Man Uses $1m Win To Finally Visit Doctor, Gets Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Dies

[Amarok]

Well, Alpha’s entire argument rests precipitously on, ‘all other factors equal’, but we all know that that, ofc., is not the case.

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See above - it's supported now. It doesn't take much extra effort to afford insurance.

I’m not just talking about insurance in what you quoted above.  I’m talking about your more general narrative that poor people are poor because they’re lazy; one that, again, you have provided zero evidence for.

I don’t know where you live, but in my state, most of Silver plans still have outrageous deductibles, and literally everything is subject to it, including prescriptions.  That’s hardly affordable, even if the monthly premiums are reasonable.

The point of the penalties, if I’m not mistaken, was to ensure there would be enough money in the system  to cover the older, and sicker of our population.  It wasn’t ever about threatening people into being healthier.

The point of the penalties is to make people buy the insurance.

Yes...for the purpose I stated above.

Fiat? I explained my thought process and offered clarification. That's just discussion.

You’re asserting, as though it’s obvious truth, that poor people are poor because their lazy.  I’m just wondering if you’re ever going to demonstrate that assertion with evidence.

Because right wing dogma demands . If the poor can be blamed for their poverty they be ignored. Or relegated to "charity " . And they rich have an excuse to hoard all the wealth .

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So by prioritizing your spending and working smarter, you could still afford health insurance.

Seeing as I noted that working harder as I  was using it includes working smarter...looks like we're in agreement.

Where did you note that?

Working smarter is not working harder. Those words mean different things, but yes, I do believe that being able to work smarter when it's to your advantage will help you keep up with the cost of medical insurance. I'm not sure how it does against medical costs insurance doesn't cover. Probably not much unless you're in the 1%.

The difference is lost on him.