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Originally Posted by als463
AGDee, I see your point. The only issue I have is that people are in charge of their own destiny. In fact, as a college student in a graduate program, I no longer have health care. Did I choose this lifestyle? Yes. I chose to be in graduate school. It is like teachers who "strike" for more pay. It annoys me because they knew they were going into a job which paid them about $35,000 a year (which is more than many caseworkers make) and they get 3 months off for summer break, yet they think they are entitled to more money. Then, some of those teachers get summer jobs. I mean, really?
If you chose a career path with little to no insurance, that is your own fault. I am owning up to my choice to not have it. It sucks. Yes, but I chose to go back to school. Thoughts?
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I'm betting if you suffer a premature stroke or heart attack and end up in ICU, you will also happily accept those services from the hospital, which eats the cost because YOU chose not to have health insurance.
A mechanic wouldn't fix your car without you paying them. Why should hospitals have to care for people who choose not to have insurance? THIS is the main reason that health care is so expensive (among many other reasons, admittedly). The health care system I work for GAVE AWAY more than $150,000,000 in free health care last year alone. Why? Because they HAVE TO BY LAW.
Your lifestyle choice can cost others a lot of money. The government or parent subsidized health insurance available to you under this plan costs LESS in the long run.
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