Re: The Myth of America's uninsured.

kujebak wrote:
> 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"

I red an article about the recent mortgage crisis in the States in the 
Financial Post the other day.  The article dealt with situation in Florida

bringing examples of people who simply walked away from their properties
as 
opposed to people who negotiated some form of substitute payments with 
their banks.  Then there was that family in Arizona, who simply stopped 
making mortgage payments.  Not that they did not have money for mortgage 
payments.  They just felt entitled to their 3500 sqft mansion and increase

mortgage payments would prohibit them from regularly eating out,
traveling, 
throwing parties and generally having fun.  So they just stopped making 
payments altogether and they are now waiting for the bank to foreclose on 
them.  They claimed they are by far not the only ones to behave that way
in 
the neighbourhood.
Well, frankly I have absolutely NO sympathy for leaches like that.

Cheers
Frank

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