On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 23:51, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > You and I are paying way more > than a couple of bucks.
Exactly. I'll freely admit to a bit of a selfish motive here - a proper single-payer plan would save me a few dollars. It also would cost less for most people than what they're paying for junk insurance with high premiums and high deductibles, deductibles so high that nearly 2/3 of people who file bankruptcy because of medical bills actually had insurance. Yes, it benefits me. It coincidentally benefits many others too. I don't think that a self-serving motive automatically invalidates every other argument in my favor. > I dont know if you have dreams > of becoming financially secure one day but if so, I'd be more concerned. I > dont know how old you are but I'd guess around 30 or less. Mid-thirties, and I'm already working towards long-term financial stability. I'm doing reasonably well. America has been good to me. It hasn't been nearly as good to the thousands of people who die every year because they can't afford basic health care, and by myself there's no way I can single-handedly counterbalance that. I do what I can, but it simply isn't enough; that's why, in addition to donating to humanitarian and charitable causes when I can, I also am advocating for a better system of health care that won't leave people out in the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) cold. David Smith MVN.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
