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So? Were you trying to make a point with your bullshit apologism here, or just thinking out loud? You're wrong, for one. Self-insuring in the US is an expensiv

So? Were you trying to make a point with your bullshit apologism here, or just thinking out loud? You're wrong, for one. Self-insuring in the US is an expensive proposition for anyone regardless of age or medical history. Also this isn't the days of immigrants coming over by the boatload to spend 40 years making widgets in a factory before dying an early death anymore. The US healthcare system's poor (and deserved) reputation has a non-trivial effect on the country's competitiveness. It is dragging the economy down. And this is a part of it. Ignore that at your peril (please).

anamax 14y ago
> Self-insuring in the US is an expensive proposition for anyone regardless of age or medical history. Anyone? I've done it, while over the age of 50 and male in the SF Bay Area. It wasn't that expensive. And yes, I went with a full-coverage policy with no deductible and a minimal co-pay. I could have saved a lot of money by going with an HSA. I've posted the numbers before. Sure, you've read some horror stories. Google "Gell-Mann effect".