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To: i-node who wrote (199329)	9/1/2004 4:21:55 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571967

What makes you think people don't want health insurance and why is the number without growing? A huge number of 20-30 year olds CHOOSE not to have health insurance because they think they have other priorities. Yes, because they can't afford it.......and please don't come back with your $60 per month insurance plan. It seems to be a plan peculiar to Hot Springs. The number is growing because (a) it is a function, in part, of the unemployment rate, and (b) of the number of people in the nation, which is also growing. Duh. Forget .......its due to [a] and the growing cost. On the news last week, a 22 year old could not afford heath insurance along with his rent and car insurance.....he figured he was 22 and would not get sick. A month ago he had a car accident and they amputated his leg. Of course, the hospital bills are astronomical. His father has been forced to sell his house to pay the bills. This story is being repeated all over the US. Its a crime in a country that can 'afford' to spend billions to fight a senseless war in Iraq but refuses to guarantee basic health coverage for its citizens.

To: i-node who wrote (199329)	9/1/2004 6:08:00 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571967

>A huge number of 20-30 year olds CHOOSE not to have health insurance because they think they have other priorities. I don't know any that choose not to... I know many that can't afford it. I also know a number of companies that are hiring people as consultants rather than employees so that they can avoid offering it. The situation is just going to keep on getting worse. -Z P.S.: I just volunteered to work some weekends for the Kerry campaign in NH. Could be fun, and I really want to help. The fact that the public seems to be buying the Swift Vets crap and the RNC "moderates" is scaring the s**t out of me.