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Originally Posted by weekly
250K is middle class. Sorry, but that ain't rich. No offense, but you could be wiped out in a heart beat if you get sick. I bet 160K puts you in the same tax bracket. Damn...this board can screw up your perspective. What does a million dollars buy you in Vermont?
No offense....and I really really don't mean any...but my point is that this health care bill is what you need. You think you are well off, but you are not if you need serious help. The odds are you will. And all of that wealth that you have acquired could be gone in six months. You should be really happy that you and your kids will not have to worry about going broke. This is not about chest beating, but staying alive and healthy.
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No. A lifetime of insurance costs more than a lifetime of healthcare. I did the math, determined I could not afford insurance, but I could afford healthcare, admittedly with a struggle, but I could do it. I am not gambling and I don't need some middleman insurance adjuster deciding what medical care I do and do not need.
The math simply does not work with for-profit insurance. It *can't* work because the house has to win. You bet you will get sick and they bet you won't and their business model depends upon the vast majority of their customers being fundamentally cheated.