tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post4269043151783268542..comments2007-09-01T13:08:45.955-05:00daveawayfromhomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-52993819834309342872007-09-01T13:08:00.000-05:002007-09-01T13:08:00.000-05:00i agree with poobers only life insurance doe not benefit the policy holder. health insurance does. even if you can get the marketplace to serve health care in a fair manner, fair beyond what is fair for the market, i wonder why more people do not like what a market driven system says about the country that uses it.rev. billy bob gisher ©2005http://www.blogger.com/profile/08295810077239454721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-82102902035415988642007-08-31T20:42:00.000-05:002007-08-31T20:42:00.000-05:00Thank you, Dave.United We Layhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468975489733146824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-13196773511294329022007-08-31T20:34:00.000-05:002007-08-31T20:34:00.000-05:00Actually, isnt the insurance company betting that you'll live longer rather than die young? I'm thinking that they make a lot of money on that bet, which I guess is a little comforting.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand it comforts me that these companies dont see any widespread death happening here any time soon. On the other hand, what does a bookie do when his marks have a good run? Close shop and skip town with the money, of course.daveawayfromhomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-21421256118852237422007-08-31T19:54:00.000-05:002007-08-31T19:54:00.000-05:00That's not the only way insurance is insane though. Think about life insurance.<BR/><BR/>When you buy life insurance you essentially bet against your self. You're betting that you'll die sooner rather than later so someone other than the insurance company - who took your money as a 35-year interest free loan - gets some actual use out of it.<BR/><BR/>That seems like an awfully odd system.Omnipotent Poobahhttp://omnipotentpoobah.comnoreply@blogger.com