[quote=dbapig]I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t WANT health insurance for himself/herself. If they can afford it, they get it. People ‘choose’ not to get health insurance because it costs way too much. See, they are ‘forced’ not to choose health insurance…[/quote]
Poppycock!
I was having a discussion with a friend of mine who is over 50 and works as a general contractor. He was complaining that he was paying $125/month for his health insurance.
I asked him how much his cable bill was..
“$185 a month”
I asked him how much his cell phone bill was…
“$100 a month”
So, you’ll pay $100 a month for a cell phone and almost $200 a month for cable but a little over a $100 a month for health insurance is too much of a burden?
Many people don’t have health insurance because they ELECT to because there are just too many other things that are higher priorities for their spending dollars. This is especially true amongst many 20-30 year olds who think nothing about having a $100/month iphone while making near minimum wage as a barista but can’t understand why they should have to pay for health insurance.
What’s next? Everyone needs a roof over their head. Shall we provide government housing for everyone as well? It’s the enlightened thing to do, right?
