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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by docmach on Friday December 04, 2009 @12:30PM (#976756)
This is why I'm saying that healthcare isn't a necessity. I might not need any medical care for years, but if I needed to spend 4 nights in a hospital it would bankrupt me. This makes not having health insurance risky, but starting a company has its risks. I would say that most of them are probably not as serious as this, but it's still just a risk.
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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by nostrademons on Friday December 04, 2009 @12:53PM (#976832)
Starting a company is as much about managing risks as embracing them. You want to take risks with little downside and enormous upside. Not having health insurance is a risk with enormous downside and little upside.
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Re:Ask HN: If you didn't have to worry about healthcare, wou... by tptacek on Friday December 04, 2009 @12:33PM (#976768)
This is probably the only way you'd risk bankruptcy starting a company. There are lots of risks that you'll drain your bank account, but when it looks like you're going to lose your lease, you go get a job.
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