Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:
> Why are healthcare costs rising?  Insurance.  

I've come to the conclusion that everything sucks when the people getting 
the benefit aren't the people paying the money out. See, for example, most 
forms of interrupt-advertising (as in, advertising you didn't ask for, vs 
ordering a catalog from the manufacturer, say).

Why don't we have these similar problems with auto insurance? Well, we do, 
but to a much smaller extent. (Ever need to get a window replaced on your 
car? There's a fixed minimum fee that's about 5x what a competent person 
would need to charge to do the job, published by the auto manufacturer.) 
However, the other half is that you don't need any particular license to 
work on your own car.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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    via religion is like understanding the
     structure of computers via Tron.

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