LoneLaugher
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Zander is a multi-millionaire and he does not have health insurance. Cool.
That other dude is invincible. He's also wealthy and does not have health insurance. Cool.
If by the other dude you meant me, I am not wealthy. Nor do I play the role on the internet of a CEO with a Fortune 500 company and a trophy wife and an executive yacht.
Because I'm not wealthy, I choose not to pay $hundreds$ a month for something I don't need. Yes, I have good genes. I have no allergies. I have no vision problems. But, you know what, I'm sure there's a doctor somewhere that would find some drugs to put me on, or some procedures to perform on me. A doctor's diagnosis is wrong almost 40% of the time, anyway. Over 700,000 people get a gnarly infection from a hospital per year. And the most common reason for a doctor's visit in America (by far) is to seek treatment for the common cold. In many ways, if you think about it, there's too much health care in the US.
The more we learn about health, the more we discover the role of the mind over health. So many illnesses stem from psychosomatic roots. I tell myself that I no longer get colds or the flu, and I believe myself when I tell myself that, and guess what? I don't get colds or the flu. It's been 15 years since I had more than some morning sniffles. I can finish the backwash from the bottom of a glass of water from a flu victim, and I won't get sick. So yes, an attitude of invulnerability can have a real positive effect on health outcomes.
You're part of the problem, and the rest of us are having to pay for people like you.
What are you going to do if you have a car wreck and the hospital bill is $100,000.
You haven't paid anything for me. I've been to the doctor once since I was 17, and paid out of pocket.
What you would do if I got into a car wreck and had a $100,000 bill is the same as you would do with any Obamacare subscriber. You'd bleed me for everything I could pay and the government would pay the rest.
Sorry. You are irresponsible and lacking common sense. Enjoy life.
Maybe. But, I've saved $65,000 by not buying insurance for the last 27 years. Maybe a lot more. That aspect might appeal to someone with common sense.
Good luck, pal.
Don't sweat it. We'll be here for you when you need us. It the right thing to do.