CDR: Re: why should it be trusted?

[Tim May]

At 11:06 PM -0500 10/17/00, Neil Johnson wrote:
>Yes, I can see it now.
>
>"I'm sorry I have to tell you this Mr. & Mrs. May, but the genetic 
>tests required by your insurance company have revealed that your 
>unborn child has a 65% chance of developing an expensive to treat 
>and possibly severely debilitating condition requiring many 
>operations, doctor visits, therapy, special equipment, round the 
>clock nursing. etc. 
>
>Since we have already passed this information on to your insurance 
>company as required by the terms of your policy, they are 
>recommending and will pay you to terminate the pregnancy and to have 
>both you and your husband sterilized. Otherwise they will not pay 
>for your pre-natal care, the delivery, or any future treatment of 
>your child.
>
>Of course you can opt for our "High Genetic Risk Policy" at $XXXXX 
>thousands of dollars a month (which is probably equal to or more 
>expensive than the cost of paying for the possible medical costs on 
>your own IF the condition occurs. Which you would, since 
>Medicare/Medicaid was ended in the last round of "Compassionate 
>Conservatism").

And what is wrong with this? Nothing that I can see.

Alice the Insurer is free to set her rates as she wishes, and even to 
require tests. Bob the Prospective Insured is free to shop elsewhere.

What has drawn so many of you socialist creeps to this list in the 
past few months? Did "Mother Jones" give out subscription information 
recently?

Wait until you finally grasp the full implications of crypto anarchy.


--Tim May


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