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Re:End-of-Life Warning at $618,616 Makes Me Wonder Was It Wo... by lionhearted on Thursday March 04, 2010 @09:49PM (#1168667)
> Health should always be far far far more important than money,

Currently, I've got mild damage in my left elbow, both knees, and one of my teeth is very slightly chipped from a martial arts match. I could afford treatments to all of these, but I choose not to because there's other stuff I value more with my money. I like that I can make that choice for myself.

I also like that no one has any say in what I do with my life - I can eat horrible fried foods, or not, I can drink loaded-with-fructose beverages, or not, I can smoke cigarettes and drink vodka, or not, and so on - and no one else has a say, because I pay for my own medicine and medical treatment. If everyone had to pay for my medicine, then logically they'd want a say in how I lived my life. I don't want to pay for someone who gets a preventable disease because of lifestyle choices, and I don't want someone to pay for mine. I'm happy that I get choice over my own life, and others don't get a say in how I live it, and I don't want a say in how others live their lives.

Re:End-of-Life Warning at $618,616 Makes Me Wonder Was It Wo... by infinite8s on Friday March 05, 2010 @02:16PM (#1170207)
Until you get a heart attack, or some other critical medical condition. Are you willing to pay the $1000-$3000+ a night for your hospital stay? Or are you willing to stay home so those of us who do pay for insurance don't have to cover your expenses, since you will most likely not be able to pay them without bankrupting yourself.