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So bankrupt the country. And make sure that there are people who are now paying $15k per year when they paid less. Yes. That's a benefit to some people.
[Reply]Based on the responses in this thread so far, the "we got nuthin" statement is dead nuts accurate.
I gave you something right at the start which you ignored. You are merely picking winners and losers. You don't like the losers, so those who are harmed are benefitted.
Because you lack the cognizance of the plight of the individual. And that each individual is different. Good for some. Bad for some. Seriously - how you fail to see that covering a pre-existing coverage is not a detriment for many is shocking. Not surprising, but it is shocking.
I don't think you fail to see it. I do think that you just don't want to consider it.
Needs and wants are different things. People need food, shelter, clean water, etc. The country survived for 230 years under the Constitution without it. Now it's a "need" - one that still hasn't been completed.
[Reply]I would be very interested to hear an explanation of how denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions is of benefit to any citizen of the USA.
Any citizen? Okay. How about me. Thanks to covering the alcoholic obese diabetics my payments go up. I understand that fucking over the young and healthy is considered a bad thing. But it sure as hell is a detriment to them. Seriously - there are some really pissed off people because they are getting hosed by this. No - not a benefit to them. Or those people laid off and have hours cut.
Here's an example: how is it a benefit that anybody in the US is without high-speed internet? How could any citizen not benefit from a system wherein those who have high-speed internet would cover those who don't have it? One could easily see how the price of internet access would go up for everyone with it. A lot of people pay more so that others can pay less, and increasing the total cost while claiming a low price for those who couldn't afford it.
[Reply]I would be very interested to hear an explanation of how having a lifetime cap on medical insurance payouts is of benefit to any citizen of the USA.
To anyone who doesn't hit the cap it is a benefit. Now those people who would never hit the prior cap will pay more.
[Reply]I would be very interested to hear how having medical bills be the proximate cause of ~75% of bankruptcy filings is of benefit to any citizen of the USA..