Sushan wrote: ↑October 20th, 2021, 1:12 amWhat money? Healthcare payments? I am unaware that the rich are sicker than the poor. All the data I've seen says the opposite.LuckyR wrote: ↑June 8th, 2021, 2:41 amI think the poor being treated for free is done by the expenditures done by the government rather than any charity work done by large insurance companies. Atleast that is the scenario in my country.mystery wrote: ↑June 7th, 2021, 5:52 amExactly. That is the value of insurance. Since healthcare bills are the #1 reason for bankruptcy, all but the very wealthy should pay for health insurance. Once you do so, why in the world would someone hope to be in poor enough health so they can "use" the insurance they paid for? Insurance is to provide peace of mind (that you are covered), not to use the insurance (to come out ahead financially). No one hopes their home burns down when they purchase fire insurance. No one wants to total their car because they have collision coverage.LuckyR wrote: ↑June 7th, 2021, 3:11 amI do know about insurance. I usually only insure what I can not deal with. Health care insurance is not like that, it is a business in the middle of the process. On average paying cash for services that are priced at the real value is a better deal for both provider and buyer. In the US the cost of the medical services are much higher for equivalent service in other locations.
Sounds like you are unfamiliar with the value of insurance.
As to the punished successful, would you rather be a taxed rich person or a poor person getting assistance? Trust me, the rich are doing just fine, you don't need to shed tears on their behalf.
At one point in the US, I had to pay up to $4K per month for insurance of a family and really never went to the Dr much. At the same time, other families went to the Dr. often and did not pay anything. Objectively I don't see how that is fair. Regardless of if It was easy or difficult for me to do that, how is it equal treatment. I don't use any more public service than others when in that location, I think I use far less.
No tears at all and I would not choose to switch places, as I already made the switch when on the other side because I did not like it.
But how is the financial differential fair, it forces some to pay for others without agreement. This is similar to slavery????
BTW; I get it, just rattling the topic to see what you and others think.
So using less services makes you a winner, not a loser.
Do we really want to live in a society where folks who can't afford healthcare are just denied care and left to die, when there is enough overall wealth to pay for it?
But I agree to your last point. No one has to be denied of healthcare services since there is abundant money in the society which can be used for the benefit of everyone. But the issue is that money getting divided unfairly, so the rich getting the most while the poor only getting a little.