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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
(Post 582610)
That is because you are paying for the peope who get the same boots for free plus the usual profit.
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If someone is only making minimum wage, they cannot afford to pay for insurance, so it falls on everyone else. I am going to state, yet again, my opinion about such things:
IF CORPORATIONS WERE FORCED TO PAY AN
ACTUAL LIVING WAGE, AND INSURANCE COMPANIES WERE FORCED TO PLAY FAIR BY THE RULES, PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE. Cut the wages from the top and raise the ones at the bottom, then make insurance mandatory. At the same time, cut costs that are ridiculous.
Another problem is some people get better rates because they get to buy "in bulk" so to speak, as a part of something, like a corporation or a union. I say the cost should be the exact same for everyone. No more discount buying. This (price) is what it is for whoever wants this plan. Period. That should help make it more affordable for some people.
The problem isn't that people don't want to pay for insuracne, the problem is, people want
affordable insurance that PAYS OUT when they have a claim. After all, that is what you are paying for, and it's just WRONG that insurance companies get away with denying claims for people after they have been paying for years. And, then those "profits" from not paying those claims goes into the pockets of sharefholders.
Personally, I don't think the system will ever be fixed the way it is now. Health care should NOT be about PROFIT. As long as it is, we will continue having problems. THAT is why I support a single-payer system. (not necessarily government run, government pays for it)