Reply #124: Yeah, really

[Oregone]

I bought in 2003 with 6.125% interest and my payment is $790. If I refi'ed I can get that down below $600, no problem. Its not the universal case for everyone, but a 30 YR load with 4.5% interest isn't a ton in many places in the country, whatsoever, and comparable in terms of price. Now, if you were to create an eligble "exchange" where you only do this for 2BR basic rancher home that are about 1000 SQFT (like a low tier "bronze" plan), sure, then its entirely comparable to the price of health insurance (which costs more for higher deductible plans). Im not exactly sure what the median price is on what would be considered a "bronze" house, but its probably pretty reasonable nationwide.


"Since health care is like a house"

Who said that? Isn't that called a straw man? Seriously...google "logical fallacy" already and get to work.

The point isn't that they are the "same". It is that both problems are symptoms of some basic tenants of capitalism, and that by mandating their purchase and throwing public money at the problem through the private market, its not going to magically fix the problem (and could have some dire market consequences). Further, there are other non-capitalistic approaches that are both cheaper and may be more direct ways to address the problems.