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Curmudgeoness

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3. HSA's are the dumbest idea for health care coverage that I have ever heard about.
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 03:59 PM
Feb 2013

Most of us would never be able to accumulate enough money in one, even if we work every day of our lives, to cover one major health problem. Seems to me that doctors like this one will have to cut their costs dramatically, along with all the hospitals and testing facilities, to be affordable. Is he ready to do that? What is he prepared to do for the people who do not have enough in the HSA to cover the costs? And there is always the newborn who does not have money in the HSA that was created at birth who has problems. HSA's will only work for people who do not need them, like Rush Limbaugh, who can afford to pay whatever it costs out of pocket without having insurance.

And as to the flat tax, I don't think that anyone has ever said that we should be "hurting" people with taxes....well, except for the flat tax proponents.


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"We can make contributions for people who are indigent"... pkdu Feb 2013 #1
Yup OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #5
So... 2naSalit Feb 2013 #2
HSA can pay for your health insurance premiums golfguru Feb 2013 #6
HSA's are the dumbest idea for health care coverage that I have ever heard about. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #3
Exactly OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #4
I've heard of this guy before Bigredhunk Feb 2013 #7
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