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ToxMarz

(2,650 posts)
19. The solution is not to get rid of insurance, it only works as an insurance model
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 09:57 AM
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Insurance - the practice of managing the risk of a large, unexpected financial hit by sharing the risk is known as risk pooling or risk transfer.

You can not give everyone enough money to cover every potential risk, there isn't enough money and it is extraordinarly inefficient.

Unfortunately, the only answer is to do the hard work of managing the insurance system which no one seems to want to do and because of the amount money involved it is riff with corruption .

Medicare for all would be a good start.

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Stopped clock jfz9580m Yesterday #1
Same guy who BaronChocula Yesterday #2
The women dying in hospital parking lots because the hospital is afraid to treat them wolfie001 Yesterday #20
I thought for sure BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #39
Yep! Every word is true nt wolfie001 14 hrs ago #43
They would gladly end health insurance RandySF Yesterday #3
And when the bill is too high The Madcap Yesterday #27
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #36
Trump does not understand healthcare bmichaelh Yesterday #4
No way he would pay TommyT139 Yesterday #5
Says the "big, fat, rich" guy who is ripping off Americans KPN Yesterday #6
He didn't get his payment Bettie Yesterday #7
This! I think you're correct. paleotn Yesterday #12
He knows his Big Bullshitty Bill will crush many. 617Blue Yesterday #8
He doesn't consider nor care about "the American people". debsy Yesterday #9
"morbidly wealthy" jfz9580m Yesterday #10
Thank you! debsy Yesterday #14
United, Cigna, Kaiser, et al., will give Donnie some cash.... paleotn Yesterday #11
more BS azureblue Yesterday #13
With T we used to have a four year country... Hope22 Yesterday #15
His "populism" is stupidity based lonely bird Yesterday #16
A pathological liar says something. Will people fall for that again? I have lost a lot of confidence in the wisdom of lostincalifornia Yesterday #17
Hill Shill. The plan is meant to enrich insurers bronxiteforever Yesterday #18
The solution is not to get rid of insurance, it only works as an insurance model ToxMarz Yesterday #19
So send DOGE and ICE to shake 'em down? GreenWave Yesterday #21
Why do you even report this fool's words, The Hill? They are meaningless drivel. travelingthrulife Yesterday #22
Someone at one of his gasby parties appealed to him and he's repeating it kimbutgar Yesterday #23
Trump is trying to save his skin. It's too late. BradBo Yesterday #24
LOOK! melm00se Yesterday #25
Eight years later we're still waiting for Trump's healthcare plan. Gimpyknee Yesterday #26
Broken clock SSJVegeta Yesterday #28
I could save and make a medical trust for myself today, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #29
What about all that sweet money from insurance company lobbyists? Ocelot II Yesterday #30
give it time. he will either backtrack, TACO, forget it or change his mind in less than a week. Javaman Yesterday #31
They dug their own grave by refusing to negotiate with the D's on the subsidies during the shut down. Raftergirl Yesterday #32
It's just farting out of its ass not fooled Yesterday #33
Shame on The Hill for making his bullshit more palatable ificandream Yesterday #34
"series of reforms favored by Republicans" hibbing Yesterday #35
Agreed Bayard Yesterday #38
Chumpkin will change his mind again duckworth969 Yesterday #37
"Oh he didn't mean that." Believe it when I see it. Assume Nothing, ever. Evolve Dammit 19 hrs ago #40
Populist turn? Yeah, right. Americanme 19 hrs ago #41
What We Need is Medicare for All. ConstanceCee 17 hrs ago #42
He does this faux populism all the time. Nothing will come of it. nt Blasphemer 11 hrs ago #44
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