On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > gMoney wrote: > >> This is essentially Dana's 'externalities' argument for polluters: > >> you're able to impose costs on the system as whole through your choice > >> of "profitable" activity without ever paying those costs yourself. > > > > Bull! > > > > By the time I am done paying into insurance, I will have contributed FAR > > more money than I have used. > > > > Yeah, but that's not why you're paying insurance, otherwise you could > just self-insure. > > You're paying a monthly premium (or foregoing salary) to protect > against a huge cost you can't afford; same reason you have homeowners, > car, etc. > > Each month you've paid for risk protection and you've received it, > which means at the end of each month you're accounts with your > insurance companies are settled. Yes, but that's different then what you originally accused me of....which is imposing costs on the system without ever paying those costs myself. Because in time I WILL pay those costs, with interest. -- Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go May lie a reason you were alive that you'll never know ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299686 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
