When Republicans say nobody should pay for someone else's health care...

[Xipe Totec]

They show a fundamental misunderstanding of what health insurance is, and what it's basic reason for existing is.

So, abolish health insurance altogether then. Is that the idea?

[Shandris]

1. Preferably.

Of course, I'd suggest the government simply pay all doctor salaries, supplement schooling, and all the other fun stuff as a whole, at which point there is no need for insurance, but I'm relative sure they aren't interested in that approach.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Social Darwinists that they are, of course not. nt

[C_U_L8R]

3. Smart, they're not.

About as intelligent as a geoduck.

[Grassy Knoll]

4. Cons Are Pissed That "ObamaCare" Is Popular...

So They Tweek it enough to call it a RepubliCON Idea, Change It
to "TrumpCare" And Wa-La, Obama bad, Trump Good.

Yeah Team Trump!

[Wounded Bear]

6. Obamacare WAS a Repub idea...

it was first proposed by the Heritage Foundation. Tweaked to become RomneyCare in Massachusetts. Further tweaked to become Obamacare.

[stopwastingmymoney]

8. We know that...

But they don't

[Grassy Knoll]

12. Yep, Sure Was, And Cons Claim Rcare Was A Bad Idea..

..Only because Obama Liked It, They Had It In The Palm
Of Their Hands, And Obama Exposed Their Hypocrisy.

[SharonAnn]

5. So I shouldn't pay for house insurance because i don't have a fire?

[Xipe Totec]

7. Basically, yes. Only buy fire insurance if you expect to have a fire.

Only buy live insurance on the day before you die.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Yeah, IIRC this was a contributor to the Great Chicago fire...

I believe they had private fire companies back then.

[kentuck]

9. They don't understand that everyone else is paying for their healthcare...

...or else they would be paying full price out of pocket.

[Xipe Totec]

10. The smallest risk pool is a pool of one

Smallest in size, sure. But largest in risk.

[gratuitous]

13. It's a stupid idea that sounds brilliant to their supporters

Of course that's sort of their stock in trade. But whenever their supporters can be persuaded that they're paying out something for someone else, they start slavering like Pavlov's dogs after the bell rings.

[NanceGreggs]

14. That's because they're idiots.

Anyone who thinks their premium payments to an insurance company are not used to pay for someone else's healthcare needs is an imbecile.

It's no different than any other insurance. If you are accident-free this month, the premium you paid for your car insurance is used to pay for someone else's car accident. If you didn't have a home fire this month, your home insurance premium was used to compensate someone who DID have a fire.

This is beyond fundamental - it's common sense. If you put in an insurance claim to cover the expenses of your appendectomy, you are NOT just getting back the amount of the premiums you've paid in so far - you are getting paid from what's "in the pot" that has been contributed to by all of the people who DIDN'T need an appendectomy.

Jesus Hussein Christ. I realize that Republicans are far from the smartest people on the planet - but shouldn't plain old common sense enter into the picture at least once in a while?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. My taxes shouldn't pay for insurance for people who live on the beach

I can't remember which Senator it was, but one of them, after Katrina wiped his house off the face of the earth, smiled and said, "It's o.k., my flood insurance will cover it." Coastal flood insurance is provided by the government, if I recall John Stoessel's report correctly.

Living on beachfront property in hurricane country -- talk about a pre-existing condition!