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"Where to begin...okay, here. I think it's terrific that you're in good health, don't need any medications and are one year away from having comprehensive coverage for your health needs with Medicare. It doesn't look like you'll need to buy any mandated insurance beyond the small amount that everyone pays for hospitalization insurance under Medicare. Your argument for the rest of it rings hollow to me, because you are arguing that no one should have insurance if they're healthy, that disasters don't strike at whim, and that if they do, well, they can get it then. That's not how it works, because the fundamental question with insurance is always having a large enough risk pool of healthy to unhealthy people that the risk spreads among the largest group possible. Assuming we had the infrastructure for single payer in place (which we do not at this time), would you be as angry about being MANDATED to pay WHATEVER IT TOOK for every American to have single payer, unlimited accessible health..."
- Karoli