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Originally Posted by billethkid
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We had employees who we have offered insurance to, including us picking up 50% of the cost as an incentive to get insurance. We had zero takers. ZERO. They said there was no way they were going to spend money they needed for other "more important" things in life. . .
btk
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This is right. The "more important" things in life are Droid cell phones, cigarettes at $4-5 per pack, NBA or NFL tickets, tattoos, hair extensions, and acrylic fingernails. And it's not limited to ethnic, racial or socio-economic groups.
And so the rest of us pay when they go to the E.R. which costs a fortune to staff and equip 24 hours/day, for a stubbed toe. A lot of that would stop if the E.R.'s could charge a $10 CASH up front co-pay.