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To: Metacomet who wrote (237295)	11/9/2013 12:31:06 PM
From: research1234	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541925

This is not an insurance company profit issue, its a cost shifting issue. If one group of people are paying less than the cost of their health insurance consumption, the rest of us are paying for more medical consumption than we are using. Why is it ethical for society to subsidize medical coasts for people who are reducing their useful lifespans by overeating themselves into an early grave, or for danger junkies who like to sky dive or swim with sharks?? In fact, I believe quite strongly that it is completely unethical for us as a society to shield people from the consequences of their decisions. By doing so, we are depriving all of us of the societal contributions people can continue to make if they don't put themselves into an early grave.

To: Metacomet who wrote (237295)	11/10/2013 6:37:56 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541925

Except your answer ignores the fact that for profit insurance companies are part of the "organic" American health insurance system (by "organic" I mean what naturally evolved here as a way of having health insurance). The AFCA acknowledged this when it made them part of the system, and it is pretty much accepted that it had to have them a board in order to win passage in congress. Now, I know you, and others here, want some form of single payer system, but that is not our system as evolved. Complaining about insurance companies this and that doesn't take into account their for profit reality. Profit is part of our health insurance system. In order to deal with it we first have to acknowledge it. They are part and parcel of the AFCA.