[Bobcat]

Dan .... you put it a whole lot better than I did/could . You are exactly right about one is "betting" you don`t get sick and the other is "betting" they do .
In some of my past posts , I`ve said that the government causes a lot of the insurance problems we have now .... and we want to turn over our health care to the people who gave us Amtrak , the Post Office , an almost bankrupt Social Insecurity , Mediscare and Medicaid ... both soon to be insolvent ?? I know you aren`t for that , but it seems a lot of people who don`t see the whole picture are .
Ernie , reform health care ? I agree .... but do it carefully ! How about getting rid of the thousands of government regs the companies have to meet ... i.e. hair transplants , single men having to pay for pregnancy benefits , not being able to have a plan specifically for me or not allowing me to shop across state lines for the best policy etc .
This thing is too important and has far too many implications to rush something in place just so some people can strut around and say they "solved" the health care "crisis" .
I can hear it now .... if I don`t like Social Security , Medicare .... why don`t I drop out ? I will as soon as the government gives me back all the money they confiscated from me and my employers , plus interest , over the years . That is MY money ... not theirs !
Going back to Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged ... we now have in this country today the Looters ( Government ) , the Moochers ( self explanatory) and the Producers . Looks like the Producers are in trouble .