I have to agree with Stacy McCain about Ann Coulter's column on health insurance - it is excellent and to the point.
Stacy's comments on the article are also succinct and mirror my feelings exactly. My husband and I never had health insurance except for the few cases when I worked a job where it was part of my compensation. And guess what? Nothing bad ever happened which is the case for probably 99% of the people in the world.
Each year I went in and had all my "girlie" things done and, hope you're seated, paid for it. Lots cheaper than paying beau coup dollars every year for coverage we didn't need. Once I even broke my leg and just popped into the privately run Emergency Care place. Total cost including x-rays and a boot for my leg? About $500.00 which is equal to about one months premium (if you're lucky.)
The people that I know that are covered with big policies from their employers are running endlessly to the doctor for every little thing under the sun. And don't fall for that old argument of "preventative" medicine. The yearly exam is sufficient to catch anything that may need additional attention.
When did we become such a nation of weak, fearful people endlessly worried about some catastrophe or another, and why are we so willing to fall for the manufactured crises that flow from Washington? You take a bigger risk getting in your car and driving to work every day.
