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They are great for every day Americans.  The thing is, it's up to individuals to actually SAVE their money for routine health care expenses.

 

Here's something to think about, and think about it honestly.  Why do so many people live "paycheck-to-paycheck"?  Just a hunch, but I would bet that a vast majority of them do so because of their own spending habits.  I would guess that these "poor" people have smart phones, cable television, gaming consoles, etc. that aren't necessary.  My guess is that they probably have tablets, the latest laptops and high speed internet in order to access services like Netflix or Hulu.  People don't budget their money properly and have to have the "latest" regarding technology, clothing, vehicles, etc.

 

Health care expense isn't even in their budget.

 

The crux of the matter as far as I'm concerned, culturally we are an irresponsible society. Then when something bad happens too many people put their hand out expecting other people to solve their problem or finance their solution. We eat poorly then [BLEEP] that healthcare is expensive. We don't exercise and then [BLEEP] that healthcare is expensive. We take tons of tax money and throw it down the hole of keeping alive people who, by right, should die from the consequences of their own bad decisions and then we [BLEEP] about how much healthcare costs. Life is hard and it's not fair. This practice we have of shielding people from the consequences of their actions does us no good, it only exacerbates the problem without offering anything more than a band aid for the root cause.

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