Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
His point was "pay the bill when it happens." How is that being provocative?

Yes, insurance is (typically) a great thing to have. You pay a little in each month and won't get slapped with a huge bill when you need it.

But if you're young chances are you won't need medical attention for a few years, possible even a decade or longer. It that sense it could make more sense to not pay for insurance and if you do need to see a doctor pay for the visit with your own money. I've done this before in the past.

Heck I even shelled at almost 2000 dollars to have one of those fancy xrays done. CT scan? I dunno. It was expensive though but considering I didn't need any other medical care for several years afterwards I actually saved money by not having insurance.
It's not about your lame "stop reform now" anecdotes. It's about the ones that bankrupt people.