| method114 said: Cheaper for who? Everyone as a whole? Sure. Is it cheaper than it was when I was in my 20's lifting and eating healthy 5 days a week and had absolutely no need or want for health insurance. I've used my health insurance once in the past 14 years it's unnecessary and I have no need for it. If I'm going to be forced to have it then at the very least we need to make exceptions for people who want to eat as much as they want and have absolutely no care in the world for their own health. I refuse to be part of a system where I'm having to pay to take care of obese people with no self control or smokers. Obesity a lone already puts a heavy burden on are healthcare system and it's not getting better. |
Yeah, I use to be like you. I never had to go to the hospital in over 30 years but when you do and do not have insurance, you get a rude awakening. I had a friend who was in his 20's and he also lifted weights and ate healthy. One day he tore some ligament in his pectoral muscle and he did not have insurance at the time or another friend who blew out his knee playing soccer or another one who blew out her ankle when she fell on black ice. Yep, if you live a charmed life, you never have to worry about those injuries coming out of nowhere and having over 50K or more in medical bills to pay. The young always feel like there are indestructible until they get destroyed, they come down with an injury, develop a life changing disease or find themselves out of a job. Another friend of mine who is one of the healthiest person I know came down with Crohn's disease. His medication cost something like 5k a month and let's not talk about what happens during a outbreak.
