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Health insurance (any insurance really) only works if a good number of people who buy it never use it. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Apr 6 '11, 17:31

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There's a lot of room for reform in the way health care is priced and delivered, that would make insurance much more manageable. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 17:42 1
- this is so sexily succinct. -- nm - amanda jones Apr 6, 17:46
And if the insurance company invests wisely in stocks and bonds. -- nm - the liioulu with solid perfume Apr 6, 17:41
insurance has to be the strangest commodity ever - I mean - you buy it usually because you have to - mandated or to get a loan - but usually you - JenBro Apr 6, 17:38 7
- also, rates vary on the liquidity of the object insured. jewelry's rates are many times the cost of art, and both when worth the same amount -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 17:42 6
  - yep - but if you keep the jewelry in a vault - you can get a really low rate on it - and they only pro-rate the high charge for the days you have it - JenBro Apr 6, 17:46 5
    - saving huge $$ like this is a subplot of The Young Philidelphians with Paul N& Robert Vaughn -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 17:52 4
      - Newman -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 17:52 3
        
        not familiar with it - will check it out -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 17:56 2
        
        4/11 on TCM it's a very good film -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 17:57 1
        
        Thanks :D -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 18:17
fair enough. :) -- nm - Guy Apr 6, 17:35 1
- That's why Obama wants to mandate it. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 17:41
yes and so does the goverment taxes work too -- nm - DaneMacDuke Apr 6, 17:33
yah. think of the rest of us, guy! ;p -- nm - b. Apr 6, 17:32 1
- Also you're paying in now for future medical expenses. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 17:36

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