"sf" > wrote in message
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> 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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> sf

Me too when it comes to medical care.

Cheri