Originally Posted by
NOS88
It's probably just the socialist streak that runs through me at times, but I don't think health care should be a profit making venture. And, yes I know the arguments about the incentives for new cures, treatments, etc. being driven by profit. But it irks me at the very core that someone will make money off of others being sick. Now keep in mind that the company I run just got our quote for health insurance this week. It is now 9.7% of our total operating budget; over $12,000 a year per employee.
I agree. Except your logic is far from socialist.
IMHO the entire system is ass end backwards. They need to completely remove "insurance" from the equation and stop making this an employer carried cost.
"Insurance" is for unexpected, unintended losses. e.g. My house burns down, someone steals my bicycle. It makes no sense to me that health care is administrated through this type of system.