President Obama's health care--

[Cool Beans]

Originally Posted by MAC

I'd bet that the only ones who do want it are the ones who have no insurance.....

Huh? One question for everyone, when you were between 18 and 24 did you have or give a crap about health care? I didn't, and I know alot of you didn't either. Why should someone in that age group spend a lot of $$ on health care they are almost certain not to need. They do like I did save the monthly health care costs and pay for that 1 time a year visit that you may get sick and pocket the rest for beer and women.....

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Cool Beans

Huh? One question for everyone, when you were between 18 and 24 did you have or give a crap about health care? I didn't, and I know alot of you didn't either. Why should someone in that age group spend a lot of $$ on health care they are almost certain not to need. They do like I did save the monthly health care costs and pay for that 1 time a year visit that you may get sick and pocket the rest for beer and women.....

When I was 18 I had insurance. It came with the green uniform...

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by MAC

When I was 18 I had insurance. It came with the green uniform...

good response.

detbuch, my circle of people I know is not huge, but I can think of a few people who would have been seriously screwed if they didn't have insurance in the early 20's....

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

good response.

detbuch, my circle of people I know is not huge, but I can think of a few people who would have been seriously screwed if they didn't have insurance in the early 20's....

As stupid as this sounds, when I was 23, I got a plantar's wart on the bottom of my foot. Took 4 attempts of laser removal in a hospital until it finally never came back - no including the 3 attempts by my primary to freeze it off. Cost me about $60 when everything was said and done. Actual cost: about $2500 *per surgery*.

At 23, how exactly would I have paid for a $10,000 medical bill? I wouldn't have. The wart would have spread and got worse, and I'd probably still be dealing with it today.

But people in their 20's don't need health insurance, right?