Ignorance is stupidity. Really.

[corstis]

People are arguing over the health insurance reform. Some people have interesting views, and some people are just stupid. Seriously fucking stupid.

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Good Points

[rmohan]

I usually use the employment insurance example when trying to explain this. In a workplace your insurance premiums (whether you or your company pays them) is figured basically by the "health" of the company. Each time a person goes to see a doctor beyond the normal checkups, or goes into the hospital it "dings" the insurance for the company (for lack of a better word). Now if you have one very sick person and one very healthy person it kind of balances out. What becomes a problem is when you are dealing with a larger number of sick people

Re: Good Points

[corstis]

You hit onto the main point. Each time someone goes to a doctor, it's expensive. Just to get an Rx for a cough, here's what you're paying for