How many of you would buy a ticket in a Healthcare for Life lottery?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Grand prize 10 million put aside in an interest bearing account (you could access the interest) which could only be drawn upon for healthcare and pharmeceutical expenses for you and your immediate family.If you won, you could be comfortable "going naked" and saying "Screw you!" to the insurance companies.

Am I on to something? I think the states should look into this - I think lots of people would buy tickets. What a sad commentary.

[Turbineguy]

1. Let's make it more intersting

combine it with Russian roulette.

[T Wolf]

2. We already do. The tickets cost a lot more than $2. The kicker is that the Lottery does not pay

off if you win.

[Cleita]

3. Not me for the same reason I don't buy regular lottery tickets.

The lottery pot is made up mainly of poor people's money that were hoping to get a lucky break. It would be the same for a health care lottery. Only one person would gain at the expense of everyone else who is desperate for health care but can't afford it. Instead if we had single payer, every one would pay in something and everyone would benefit. Same principle but not a winner take all proposition like a lottery.

[The River]

4. I Already Have A Winning Ticket

It came attached to a draft card in 1967.

[gkhouston]

5. Sadly enough, I think a lot more people would pay the "voluntary stupidity tax"

if it were a Healthcare for Life lottery. I'm surprised no one's tried that yet.

[Juche]

6. I doubt you need 10 million

Seeing how medicare kicks in at age 65, I think for most families you'd need a smaller number than that.

Its not a bad idea, but it is going to be a tax on poor people and desperate people. When you subtract taxes and advertising, about $0.60 of every $1 will likely go to winners of the lottery.