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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4899784" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>It's different because one program benefits all who work and is separate from the overall Federal budget. SS is independent. The other benefits a specific group at the expense of everyone else. People who didn't already have insurance through employment were forced to buy into the new program or pay a penalty. It was the first time the Federal government mandated citizens to buy something they may not have wanted. And in order to make it work since they were required to cover preexisting conditions insurers had to increase premiums and limit benefits for everyone else. So employment insurance for most now is primarily catastrophic insurance unless you're fortunate enough to work for a company like UPS. Meanwhile the previously uninsurable enjoy better insurance than the rest of us. The best thing to come out of this is if I do contract cancer or whatever I can march down to an insurance agency and say "cover me." As an early retiree and no longer having insurance I will take advantage of the available insurance much to Bacha's chagrin if I need to because I'm watching the government print trillions while importing millions of illegal immigrants. They are going to do what they're going to do no matter what I do so I'm not going to make some principled stand but rather use what's available before it all crashes down. Why should anyone do without when the government is literally throwing money at us?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4899784, member: 24302"] It's different because one program benefits all who work and is separate from the overall Federal budget. SS is independent. The other benefits a specific group at the expense of everyone else. People who didn't already have insurance through employment were forced to buy into the new program or pay a penalty. It was the first time the Federal government mandated citizens to buy something they may not have wanted. And in order to make it work since they were required to cover preexisting conditions insurers had to increase premiums and limit benefits for everyone else. So employment insurance for most now is primarily catastrophic insurance unless you're fortunate enough to work for a company like UPS. Meanwhile the previously uninsurable enjoy better insurance than the rest of us. The best thing to come out of this is if I do contract cancer or whatever I can march down to an insurance agency and say "cover me." As an early retiree and no longer having insurance I will take advantage of the available insurance much to Bacha's chagrin if I need to because I'm watching the government print trillions while importing millions of illegal immigrants. They are going to do what they're going to do no matter what I do so I'm not going to make some principled stand but rather use what's available before it all crashes down. Why should anyone do without when the government is literally throwing money at us? [/QUOTE]
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