"qwerty" <nospam@all.noway.com> wrote in message
news:dMxhk.6475$cn7.2818@flpi145.ffdc.sbc.com...
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> I never said I could not afford the insurance, only that it was very
> expensive and that few can afford it. Also, not everyone has choice as to
> when they retire, or become unemployed and lose what inurance coverage
> they may have had. However, it's completely irrelevant to the cost of
> health insurance.
Medical expenses are, for the individual, highly irregular. That is why
we need the largest pool possible to even out the expenses. But by spending
twice what other indusrial nations spend on medical care, we are not doing
ourselves any favors. Too much medical "care" is probably just as bad as
too little.