh, I'm glad that the money we all put together will be able to keep you from bankruptcy. Why? I care about people other than myself. And that's the inherent code of "socialism".
I'm not talking about a $500,000 home, I'm talking about basic health needs. Shame on you for not seeing the difference.
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Will your not looking at this objectively, your looking at it emotionally. What the insurance company pays out in your lifetime is irrelevant. It's what they could potentially have to pay out is the problem. I'm sorry if someone has a debilitating condition, but that can't be my responsibility to pay for. I don't have the money to take care of me and you at the same time, so I choose me. Just like everyother person who thinks rationally would do.
And talking about basic health needs and a $500,000 dollar house are the exact same thing when talking about insurance.