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Old 04-15-2009, 06:56 PM   #305
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Originally Posted by tirsales View Post

So - you are not paying for what you get (and btw it contradicts your previous statement why you dont have a medical insurance or alternatively it sheds some egoistic light on your reasoning ("I wont pay for anybody else, but I will happily accept anything that is given to me"). Oh well, again: OT. Sorry.
I don't see it as a contradiction, so perhaps I should have phrased it better. When I said I was betting, I was referring to my personal motivation, which is financial.

When I do get insurance, I will be paying a monthly fee to have most of my medical costs covered. I will be paying for the services I receive; I don't see the contradiction.

Now, what you guys might be referring to is the fact that when I get insurance, a hypothetical 30 year old will be supplementing my rate (becuase he is low cost and I am high cost). This is true. Without the low cost people, my rate would go up. This is also true. So what? 1+1=2 If my rates go up, I pay more. If they go down, I pay less.
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