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peace13

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22. I pay for wars that I don't want and....

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 12:24 AM

Oct 2013

..and education that is inferior. These things are immoral to me. So get over it kids. Insure people for all conditions. You don't get to nit pick the care of others!

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I pay health insurance for lots of conditions I don't have [View all] BainsBane Oct 2013 OP

You also are paying for being stitched back together again pnwmom Oct 2013 #1

Recommended. And thank you. n/t Blaukraut Oct 2013 #2

So do we all, and we always have, that's INSURANCE! elleng Oct 2013 #3

Exactly. Thank you. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #4

Thanks for the sanity. russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #5

They aren't that stupid and ignorant Whisp Oct 2013 #6

Heh! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #37

LOL - I like the way you think. UtahLib Oct 2013 #59

I'm not so sure BainsBane Oct 2013 #83

Yay. Sanity in a world full of insanity. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #7

Rec. n/t tammywammy Oct 2013 #8

Don't we all pay for what we don't have or need currently? Packerowner740 Oct 2013 #9

"being female is no longer a pre-existing condition" Nine Oct 2013 #10

Just think if we could apply that to everything!!! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #27

K & Rec, rec, rec, rec, rec, rec, Control-Z Oct 2013 #11

The fact that people are missing is that women don't get pregnant without a man involved. phleshdef Oct 2013 #12

I've made that same point in the past BainsBane Oct 2013 #16

God.. THIS! left coaster Oct 2013 #25

Someone in the media or the blogosphere is complaining about this? Not on DU, right? CrispyQ Oct 2013 #13

It's feeding time... Lars39 Oct 2013 #14

Actually they are complaining on DU BainsBane Oct 2013 #15

Being concerned for the health of your society is smart and patriotic. ErikJ Oct 2013 #17

Yes, exactly. That's the entire idea behind insurance. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #18

Their numbers are increasing BainsBane Oct 2013 #19

I'm not sure it's a male-female thing thesquanderer Oct 2013 #20

Choice suggests you could do without it BainsBane Oct 2013 #21

The babies will be born anyway. thesquanderer Oct 2013 #39

So we should have high infant morality rates and deaths in childbirth BainsBane Oct 2013 #43

I think you mixed me up with someone else. Or didn't read carefully? thesquanderer Oct 2013 #53

Okay, then I apologize BainsBane Oct 2013 #54

Nowadays, pre-natal care can make the difference between a healthy child who can live and JDPriestly Oct 2013 #84

Absolutely BainsBane Oct 2013 #85

who else participates in this whole pregnancy thing? or is it really only the woman that is involved seabeyond Oct 2013 #29

40 years ago, this might have been practical. jeff47 Oct 2013 #67

There are a lot of choices that affect health -- food, drink, smoking, exercise. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #75

But which are "conditions"? thesquanderer Oct 2013 #78

I pay for wars that I don't want and.... peace13 Oct 2013 #22

Liberals don't turn on each other over this. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #23

In general BainsBane Oct 2013 #26

Or perhaps that one isn't actually a woman, lol. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #28

If only misogyny were confined to men alone BainsBane Oct 2013 #44

Exactly. Perhaps someone saw that it's easy to get DU spun up around gender issues. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #41

I think sometimes people are in no condition to-- think things through--let's say. ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #46

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #47

rec nt riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #24

And who is the part of the cause of impregnation? Men. cui bono Oct 2013 #30

I look at this way, Nac Mac Feegle Oct 2013 #31

Of course prostate cancer treatment must be covered BainsBane Oct 2013 #34

Let's all just stop breeding ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #36

Apparently its continuation is now elective BainsBane Oct 2013 #38

Yes ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #40

I really think he was saying we all pool together. He chose prostate cancer without know seabeyond Oct 2013 #52

What if you're someone who overconsumes .... say, pizza? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #42

That actually an excellent point ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #49

Yeah, I mean once you try to go down the road of picking and choosing, etc. it'll never end. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #51

Many employers have incentives for healthy living BainsBane Oct 2013 #66

Where are these posts that say pregnancy should be covered but not prostate cancer? kcr Oct 2013 #50

Wee Free Man that you are, I'm sure you know that women have *always* had to pay for men's care Hekate Oct 2013 #61

k and r--it is absolutely disgusting that on a supposedly "democratic" board, the actual nature niyad Oct 2013 #32

I know what you mean, I pay for car insurance and should get every single DIME of that money back... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #33

I started three times to reply to that thread ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #35

selfish mercuryblues Oct 2013 #45

all the more incomprehensible BainsBane Oct 2013 #65

Too Many gussmith Oct 2013 #48

Support single payer BainsBane Oct 2013 #55

All for It gussmith Oct 2013 #58

We have paid homeowners' insurance for over 25 years and never used it. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #56

I am personally the most annoyingly healthy person out there. SheilaT Oct 2013 #57

It's a very basic concept Phentex Oct 2013 #63

Thank you for the sanity, BainsBane Hekate Oct 2013 #60

health insurance is more important than life and auto insurance riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #62

You must find all of this bizarre BainsBane Oct 2013 #64

Not just me but most of my Cdn Friends riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #70

A healthy sense of empathy is a basic requirement to be on the political left. stevenleser Oct 2013 #68

I would have thought that the most basic of liberal values BainsBane Oct 2013 #69

I agree with this assessment Skittles Oct 2013 #93

I am very, very child-free, and even *I* agree with you. distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #71

same here BainsBane Oct 2013 #73

Misogyny and hatred of women runs deep ... even on DU. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #72

Yes, and I think in some cases BainsBane Oct 2013 #74

K&R. nt valerief Oct 2013 #76

I have wasted thousands of dollars on car insurance, and I haven't even had any wrecks recently BlueStreak Oct 2013 #77

But....but....but.... Sophiegirl Oct 2013 #79

We all do. Coexist Oct 2013 #80

For some reason, that concept eludes some. BainsBane Oct 2013 #81

"So what if your gender means you won't use certain types of medical services?" AAO Oct 2013 #82

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2013 #86

Well said. n/t tweeternik Oct 2013 #87

I pay for the public schools and have no children attending them. Sparkly Oct 2013 #88

Thanks Rebl Oct 2013 #89

Only 1 poster has been angst ridden over that, and started a flame fest Turborama Oct 2013 #90

Yeah, you have missed something BainsBane Oct 2013 #91

For the guys who want to see how it benefits them IronLionZion Oct 2013 #92

Is there such an insurance that you can pick and choose what you want to be covered for? ReRe Oct 2013 #94

That's a good point BainsBane Oct 2013 #95