On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:43:17 -0500, Goomba wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:46:07 -0500, Goomba wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> I haven't heard of one person who voluntarily opted out of health
>>>>>> coverage offered by an employer. Maybe it's different in the south,
>>>>>> but not here.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Just one article by Kaiser (based in California, I believe?)
>>>>> http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stor...explainer.aspx
>>>> two percent of the uninsured don't want to be, so none of them should have
>>>> the opportunity to get insured?
>>>>
>>>> blake
>>> No one said that. I think it showed sf that people outside of the south
>>> choose to go without health care insurance too.
>>
>> well, then, what's your point?
>>
>> blake
>
> Please re-read sf's quote above: "I haven't heard of one person who
> voluntarily opted out of health coverage offered by an employer. Maybe
> it's different in the south, but not here."
> To which I showed a citation by a California HMO which shows it happens
> *everywhere*, not just "in the south" as sf suggests.

o.k., more than one person opted out of coverage. what's the larger point?

your pal,
blake