Quote Originally Posted by asheep_uk View Post
But here, if I can't afford health insurance, I'm too ill to work, or whatever, I can still get the treatment. If I want to be chucked through a CAT scan first thing tomorrow morning, I can pay for it. I have both options. But the difference is, that if I don't have the luxury of affording health insurance, I can still get help – even if it is a little longer coming – but at least I don't have to re-mortgage my house.
But, you can afford health insurance here. You said yourself that the cost seemed reasonable. So, why not have the luxury option as the permanent standard? Why not pay for it that way instead of having the government take it before it gets to you?

And if you can afford the mortgage on a house but don't have health insurance, you would be in the category of people who can afford insurance but choose not to pay for it.