On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:31:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 4/11/2016 9:41 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
> >>>
> >>> 10 GRAND a year, just for insurance? 10 thousand dollars? For just ONE
> >>> year?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Insurance can run anywhere from about $3500 to $12,000 depending on
> >> coverage, copays, deductibles. There are some people that get full
> >> coverage for free, subsidized by those that pay the higher rates.
> >
> > What's the point of living in a rich western country if they don't
> > even try to organise affordable healthcare for everybody? Unless
> > you're rich, you could just as well live in Bangladesh.
> >
>
> There are some disparities,but many people don't pay the premium, or at
> least all of it. Traditionally, at least the past 50+ years, employers
> pay all or most of it. Other countries tax people. If you have
> nothing, you can get free coverage. There are a lot of people stuck in
> the middle though, earn too much to qualify for free care, not enough to
> afford paid care.
>

That's the gap Gary is caught in.

> No matter where you live it is not "free".

Are we all in the same boat or is it every man for himself? I prefer
the same boat concept.

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