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Voice for Peace

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6. I do realize that, but if I have to make a choice, which I do

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 02:58 PM

Jun 2012

I choose to take care of myself now, invest in the quality of my present life.
I don't have the funds to invest against a future catastrophe which may or may not happen.
The people who can easily afford insurance are the people who probably need it the least.
I know people who go to a doctor for every little sniffle and bump, because insurance covers it.

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