Chris, can you say more about the criteria your group uses to accept its low-risk members?
Lawry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Futurework] RE: Retreat into unique groups > they cater to people opposed to "subsidizing high-risk, sinful lifestyles," > in the words of Medi-Share's Web site. ... > Tobacco use, immoderate drinking, homosexuality and extramarital sex are > strictly forbidden, and anyone caught violating these proscriptions can be > expelled. The concept of special (cheaper) health insurances for low-risk groups is not new, and does not require a religious background. Secular low-risk group insurances exist in Europe, even under mandatory universal health insurance. Being in one, I pay about half the premium of the most expensive insurance. But unfortunately, explicit conditions like non-smoking are outlawed here for "political correctness", forcing non-smokers to pay for the idiocy of smokers. The "solidarity" argument is nonsense -- it's the smokers who are unsolidary with others by smoking, not the other way around! Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
