Re: The Myth of America's uninsured.

kujebak contributed these words of wisdom on 05/12/2008 08:32 AM:
> http://tinyurl.com/3lwd3x
> 
> I think the following passage says it all. In the context of discus-
> sing affordability of health insurance for a 26-year old single
> female:
> 
> Q: "...but in this state coverage for a 26-year old non-smoker
>     with no pre-existing conditions starts at $96 a month".
> 
> A: "It's $96 a month, but that's almost $1200 a year you're spen-
>     ding on health insurance, and honestly, I think it's ridiculous
>     that we live in a First World country, where I have to pay for
>     basic health care"
> 
> Vlcek's psychotic rants notwithstanding, I must admit that I am
> seriously worried about America. As I caress my baseball bat,
> I quietly hope and pray that I will not see this country go down
> the same ****hole, as the rest of the so-called developed world.

I am afraid you are too late with that hope - not just for America, but 
for the rest of the developed world as well.

Your prayer, which is interesting for a self-professed atheist, to say 
the least - notwithstanding.

S