Evil Idiot Shithead Michele Bachmann ('Not True' That People Forego Insurance Because of Cost)

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1. We rolled the dice for 20 years

because our individual health insurance started out costing us $465/month with $2000/year deductible (1986). We are both self-employed so we were not able to deduct any portion of the cost of health insurance from our taxes. The second year, the premiums went up to around $600/mo. but our deductible went up to $5,000/year. The deductible had to be paid before we could go to a doctor covered by insurance. So yes, we rolled the dice and it was a gamble, but we couldn't have survived paying those type of premiums AND covering the deductible before we could claim the first cent spent on healthcare.

Bachmann is an idiot, but we already know that.