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Because they are gamblers. /thread
by harrumph 9y ago
Because they are gamblers.
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- cko 9y agoGiven the numbers these people are facing, I’d be a “gambler” too.
- harrumph 9y ago>Given the numbers these people are facing, I’d be a “gambler” too. Not me. Premiums, as brutal as they are, absolutely pale in comparison to what health care can cost you in the US under the rubric of for-profit health insurance.
- slededit 9y agoAt several thousand per month, risking bankruptcy is actually the most prudent thing to do for many people. They can't take your house, and generally you can start getting loans a year afterward.
- ThrustVectoring 9y agoRecent bankruptcy actually makes it easier to get credit cards than the typical pre-bankruptcy credit history. You're barred from filing bankruptcy again, so credit card companies are surprisingly willing to lend you money (since if you don't pay them back, they can sue you and garnish your wages and you have little recourse). Something like 62% of bankruptcies are due to medical bills.
- harrumph 9y ago>At several thousand per month, risking bankruptcy is actually the most prudent thing to do for many people. They can’t take your house “They can’t take your house” is not only totally false, it betrays a property owner’s perspective that tens of millions of patients at risk of medical destitution do not share. This kind of hand-waving is self-absorbed, clueless and destructive.
- slededit 9y agoSure, renters are in a tougher spot. However the scale of the problem has expanded to include property owners - people we'd previously consider to be pretty financially secure.
- alexanderdmitri 9y agoHealth insurance companies are actually pretty close to casinos the way they operate. Healthcare in America is basically gambling at this point.