1.01.10 - The Imposition -

[anvi]

Just out of curiosity, does t_host1 have to update the count on the thread title every morning, or does the site software do it for him? 

[anvi]

Just out of curiosity, does t_host1 have to update the count on the thread title every morning, or does the site software do it for him? 

While that would be a neat feature, he has to manually update it himself.

Ok.  That makes the thread all the more ominous. 

[anvi]

t_host1, what kind of health care coverage system would you support?

[anvi]

So, if I'm gathering this correctly, people should either 1.) buy an individual or family insurance policy on their own, 2.) put money into health savings accounts or 3.) just go without insurance.  No subsidized coverage from government or employers, no guaranteed issue insurance coverage and no penalties for having no insurance.  

Well, with plans on the individual market for single persons and families ranging from around $9,000-$17,00 a year, with premiums rising at three times the rate of general inflation, and with, for instance, the monthly care costs for Type 2 Diabetes, one of the most common chronic diseases in the U.S., averaging about $14,000 a year and with an average cost increase of 40% over a five-year period, I guess all I can say is--good luck out there, folks.

[anvi]

ACA or no ACA, in the American system, private insurers will always secure profits.  But I think I'm starting to get the point that what bothers you most is not subsidization of medical costs for citizens, but government regulation of insurance companies and physicians.