(06-30-2013 02:08 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(06-30-2013 10:35 AM)Hambone10 Wrote:  Same with things like smoking and drinking. We can't charge smokers or drinkers more for healthcare so we place the burden on everyone else...

Actually, they do charge smokers extra for insurance.

LIFE insurance, which isn't provided by the government. They don't pay more for SS life benefits. Nor health insurance anymore under Obamacare. That cost is spread among the rest of us.

(06-28-2013 04:07 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(06-28-2013 04:05 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Of course we, or I, didn't have 2,000 TV channels and all sorts of video games
smart phones and all sorts of things. Makes it harder to get kids outdoors.

My parents only let me play an hour of video games a day. Too bad more parents aren't doing that.

Would this be an issue for you if we weren't collectively paying for everyone's health care?

Positive Rep me or I'll never let Prince Albert out of the can.

Health care doubling or triple the costs is an absurdity.
We had the best medical care in the world until idiotic idea O decided to save us from ourselves.
Just another case of government interfering in something, anything that they can....with it hurting us.