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Spitfire of ATJ

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

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 12:51 AM

Oct 2013

So I guess what you need to do is total yourself.

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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