• @tallwookie
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    -271 year ago

    eh, if I had the ability to be uninsured I’d take it - havent been to a doctor in decades, never needed one. but no, my employer is forced to offer insurance and I’m forced to take it. insurance companies would become insolvent in months if they didnt have a dependable revenue stream.

    if I ever do need a doctor I’ll just go to the ER and forget to bring my ID - they cant refuse to provide care, after all.

    • Flying Squid
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      141 year ago

      if I ever do need a doctor I’ll just go to the ER and forget to bring my ID - they cant refuse to provide care, after all.

      You think all they do is check ID? Really?

      Hope you never contract a chronic illness. I know, I know, that will never happen because you eat right and exercise and brush your teeth three times a day.

      • @tallwookie
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        -11 year ago

        and work out & have high muscle/low fat ratio, and live a clean life. it’s very simple to do

        • Flying Squid
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          31 year ago

          That will definitely ensure you avoid any genetic disorders that may be in your future. For sure.

          • @tallwookie
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            -21 year ago

            don’t have any, other than poor eyesight. everyone in my family has glasses or has has lasik perfomed

            • Flying Squid
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              31 year ago

              You have no idea if you have any. Cancer can happen at any time in your life and it can be genetic. And that’s just one example.

              • @tallwookie
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                -31 year ago

                ah, but that’s what the ER is for. and the insurance I’m forced to pay for if it’s some long, protracted cure.

                • Flying Squid
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                  21 year ago

                  Sorry… you think the ER can treat cancer? Really?

                  The point was you didn’t think you needed that insurance because you’re healthy. You can get cancer at any time. Good luck getting chemo treatments without insurance. You can get in a serious car accident at any time either as a driver, a passenger or a pedestrian. Good luck getting physical therapy without insurance.

                  The ER isn’t a solution to every ailment.

                  • @tallwookie
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                    -11 year ago

                    yeah, you’ve got a point there, ER would just be the place to start.

                    obviously if I had cancer, I’d know it - and likely, a history of cancer in the family, but I don’t have that problem, praise be to God.

    • @Wodge
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      101 year ago

      if I ever do need a doctor I’ll just go to the ER and forget to bring my ID

      So a freeloader it is.

      • @tallwookie
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        11 year ago

        sure, I mean, I haven’t needed an ER visit yet but the opportunity is there

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      What if you could have free healthcare without insurance or paying any more tax than you do at the moment? Because that’s what the article is claiming should be possible.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I was only a child when I learned a simple question to ask myself if something was right. What would the world/country/system be like if everyone did this? Would it make a better or worse system?

      But I suppose asking that and caring about the answer would mean you’d have to care about something than yourself.

      Do you return your shopping cart?

      • @tallwookie
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        01 year ago

        oh yeah, that’s what the cart corrals are for. sometimes I’ll collect other carts, but only on my way back to the car, I won’t go out of my way to corral the carts.